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  The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act Guide to Advance Notice of Closings and Layoffs  
     
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  The WARN Act helps ensure advance notice in cases of qualified plant closings and mass layoffs. The U.S. Department of Labor has issued these guides to provide workers and employers with an overview of their rights and responsibilities under the provisions of the WARN Act.
 
     
 
 
     
     
  For all WARN Act questions or for more information contact:
 
     
 
Ceola Coles
U.S. Department of Labor
Employment and Training Administration
Office of National Response
Division of Worker Dislocation and Special Response
200 Constitution Ave, NW
Room N5422
Washington, DC 20210
(202) 693-3519

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