Akebono Brake Corporation laid-off workers: jobs, benefits and retraining
Akebono Brake Corporation filed 2 WARN layoff notices in Kentucky, Michigan, most recently on Oct 3, 2025, naming 498 workers. If you work or worked at Akebono Brake Corporation, about 6,100 professional jobs are open in Kentucky today. File for unemployment in the state where you worked, check your health coverage options, and start looking now.
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Question 1
Where are you right now?
Why we ask: a laid-off week and a thinking-about-a-move week look nothing alike. No résumé, no account.
What did Akebono Brake Corporation file?
A WARN notice gives the number of workers and the dates the employer reported. It does not say why. Notices are published by each state.
| Notice date | Employer | State | City or county | Workers | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akebono Brake CorporationTakes effect Dec 31, 2026 | Kentucky | Hardin County | 450 | Closure | State record | |
| Akebono Brake CorporationTakes effect Oct 1, 2025 | Michigan | Oakland County | 48 | Layoff | State record |
Full notice record and news mentions for Akebono Brake Corporation
What should I do first if I was affected?
- File for Kentucky unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- File for Michigan unemployment benefits: amounts, weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Compare COBRA and marketplace health coverage before your coverage ends.
- Use the first 72 hours on the steps that matter most.
- Line up bridge income while you search.
Where are the jobs?
about 6,100 professional jobs are open in Kentucky. Taken from employers' own career sites and checked to still be open.
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What help is there for benefits and retraining?
The public workforce boards for each affected site. Their American Job Centers offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Lincoln Trail Workforce Development Board
For notices in Hardin County
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Oakland County Workforce Development Board/Oakland County Michigan Works!
For notices in Oakland County
Find a job centerBoard page: centers, jobs and noticesBoard website
Questions
- Did Akebono Brake Corporation file layoff notices?
- Yes. Akebono Brake Corporation has filed 2 WARN notices with labor departments in Kentucky, Michigan, naming 498 workers. The most recent was filed Oct 3, 2025.
- How do I file for unemployment after a layoff at Akebono Brake Corporation?
- File with the state where you worked, not where you live now. For Kentucky, see the unemployment benefits page for the weekly amount, the number of weeks, the waiting week and where to file.
- Are there jobs open for former Akebono Brake Corporation employees?
- about 6,100 professional jobs are open in Kentucky today. NextChapter lists them from employers' own career sites and checks that they are still open.
- What help is there for retraining?
- The local American Job Center for each affected site offers free job search help and often pays for training. NextChapter also lists funding programs and graded AI courses.
Notices are as filed with state labor departments and refreshed daily; the newest is dated Oct 3, 2025. Job counts are rounded. NextChapter is independent of Akebono Brake Corporation. See the layoff tracker for how notices are collected.