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WARN Act already exists and has state level analogs that strengthen it to some extent.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worker_Adjustment_and_Retrai...



WARN doesn't apply if...

- layoff results in fewer than 50 workers losing their jobs at a single employment site

- If 50 to 499 workers lose their jobs and that number is less than 33% of the employer's total, active workforce at a single employment site

These seem to let some* tech companies off the hook.

* Those that are highly remote or distributed.




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