Vermont WARN Act and Layoff Notice Requirements
Federal WARN sets the layoff-notice rules in Vermont. Here's how it works, where VT publishes WARN notices, the Rapid Response help available, and what employees should do.
No separate general state mini-WARN law was identified through the official sources reviewed as of July 24, 2026. Covered layoffs may still fall under the federal WARN Act (generally 60 days' notice at employers with 100+ employees).
Vermont Department of Labor (state Act); federal WARN is enforced in federal court. Vermont Department of Labor (Rapid Response / Layoff Support Services) receives or publishes WARN notices and may provide Rapid Response services.
Vermont WARN notices filed in the last 24 months
Collected directly from Vermont 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.
Vermont publishes few WARN notices.This is the state's complete published record for the period — 14 notices in 24 months — not a sample of a longer list. A layoff missing from it may simply have fallen below the federal WARN thresholds, which is common in a state this size.
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1,178
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17 Jun 2026
Showing all 14 filings
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | St. Albans Creamery, LLC | Saint Albans | 81 |
| 9 Jun 2026 | University of Vermont Health | Burlington | 142 |
| 28 May 2026 | Franklin Foods | Enosburg Falls | 99 |
| 28 Apr 2026 | Perrigo Company | Georgia | 162 |
| 30 Jan 2026 | Maple Ridge Memory Care and Lodge | Essex Junction | 126 |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Calmont Beverage | Barre | 67 |
| 30 Sep 2025 | ITC Federal | Essex Junction | 60 |
| 24 Sep 2025 | HP Hood | Barre | 70 |
| 29 Jul 2025 | University of Vermont Health Network | Burlington | 60 |
| 24 Jul 2025 | America's Gardening Resouces inc, dba Gardeners supply | Burlington | 60 |
| 18 Jun 2025 | The Orvis Company | Arlington | 56 |
| 30 Apr 2025 | Fed Ex Corporation | Williston | 55 |
| 3 Dec 2024 | ITC Federal | Essex Junction | 28 |
| 4 Oct 2024 | The Orvis Company | Sunderland | 112 |
Source: Vermont Department of Labor — official Vermont WARN listing. Covers the last 24 months and is current to 17 Jun 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.
At a glance
Federal WARN vs Vermont
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. Vermont does not add a separate general layoff-notice law, so federal WARN is the governing standard here.
Who must receive notice
Employees
- Affected employees (federal WARN)
Government
- Vermont Secretary of Commerce and Community Development
- Vermont Commissioner of Labor
Find official Vermont WARN notices
The Vermont Department of Labor administers WARN and the Notice of Potential Layoffs Act and provides Rapid Response / Layoff Support. Contact the Vermont DOL for notice information and layoff support.
Open the official VT WARN noticesYou can also track recent filings in the LayoffNext WARN Radar — then confirm details against the official VT source above.
Vermont does not publish a public list
This is the part worth knowing before you start looking: Vermont collects WARN notices but does not post a public, searchable list of them. There is no page to find, so contacting the agency is the route rather than a fallback.
- 1Contact Vermont Department of Labor (Rapid Response / Layoff Support Services) and ask directly whether a WARN notice was received for your employer and worksite, giving the legal entity name and your last day.
- 2Ask for the notice date and the effective date, and whether the notice named your site. Those three facts are what any later assessment turns on.
- 3Ask for it in writing, or follow the call with an email summarising what you were told. A verbal answer is hard to rely on later.
- 4Ask the same office about Rapid Response services in the same conversation — those are available to you whether or not WARN applied, and this is the office that runs them.
Some states treat notices as records available on request rather than as published data. If the agency declines, ask what records request process applies — that is a different route from a public list, and it exists.
Penalties & employee remedies
Vermont's Notice of Potential Layoffs Act requires 45 days' advance notice to the Secretary of Commerce and Community Development and the Commissioner of Labor, and requires the employer to pay all unpaid wages and compensation owed to laid-off workers. The Act provides for employer penalties (21 V.S.A. § 415) — confirm the current penalty amount with the Vermont Department of Labor. Employee advance-notice remedies otherwise run through the federal WARN Act, enforced in federal court.
Benefits
The Act requires the employer to pay all unpaid wages and compensation owed to laid-off workers.
How to raise it
Contact the Vermont Department of Labor about the state notice requirement and unpaid wages; pursue federal WARN claims in federal court.
Major exceptions & special cases
- The Act recognizes exceptions — confirm the specific application with the Vermont Department of Labor.
Remote workers
Federal WARN coverage follows the single site of employment; remote-worker treatment can be fact-specific.
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 Vermont
- 1For advance-notice rights, evaluate coverage under federal WARN (100+ employer, single-site tests).
- 2Know that Vermont separately requires 45 days' notice to state officials for a covered closing or mass layoff of 50+ and payment of unpaid wages.
- 3Contact the Vermont Department of Labor for layoff support and information about the state Act; consider an attorney for a federal WARN claim.
Vermont scenarios
Vermont's notice-to-the-state requirement
Facts: A Vermont employer permanently lays off 60 workers across its worksites within a few weeks.
Beyond any federal WARN obligation, Vermont's Notice of Potential Layoffs Act requires 45 days' advance notice to the Secretary of Commerce and Community Development and the Commissioner of Labor for a mass layoff of 50 or more over a 90-day period, plus payment of all unpaid wages. That state duty runs to officials, so also check federal WARN for your employee-notice rights.
Notice question in Vermont
Facts: You got little notice of a large layoff.
Vermont's own law focuses on advance notice to state officials, not a federal-style employee back-pay remedy, so the employee advance-notice and back-pay question is governed by federal WARN (100+ employer, single-site tests). If federal WARN applied and notice was short, remedies are federal and pursued in court. Rapid Response is available regardless.
Vermont WARN Act FAQ
Does Vermont have a mini-WARN law?+
How much notice does Vermont require?+
Whom must a Vermont employer notify before a layoff?+
What happens if a Vermont employer skips the required notice?+
Where can Vermont employees get WARN information or help?+
Nearby states
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Sources & methodology
This page summarizes Vermont'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.
- 21 V.S.A. § 411 — Notice of Potential Layoffs Act — Vermont LegislatureThe state statute / legal basis. · Last verified Jul 24, 2026
- WARN Act and Notice of Potential Layoffs Act — Vermont Department of LaborOfficial agency guidance. · Last verified Jul 24, 2026
- 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 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.