Missouri rapid response: layoff support for employers

Federal WARN Act notice

• The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act generally covers employers with 100 or more employees, not counting part-time workers.
• A covered employer gives 60 calendar days’ written notice before a plant closing or mass layoff.
• Notice goes to affected employees (or their union), the state dislocated worker unit, and the chief elected official of the local government.
• Some states have their own, broader notice laws. Check Missouri’s with the state labor department or counsel.

Check whether WARN notice applies to your layoff. General information, not legal advice.

Workforce boards in Missouri

State and local rapid response teams work with employers before and after a layoff to connect workers to services. Start with the board for the county where the workers are.

• Central Workforce Development Board

  Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Camden, Cole, Cooper, Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Howard, Laclede, Maries, Miller, Moniteau, Morgan, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski, Washington

• Eastern Jackson County Workforce Development Board

  Jackson (East)

• Kansas City Region Workforce Investment Board

  Cass, Clay, Platte, Ray; City: Kansas City

• Ozark Region Workforce Development Board

  Christian, Dallas, Greene, Polk, Stone, Taney, Webster

• Saint Louis County Workforce Development Board

  St. Louis

• South Central Workforce Investment Board

  Butler, Carter, Douglas, Howell, Iron, Oregon, Ozark, Ripley, Shannon, Texas, Wayne, Wright

• St. Charles County Workforce Development Board

  St. Charles

• The City of St. Louis Workforce Development Board Inc.

  St. Louis City

• Workforce Development Board of North Missouri

  Adair, Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Caldwell, Clark, Clinton, Daviess, De Kalb, Gentry, Grundy, Harrison, Holt, Knox, Lewis, Lincoln, Linn, Livingston, Macon, Marion, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Nodaway, Pike, Putnam, Ralls, Randolph, Schuyler, Scotland, Shelby, Sullivan, Warren, Worth

• Workforce Development Board of Southeast Missouri

  Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Madison, Mississippi, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Perry, Scott, St. Francois, Ste. Genevieve, Stoddard

• Workforce Development Board of Western Missouri Inc.

  Bates, Benton, Carroll, Cedar, Chariton, Henry, Hickory, Johnson, Lafayette, Pettis, Saline, St. Clair, Vernon

• Workforce Investment Board of Jefferson/Franklin Counties

  Franklin, Jefferson

• Workforce Investment Board of the Southwest Missouri

  Barry, Barton, Dade, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Newton

All Missouri boards and 37 job centers