Fair Warning Act of 2025
The Fair Warning Act of 2025 requires employers with 50 or more employees (or $2 million+ annual payroll) to provide 90 days' written notice before site closings or mass layoffs. This notice must include details about the layoff, recall dates, available benefits, and job opportunities at other locations, and must be provided to affected employees, state workforce agencies, and local governments. Exceptions include natural disasters, terrorist attacks, public health emergencies, and situations where new business or financing would be jeopardized by the notice. The bill creates a public database tracking all notices and increases penalties for non-compliance, including liquidated damages equal to 30 days of back pay.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Oct 2025
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Introduced Oct 14, 2025
Last action Oct 14, 2025
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Oct 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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Oct 14, 2025
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Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Emilia Strong Sykes
DDemocratic
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Debbie Dingell
DDemocratic
Co
Nikki Budzinski
DDemocratic
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