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Perspective

May 23, 2009

You've Been Warned

Many small and mid-sized businesses do not know enough about the California WARN Act and simply are not considering it when implementing layoffs, write Nancy Yaffe and Jiyun Cameron Lee.

By Nancy Yaffe and Jiyun Cameron Lee

In this economy, no business is immune. Every day, companies of all sizes are forced to consider temporary layoffs, permanent layoffs, salary cuts, furloughs, unpaid time off and every other option for trying to stay in business during these unprecedented tough times.

While knowledge of the federal WARN Act is relatively high, many small and mid-sized businesses do not know enough about the California WA...

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