Oregon 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 Oregon’s with the state labor department or counsel.

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

Workforce boards in Oregon

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.

• Clackamas Workforce Partnership

  Clackamas

• East Cascades Works

  Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler

• Eastern Oregon Workforce Board

  Baker, Grant, Harney, Malheur, Morrow, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa

• Lane Workforce Partnership Workforce Board

  Lane

• Oregon Northwest Workforce Investment Board

  Benton, Clatsop, Columbia, Lincoln, Tillamook

• Portland-Metro Workforce Development Board

  Multnomah, Washington

• Rogue Workforce Partnership Workforce Board

  Jackson, Josephine

• Southwestern Oregon Workforce Investment Board

  Coos, Curry, Douglas

• Willamette Workforce Partnership Workforce Development Board

  Linn, Marion, Polk, Yamhill

All Oregon boards and 38 job centers