Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:affects unemployment benefits
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Trade_Adjustment_Assistance_Reform_Act
gptkbp:applies_to employers with 100 or more employees
gptkbp:appointed_by gptkb:U._S._Department_of_Labor
gptkbp:effective_date 1989-02-04
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:encourages employer responsibility
gptkbp:facilitates job training programs
gptkbp:goal advance notice of layoffs
gptkbp:has_documentation layoff notices
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act
gptkbp:impact worker rights
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for natural disasters
health benefits
pension benefits
business sales
temporary layoffs
gptkbp:influences state laws on layoffs
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in policy studies
gptkbp:is_challenged_by business groups
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_considered landmark legislation
gptkbp:is_criticized_for lack of enforcement
insufficient notice periods
gptkbp:is_discussed_in congressional hearings
labor relations literature
gptkbp:is_evaluated_by government audits
economic analysts
gptkbp:is_implemented_in state labor departments
gptkbp:is_influenced_by labor movements
gptkbp:is_informed_by affected employees
gptkbp:is_linked_to job security issues
gptkbp:is_part_of employment law curriculum
U. S. labor law
U. S. employment policy
gptkbp:is_referenced_in employment contracts
gptkbp:is_related_to economic downturns
gptkbp:is_subject_to judicial review
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:labor_unions
worker advocacy groups
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Worker_Adjustment_and_Retraining_Notification_Act_of_1988
gptkbp:mandates notice in writing
gptkbp:promotes economic stability
gptkbp:provides retraining programs
gptkbp:purpose to protect workers by requiring employers to provide notice of mass layoffs
gptkbp:regulatory_compliance fines
gptkbp:related_to mass layoffs
plant closings
gptkbp:reports_to state workforce agencies
gptkbp:requires state and local governments
employees
60 days
gptkbp:supports worker transition
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trade_Adjustment_Assistance
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4