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Section 1: Nuts And Bolts, David A. Santacroce
Section 1: Nuts And Bolts, David A. Santacroce
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Workers facing plant closing and permanent or long-term layoffs now have a little more legal protection to give them some time to plan for retraining and to look for new jobs.
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act provides for 60 days advance notice to certain workers affected by a plant closing or mass layoff. This law was passed by the U.S. Congress in 1988 after having been sought for many years by unions and other workers' rights advocates.
Vigorous action by the labor movement and strong public support led to passage of the WARN Act in spite of …