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As retailers evaluate the risks and benefits of moving away from the shop on the corner and toward the shop dot com, they must consider how to handle employee layoffs.
As retailers evaluate the risks and benefits of moving away from
the shop on the corner and toward the shop dot com, they must
consider how to handle employee layoffs. The key law when making
those types of calls is the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification ("WARN") Act.
The aptly-named WARN Act requires employers to give notice to
employees and others in advance of "plant closings" and
"mass layoffs." Because such events are rare, WARN can be
easily forgotten.
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