WARN Act Passes with Corporate Loopholes, Toothless Plant Closing Protection
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act becomes law on August 4, 1988, requiring employers with 100 or more workers to provide 60 days advance notice before plant closings or mass layoffs. Congress passes the bill over President Reagan’s veto threats, responding to the …
U.S. Congress
Ronald Reagan
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
AFL-CIO
labor
plant-closings
deindustrialization
corporate-loopholes
worker-protection
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