New York Employers: New York State has issued updated NY WARN Regulations with several significant changes. The changes include:

  • counting remote employees based at the impacted employment site
  • notifying additional parties of a mass layoff or plant closing
  • including additional information in NY WARN notices to employees and other parties; and
  • requiring NY Department of Labor approval for exceptions to the obligation to provide NY WARN notices.

Employers that are contemplating layoffs in New York State should reach out to legal counsel to examine any NY WARN compliance requirements.