Events That Trigger the WARN Act

All of the following events trigger the notice requirement under federal or state law:

• Plant closing (federal law).
• Mass layoff (federal and state law).
• Termination (state law).
• Relocation (state law).

Because California law requires you to give your employees notice of any mass layoff, relocation or termination, if you are considering reduced activity at your workplace, carefully measure your proposed action against these definitions.