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New Jersey WARN Act and Layoff Notice Requirements

New Jersey has its own layoff-notice law in addition to federal WARN. Here's who's covered, how much notice is required, the penalties, where to find official notices, and what employees should do.

Quick answer

New Jersey has its own layoff-notice law in addition to federal WARN. The state rule may cover smaller employers, smaller layoffs, longer notice, additional recipients, or different penalties. Whether it applies depends on the employer, worksite, number of affected employees, event type, and timing.

For New Jersey: Employers with 100 or more employees (part-time employees are counted). Covered events generally require 90 days' written notice — 30 days more than federal warn.

New Jersey WARN notices filed in the last 24 months

Collected directly from New Jersey Department of Labor. Each row is a notice the state published, not an estimate — search it by employer to see whether your own company has filed.

Filings, last 24 months

247

Workers affected

35,615

Employers

193

Most recent filing

Sep 2026

Showing all 247 filings

New Jersey WARN notices from the last 24 months
LocationEffective
Sep 2026Banker Steel, a Division of Schuff SteelSouth Plainfield11514 Dec 2026
Sep 2026Barrette Outdoor LivingEgg Harbor City5913 Dec 2026
Sep 2026Educational Testing ServicePrinceton629 Nov 2026
Sep 2026Fiserv Solutions LLCBerkeley Heights9811 Sep 2026
Sep 2026Headquarters Hotel Mgmt, LLC d/b/a Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center HotelAtlantic City9115 Dec 2026
Sep 2026Headquarters Hotel Mgmt, LLC d/b/a Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center HotelAtlantic City9125 Dec 2026
Sep 2026Merck & CoRahway5411 Dec 2026
Sep 2026UBSWeehawken4125 Nov 2026
Sep 2026Wonder Group, Inc.Parsippany53316 Sep 2026
Aug 2026Cellares CorporationBridgewater6819 Nov 2026
Aug 2026Cenlar FSBEwing Twp.5021 Aug 2026
Aug 2026Citibank, N.A.Hudson County5931 Oct 2026
Aug 2026Enablx, INCRockaway Township18731 Dec 2026
Aug 2026Enablx, Inc.Rockaway Twp.18731 Dec 2026
Aug 2026GerresheimerVineland1391 Sep 2026
Aug 2026Grocery Delivery E-Services USA, Inc DBA Hello FreshSwedesboro37417 Nov 2026
Aug 2026JP Morgan ChaseJersey City6319 Aug 2026
Aug 2026OptumBasking Ridge577 Dec 2026
Jul 2026BASF CorporationFlorham Park621 Nov 2026
Jul 2026Fusion Transport LLCPiscataway791 Oct 2026
Jul 2026Headquarters Hotel Mgmt, LLC d/b/a Sheraton Atlantic City Convention Center HotelAtlantic City991 Oct 2026
Jul 2026JP Morgan ChaseJersey City1738 Jul 2026
Jul 2026Mars WrigleyConfectionary US, LLCNewark30716 Oct 2026
Jul 2026Notions MarketingGloucester1792 Jul 2026
Jul 2026Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationEast Hanover3222 Oct 2026

Source: New Jersey Department of Labor — official New Jersey WARN listing. Covers the last 24 months and is current to Sep 2026. States revise and re-publish their listings, so treat this as a reliable index of what has been filed rather than a legal record — verify any specific notice against the official listing. This state does not classify notices as layoff or closure. New Jersey publishes the month a notice was filed rather than the exact day.

When New Jersey requires your final paycheck

Where the employer ends the employment, final wages are due regular payday in New Jersey (N.J.S.A. 34:11-4.3).

