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New Illinois WARN Act Will Require Advance Notice of Certain Reductions in Force or Recolations Not Covered By The Federal WARN Act
08/20/2004

Employers with operations in Illinois should be aware of a new state law requiring written notice 60 days in advance of a covered “mass layoff, relocation or employment loss.” Approved by Governor Blagojevich on August 12, 2004, the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (“Illinois WARN Law”), P.A. 93-0915, will take effect January 1, 2005. The Illinois WARN Law is patterned after the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2101-2109, but contains many key differences.