WARNING: New Jersey mini-WARN Act Amended to Require 90 Days of Notice and Guaranteed Severance Pay

On January 21, 2020, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law an amendment to the New Jersey mini-WARN Act to mandate 90 days' advance written WARN notice of a defined mass layoff, transfer of operations, or termination of operations (for companies with at least 100 employees) that affects at least 50 employees "at or reporting to" the establishment, among other provisions. N.J.S.A. § 34:21-1, et seq. The amended Act takes effect on July 19, 2020.