Final paycheck deadlines and what to do if it is late

At a glance

Status
State mini-WARN law
Covered employer
Employers with 100 or more employees (part-time employees are counted).
Notice period
90 days' written notice — 30 days more than federal WARN.
Who must be notified
Affected employees (and their representative, if any); New Jersey Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development; The chief elected official of the municipality where the establishment is located; Any other applicable recipients under the Act
Official WARN notices
Published (see below)
Enforcement
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL).
Law last verified
Jul 24, 2026
Filings data
Newest notice Sep 2026

Federal WARN vs New Jersey

The federal WARN Act is the nationwide baseline: it generally requires 60 days' written notice for a covered plant closing or mass layoff at employers with 100+ employees, with remedies of back pay and benefits enforced through the courts. New Jersey's state law can be broader — for example, New Jersey WARN Act (Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act) (N.J.S.A. 34:21-1 et seq.). The details below reflect the state rule.

Recent change: 2023 amendments (effective April 10, 2023) extended notice to 90 days, made part-time employees count, and made severance mandatory.

Covered employers, events & thresholds

Covered employer: Employers with 100 or more employees (part-time employees are counted).

mass layoff

A termination or transfer of operations or mass layoff affecting 50 or more employees at an establishment.

plant closing

A transfer or termination of operations affecting 50 or more employees.

Notice period: 90 days' written notice — 30 days more than federal WARN.

Who must receive notice

Employees

  • Affected employees (and their representative, if any)

Government

  • New Jersey Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development
  • The chief elected official of the municipality where the establishment is located
  • Any other applicable recipients under the Act

Find official New Jersey WARN notices

NJDOL maintains WARN Notice archives by year (for example, 2024, 2025, 2026) as downloadable lists showing company, city, month posted, effective date, and workforce affected. Open the WARN page and check the current year's archive.

Open the official NJ WARN notices

You can also track recent filings in the LayoffNext WARN Radar — then confirm details against the official NJ source above.

Download the NJ WARN report

New Jersey publishes its notices as a downloadable report rather than a live page, so there is nothing to search until you open the file.

  1. 1Open the agency page and find the current report — these are usually posted per year or per program year, so check which period you need before downloading.
  2. 2Open the file and search inside it for your employer's legal name. A spreadsheet is easier to filter than a PDF; if only a PDF is posted, use the reader's search rather than scrolling.
  3. 3Check whether an older report covers your date. A layoff near a year boundary can sit in the previous file.
  4. 4Keep the downloaded file. Reports are replaced as they are updated, and the version showing your employer may not stay online.

Because the report is a periodic file rather than a live feed, a recent filing may not appear yet even though the state has received it. Absence from the current report is not proof that no notice was filed.

Open the official NJ noticesHow federal WARN worksWhat a WARN notice means for you

Penalties & employee remedies

New Jersey uniquely makes severance mandatory: employers must pay one week of severance per year of service to affected employees, with an additional four weeks if less than 90 days' notice is given. NJDOL administers the notice process and Rapid Response.

Back pay

Mandatory severance of one week's pay per full year of service.

Civil penalty

If less than 90 days' notice is given, an additional four weeks of severance is owed to each affected employee.

How to raise it

Contact NJDOL about a suspected WARN violation or unpaid mandatory severance.

Major exceptions & special cases

  • The Act recognizes limited exceptions — confirm the specific application with NJDOL for your facts.

Remote workers

Coverage follows the New Jersey establishment; remote-worker treatment can be fact-specific — verify with NJDOL.

Temporary layoffs

Whether a temporary layoff or furlough triggers notice can depend on its expected length and the specific rule — verify with the agency for your situation.

What an employee should do in New Jersey

  1. 1Check NJDOL's WARN Notice archive for your employer and the effective date.
  2. 2If you got fewer than 90 days' notice, note the dates — you may be owed additional severance under the Act.
  3. 3Contact NJDOL if you believe required notice or mandatory severance was not provided.

New Jersey scenarios

Short notice triggers extra severance

Facts: A New Jersey employer with 300 workers lays off 60 at a site with only 30 days' notice.

New Jersey requires 90 days' notice and mandatory severance of one week per year of service. Because notice was under 90 days, each affected employee may be owed an extra four weeks of severance on top of the per-year amount. Confirm your years of service and notice dates.

Part-time employees count

Facts: A company isn't sure it hits the 100-employee threshold.

