"THOU SHALL NOT LEAVE"—A New Jersey Bill
Awaiting Signature By the Governor Would Dramatically Re-Write
Existing Mass Layoff Laws
UPDATE: On January 21, 2020, the Governor of
New Jersey signed Senate Bill 3170 into law, pushing state law far
past the corresponding federal requirements of the WARN Act.
Governor Phil Murphy issued an omnibus press release identifying
this new law as one of 153 pieces of legislation he signed into law
on January 21, 2020. The law is scheduled to go into effect 180
days after the date of its enactment, which is July 19,
2020.
Seyfarth
Synopsis: On Monday, January 13, 2020, the
New Jersey state legislature passed Senate Bill 3170 which, if signed
by the Governor, would result in sweeping changes to what was once
a mass layoff notification statute that would now make New Jersey
the first state to require severance for layoffs of 50 or more
within a 30-day period, while also vastly expanding the definition
of "employer," as well as
