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Minnesota Layoff: What you need to know

While Minnesota has no mandatory layoff notice requirements of its own, the workforce development commissioner encourages businesses considering a plant closing, substantial layoff, or relocation of operations to give notice of that decision as early as possible. Notice should be provided to the commissioner, employees, any union representing the employees, and the local government where the business is located (MN Stat. Sec. 116L.976).
State agencies also assist in enforcing the requirements of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act). The WARN Act imposes restrictions on the way layoffs are handled. It is designed to give employees advance notice of a layoff, so they can find another job or seek training in a new occupation and to give the state adequate preparation to assist the affected workers. Additional information regarding the WARN Act is available.
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The WARN Act requires employers to notify their state dislocated worker unit when layoffs occur. Employers in Minnesota should contact:
Minnesota Dislocated Worker Program
Rapid Response Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
First National Bank Building, Suite E200
332 Minnesota Street
St. Paul, MN 55101
Phone: 651-259-7537
 or 1-866-213-1422
Fax: 651-215-3842
http://www.deed.state.mn.us/dw
The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development has instituted a Shared Work Program. The Shared Work Program is an option for employers faced with a layoff. It allows an employer to divide available hours of work among a group of employees instead of a full layoff. Affected employees may then receive partial unemployment insurance ...

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