Since the 2023 amendments, New Jersey counts part-time employees toward coverage and protections, so an employer that looked under the threshold using only full-timers may still be covered. Confirm the full headcount when evaluating whether NJ WARN applied.

New Jersey WARN Act FAQ

Does New Jersey require 90 days' WARN notice?+
Yes. Since the 2023 amendments (effective April 10, 2023), New Jersey's WARN Act generally requires 90 days' advance notice — 30 more than federal WARN — for a covered mass layoff, termination, or transfer of operations affecting 50 or more employees at an establishment, for employers with 100 or more employees (part-timers counted).
Is severance mandatory under New Jersey WARN?+
Yes — New Jersey is unusual in making severance mandatory. Covered employers must pay one week of severance for each full year of service to affected employees. If the employer gives less than 90 days' notice, each affected employee is owed an additional four weeks of severance. Confirm your years of service and the notice you received.
How much severance do I get under New Jersey WARN?+
The statutory formula is one week of pay per full year of service, paid to affected employees in a covered event. If notice was shorter than the required 90 days, add four more weeks. This is a legal minimum in covered situations, separate from any additional severance the employer chooses to offer — confirm your specific entitlement with NJDOL.
Where does New Jersey publish WARN notices?+
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development maintains WARN Notice archives by year, listing the company, city, month posted, effective date, and number of workers affected. Open the NJDOL WARN page and check the current year's downloadable archive for your employer and layoff date.
Do part-time employees count under New Jersey WARN?+
Yes. Under the 2023 amendments, part-time employees are counted both toward whether the employer meets the 100-employee coverage threshold and among the employees protected by the Act. This is a change from the prior rule, so an employer that appeared under the threshold using only full-time staff may still be covered.
What can a New Jersey employee do about a WARN violation?+
First confirm the event was covered (100+ employer, 50+ affected). If notice was short or mandatory severance wasn't paid, contact the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, which administers the Act, and consider an employment attorney — the mandatory-severance provision makes New Jersey remedies distinct from federal WARN.

Nearby states

New Jersey unemployment

Related

All states: WARN Act by stateWhat a WARN notice means for employeesWARN Radar: recent layoff filingsLayoff letter examplesUnemployment benefits in New JerseyLaid off today? First steps

Sources & methodology

This page summarizes New Jersey's layoff-notice rules from official government sources and links to each. Coverage and outcomes depend on the employer, worksite, headcount, event, and timing, and rules can change. Where a specific figure wasn't confirmable this pass, the text says “verify.” Confirm the current rule with the agency and, where rights are at stake, an attorney.

  1. New Jersey WARN Act (2023 law) — New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce DevelopmentThe state statute / legal basis. · Last verified Jul 24, 2026
  2. Layoffs — WARN (notices & Rapid Response) — New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce DevelopmentWhere official WARN notices are published. · Last verified Jul 24, 2026
  3. Important Updates to Employee Rights under New Jersey WARN Law — Business.NJ.govOfficial agency guidance. · Last verified Jul 24, 2026
  4. Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (federal) — U.S. Department of LaborOfficial agency guidance. · Last verified Jul 24, 2026

Important disclaimer

This page is educational only and is not legal advice or representation, and LayoffNext is not a law firm. Whether WARN applies, and any remedies, depend on the employer, worksite, headcount, event type, timing, and the current law, which can change. Nothing here is a conclusion that an employer did or did not comply. Verify details with the official sources above and consult a qualified attorney about your situation. See our full disclaimer.

Deepak Middha, Founder of LayoffNext
Founder of LayoffNext

Deepak Middha is the founder of LayoffNext and a Chartered Accountant (ICAI, India). A U.S. immigrant with nearly 20 years of experience — and 17 years in hedge fund and private equity administration, including as Vice President of Fund Accounting at NAV Fund Administration Group and Associate Director of Private Equity and Real Estate at SS&C Technologies — he builds free, plain-language layoff tools and guides for employees, H-1B workers, and immigrant families.

Published July 24, 2026Updated July 24, 2026
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