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Dislocated Workers: Worker Adjustment And Retraining Notification Act Not Meeting Its Goals

HRD-93-18 Published: Feb 23, 1993. Publicly Released: Feb 23, 1993.
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Pursuant to a legislative requirement and congressional requests, GAO provided information on the implementation of the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), focusing on: (1) the number of closures and layoffs that were subject to WARN provisions; (2) whether employers are providing advance notice as required; (3) WARN implementation and enforcement difficulties; and (4) employer and employee views on the impact of WARN notices.

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