#warn

Weird timing of the month. It appears that this layoff largely depends on VRP acceptance. They want to start the year by offloading a huge burden.

I've also heard that this is going to be a quarterly event for 2026. Has anybody seen any WARN report for their states? Just wondering if this is small or a huge one

In a WARN notice sent Tuesday to the Connecticut Department of Labor and Cheshire Town Council Chairman (Mayor) Peter Talbot, Macy’s said its fulfillment center buildings located at 475 Knotter Drive and 181 West Johnson Ave. in Cheshire are closing and 993 full-time and part-time positions are being eliminated.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/public-safety-and-emergencies/health-and-safety-alerts/macy-s-to-lay-off-nearly-1k-workers-close-facilities-in-cheshire/ar-AA1UdzXb

Doesn't mean it isn't coming but there's no WARN notice in WA state or the state I work in currently.

Anybody have the link to where EDJ shows up on a WARN Notice? I’m not finding it anywhere. I found in Missouri other companies that gave WARN notices but not EDJ. Thanks.

Does anyone know the link to the NY/NYC WARN notices? I can find for 2025, but I see nothing posted for 2026 yet, whereas NJ already has listed... https://www.nj.gov/labor/assets/PDFs/WARN/2026_WARN_Notice_Archive.pdf

I'm trying to wrap my head around how Wayfair is skirting around reporting layoffs on the Boston Warn site.

Has anyone found any recent or past layoffs in the WARN reports? If yes, please share the link.

If you go to the Illinois WARN notice

https://dceo.illinois.gov/workforcedevelopment/warn.html

The Nov 2025 says there will be 2 additional layoffs in 2026. Does that mean two more rounds of layoffs?

https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/70-to-be-impacted-by-layoff-in-johnson-city-warn-notice-says/

Tessera Therapeutics is planning to lay off 90 employees, the Flagship-founded biotech has warned.

In a state layoff notice posted Wednesday, Tessera explained that the workforce reduction will affect employees based in a number of U.S. states starting March 8.

https://www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/flagship-founded-tessera-plans-lay-90-employees-march

A Moorestown firm has announced plans to lay off 180 workers at a call center.

Pioneer Credit Recovery Inc. will terminate their employment March 31, according to a notice filed with the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development.

https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/local/south-jersey/2026/01/06/pioneer-credit-recovery-moorestown-layoffs-job-losses-hiring-route-38-nj-unemployment/88046874007/

FedEx has disclosed another round of layoffs in North Texas, this time affecting dozens of workers at a Fort Worth-area facility, according to summaries of the statute provided by the Galo Law legal blog.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-fedex-layoffs-89-jobs-170059590.html

Does anyone know when layoffs will happen in Jan '26?

WARN notice has been filed for both Amazon and Whole Foods. For those of you who do not know, WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notice) is where companies must post that they are laying off people within the next month or so. Amazon and Whole Foods just put in a WARN notice. That means no speculation anymore. Layoffs are here.

For Jan at least…

https://www.newsweek.com/list-companies-layoffs-employees-january-11293493

https://www.warntracker.com/?company=at-t

WARN Layoff Tracker: AT&T 🔗

https://www.warntracker.com/?company=verizon

WARN Layoff Tracker ( Verizon ): VZ Upcoming Layoffs.

I was reading an online article about list of companies gave warn notice for Jan 2026 and amazon & Nike where in the list....

A total of 157 current employees of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services in Farmington Hills, Michigan, will lose their jobs as part of an office relocation.

The company filed a WARN Act notice this month with the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, explaining how a previously announced company move settled out.

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/mercedes-benz-financial-services-to-lay-off-157-farmington-hills-employees/

Two Georgia companies recently issued WARN notices. A total of 74 employees will be laid off. Railcrew Xpress will cut 55 positions due to a contract cancellation. These Railcrew Xpress layoffs affect multiple cities including Augusta and Savannah. Gainesville Jaycees Vocational Rehabilitation Center will lay off 19 employees.

https://www.augustachronicle.com/story/news/2025/12/30/georgia-companies-laying-off-74-workers-warn-notices-issued-dec-22/87949172007/

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services is cutting 157 positions. These job losses stem from an office relocation to Georgia. A WARN Act notice was filed by the company. Overall, 265 employees were impacted by the facility's closure. The 157 affected individuals chose not to move and face layoffs by August 2026.

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/mercedes-benz-financial-services-to-lay-off-157-farmington-hills-employees/

Some 200 Dallas residents will be out of a job early next year as Southern Methodist University makes changes to its janitorial services. In late December letter, ABM Texas General Services informed the Texas Workforce Commission that 211 team members will be laid off effective March 12.

https://www.chron.com/news/article/southern-methodist-university-layoffs-21266369.php

Companies are going to avoid large layoff announcements to skirt the WARN Act. The new trend is to target specific employees directly every day with small, bite-size layoffs. It won't be departments anymore, it will be me and you with a number and date already set for us.

The Alabama layoffs are part of a broader workforce reduction at UPS, which announced in October that it had cut 48,000 jobs nationwide across its management and operations divisions, as the company works to streamline costs.

https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2025/12/26/why-is-ups-cutting-128-jobs-in-al-when-will-ups-layoffs-in-al-begin/87918985007/

I asked HR some detailed questions about how WARN was applied for hybrid employees. They said remote locations didn’t meet the threshold, so they only provided 30 vs 60 days. I didn’t agree with how they explained it, but that was their final position. One thing I’d say is if you’re affected in a future RIF, don’t rush to sign anything. Ask how your work site was defined and how employees were counted, especially if you’re hybrid or remote. The lawyers do this by design. Severance is structured to neutralize WARN leverage. The release explicitly waives WARN and that’s intentional. If you’re hybrid or remote, WARN isn’t just about where you sit it’s about where you’re managed, assigned and counted.

