NJ Business Closing & Layoff Penalty Act - New Jersey requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide 60 days notice prior to terminating 50 or more full-time employees within a 30-day period. The law also applies to business closings. Employers that fail to meet the law’s requirements face big penalties.
 * NJBIA Fast Facts: Explains how the law
works and what employers must do.
* Layoffs & Closings: NJ Department of Labor
information about the law.
* Federal WARN Act: Federal law also
requires that employees be given notice.
NJ Rapid Response Team (RRT) - The NJ Department of Labor assists both employers and workers involved in a closing or permanent mass layoff. The Rapid Response Team provides on-site assistance during your working hours and at no cost to you. It also provides employment resources to workers who have lost their jobs.
Call 800-343-3919, send an email to Rapid.Response@dol.state.nj.us or visit the Rapid Response Team Web site.
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