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Download Now The WARN Act requires employers to notify their state dislocated worker unit when layoffs occur. In Michigan, employers must notify the state's Workforce Development Agency, State of Michigan Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Section. Upon receiving the notice, the WIA Section initiates a Rapid Response Team Meeting that involves a mix of state agencies and local service providers, the private sector, and organized labor (if employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement). At the initial meeting, these participants will help coordinate and deliver information and services. The meeting is designed to obtain information about the characteristics of the workforce; to determine what services are needed by the employees and what is being offered by the employer (and union, if applicable); provide an overview of available dislocated worker services; provide general information about unemployment benefits; and determine the parties' responsibilities for carrying out various aspects of any agreed-upon adjustment programs.
The state also offers other programs to assist employers and employees when a company is forced to reduce its workforce. For example, a Joint ...