Long time lurker, first time posting. I know we're all recovering from the Nov cuts, but I’ve been bored and reading the actual filings for the Frontier deal, and something isn't adding up.

The Union Shield: I saw the draft decision from the California judge (CPUC) yesterday. It explicitly says Vz agreed to 'No Involuntary Layoffs' for California union folks for 4 years to get the deal passed.

The Money: If they need to cut $500M in 'synergies' but can't touch the fiber techs or union reps... doesn't that mean 100% of the cuts have to come from Management/Admin?

The Calendar: The DOJ deadline to close is Feb 13.
The Kicker: The Nov layoffs happened Nov 20. The 90-day WARN clock resets around Feb 19/20.

Am I crazy, or is the company legally set up to drop a massive VSP/RIF on management specifically in early March? It feels like they are waiting for the 90-day clock to clear so they can target the non-union side.

Anyone else hearing whispers about March?

expect several months worth of small, targeted little potshots and pruning to avoid more bad PR and WARN, etc. hopefully some bigger changes will come at the top level.

Tennessee is projected to see more than 8,500 layoffs in 2025, nearly a 19% increase compared to 2024. The forecast points to a growing trend of job cuts statewide, without naming any specific companies. Instead, it highlights a broader impact on Tennessee’s employment landscape.

https://fox17.com/news/local/more-than-8500-layoffs-hit-tennessee-in-2025-nearly-19-percent-increase-from-2024-davidson-maury-putnam-williamson-wilson-county-warn-notices-department-labor-workforce-development-economy-tariffs

Date Filed Location Employees Affected Effective Date

11/10/2025 Jacksonville, FL 112 January 15, 2026
11/18/2025 Atlanta, GA 265 January 20, 2026
11/25/2025 Charlotte, NC 178 January 30, 2026
12/2/2025 Newark, NJ 94 February 5, 2026
12/5/2025 Richmond, VA 76 February 10, 2026

Today, I saw an offboarding icon on the employee website. I have never seen this before. Should Aflac employees be worried? I’ve looked for WARN notices and found none. Hoping I’m just overthinking.

Invincible Boats has submitted a WARN notice announcing 74 layoffs at its Opa-Locka plant. The site is ending production as the company transitions to a service-focused facility, though a smaller team will remain for service work.

https://boatingindustry.com/news/2025/12/09/invincible-boats-announces-planned-layoffs/

Automotive supplier Avancez is cutting its second shift this month, resulting in the permanent layoffs of 143 workers at its Hazel Park facility. The move was detailed in a notice submitted Nov. 7 by Avancez in compliance with WARN.

https://www.candgnews.com/amp/news/layoffs-hit-automotive-supplier-avancez-9722

It’s the most recent layoff in an ongoing pattern. The bank has filed 19 WARN notices for 461 eliminated positions, and 40 more workers have been told they will be laid off in January 2026.

https://who13.com/news/metro-news/63-wells-fargo-employees-to-lose-jobs-on-december-26-more-to-come/

According to board checks and current rosters, every location in every terminal is laying off employees hired from September 1, 2024 and latter, union officials co-signing off on the furloughs, off in force reduction, or various labels of the same term in every location system wide, based on research and search boards, temple, texas is the only location that hasn’t activated 675 ready to work board, all other locations have already activated and furloughed new hires. Company is staging for mass furloughs in TY&E after December 11, 2025, which is the date that employees will be able to see back pay from new contract, but in turn will be furloughed directly after, prepare yourselves boys and girls, the midnight massacre is coming.

The WARN report shows several companies planning layoffs for late 2025 and early 2026, indicating that additional job cuts are likely in the coming weeks.

“Laid” off as part of a small wave of layoffs has n 2025.
Usual pattern:
layoff 20 +/- employees to avoid WARN notice requirements.
80% of employees “laid off” are over 40
Require employees to sign Separation and Release agreement to receive pay for accrued vacation and a not so generous severance of 2 weeks thus avoiding EEOC reporting.
Wait for review period of separation and release to expire.
Advertise same position and hire a younger employee to fill position.
Rinse and repeat.

Here are some rough numbers pulled from the WARN Tracker website. This shows the number of rounds of layoff occurrences for each year. For example, employees were laid off during 24 instances of layoffs in 2025. Sobering numbers to say the least!:

2026 - 1 (notice went out 11/4)
2025 - 24
2024 – 12
2023 – 16
2022 – 9
2021 – 22
2020 – 3
2019 – 7
2018 – 14
2017 – 5
2016 – 4
2015 – 1
2014 – 0
2013 – 3
2012 – 0
2011 – 10
2010 – 3
2009 – 1
2008 – 1
2007 – 1

Can you take a short term temp/contract job and still receive the warn severance? Would it cancel it out?

Philips Respironics plans to lay off nearly 200 employees at three facilities in Westmoreland County, Pa., according to a Workforce Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. The layoffs, planned for Dec. 31, 2025, to June 30, 2026, will take place at facilities in Mount Pleasant, New Kensington and Murrysville.

https://www.hmenews.com/article/respironics-executes-on-previously-announced-layoffs