October 27, 2025 - Date layoff or closure takes effect. Downloadable WARN notice.

Illinois WARN defines notice-triggering events differently than federal WARN. Illinois WARN applies to employers with 75 or more full-time employees (excluding part-time workers) and requires employers to provide 60 days advance notice of pending plant closures or mass layoffs.

Deeper insights into layoffs. Track layoffs live from WARN reports. Learn how these government-reported layoffs are affecting levels, roles & salaries.

Click here to view monthly WARN reports issued since 1999. Reports include only summary details on affected employers and their layoffs or plant closures.

CLAIMANTS | EMPLOYERS · The following WARN Notices were submitted to the state's rapid response dislocated worker unit:

Submitting an accurate WARN Notice ensures that assistance is promptly provided to affected employees. The written notice must include the following information: Name and address of the employment site where the mass layoff, plant closure, or relocation will occur.

9 hours ago - So far in 2025, there have been 716 layoffs at tech companies with 209,838 people impacted (586 people per day). In 2024, there were 1,115 layoffs at tech companies with 239,101 people impacted.

For example, California has a state law known as the California WARN Act, which covers employers with 75 or more employees and provides some additional protections, such as requiring notice to be given to employees who are terminated as well as the state. In New York, the state's Mini-WARN Act requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide 90 days' notice of a plant closing or mass layoff.

1 week ago - November's WARN notices and supplemental notices indicate that more than 1,200 employees in Illinois will lose their jobs in the coming months.

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October 13, 2025 - The metal container manufacturer Mauser Packaging Solutions announced the possible closure of its plant in Chicago in a Sept. 30 WARN notice. The closure will result in 168 workers being laid off on Nov. 21. The company cited union negotiations as the reason for the move. Teamsters Local 705 has been on strike against Mauser since June. On Sept. 9, Penske Logistics, LLC announced the coming layoffs of 37 employees from its Naperville facility.

June 6, 2025 - If you received no prior written notice of the lay-off, or if you were only provided a short lay-off notice (less than 60 days), then your rights under the federal Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. Section 2101) (“The WARN Act) may have been violated.

1 week ago - A former Emory Healthcare finance department employee filed a class-action lawsuit alleging the Atlanta-based system violated the federal WARN Act by laying off workers without the required 60 days’ notice.

The Illinois WARN Act requires employers with 75 or more full-time employees to give workers and state and local government officials 60 days advance notice of a plant closing or mass layoff. An employer that fails to provide notice as required by law is liable to each affected employee for ...

1 week ago - In November, seven companies reported layoff and furlough plans that will affect more than 1,100 Illinois workers. Seven other businesses submitted supplemental reports announcing 153 layoffs statewide.

October 16, 2025 - According to the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, a total of 1,296 Illinois workers have been given layoff notices in the last 30 days under provisions of the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act.

November 16, 2025 - The job reductions were reported to the state as part of the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act. In addition, a chemical production company submitted a supplemental layoff notice impacting over 90 Illinois workers.

Under certain circumstances, the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires businesses to provide notice 60 days in advance of plant closures or mass layoffs.

Companies that have announced plans to either close a facility or conduct a mass personnel layoff are required to file with the state, under certain circumstances, a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification—commonly called a WARN notice.