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

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

Workforce boards in Virginia

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.

• Alexandria/Arlington Regional Workforce Council

  Alexandria, Arlington

• Bay Area Local Workforce Development Board

  Accomack, Caroline, Essex, Fredericksburg, King George, King William, King and Queen, Lancaster, Mathews, Middlesex, Northampton, Northumberland, Richmond, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Westmoreland

• Capital Region Workforce Development Board

  Charles City, Chesterfield, Colonial Heights, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, New Kent, Powhatan; City: City of Richmond

• Central Virginia Workforce Development Board

  Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, Lynchburg

• Crater Regional Workforce Development Board

  Dinwiddie, Emporia, Greensville, Hopewell, Petersburg, Prince George, Surry, Sussex

• Greater Roanoke Workforce Development Board

  Alleghany, Botetourt, Clifton Forge, Craig, Franklin, Roanoke, Roanoke City

• Hampton Roads Workforce Council

  Chesapeake, Franklin City, Gloucester, Hampton, Isle of Wight, James City, Newport News, Norfolk, Poquoson City, Southampton, Suffolk, Virginia Beach, Williamsburg, York

• New River/Mt. Rogers Workforce Development Board

  Bland, Bristol, Carroll, Floyd, Galax, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Radford, Smyth, Washington, Wythe

• Piedmont Workforce Development Board (Virginia Career Works Piedmont Region)

  Albemarle, Charlottesville, Culpeper, Fauquier, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange, Rappahannock

• Shenandoah Valley Workforce Development Board, Inc.

  Augusta, Bath, Buena Vista, Clarke, Frederick, Harrisonburg, Highland, Lexington, Page, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Staunton, Warren, Waynesboro, Winchester

• South Central Local Workforce Development Board

  Amelia, Brunswick, Buckingham, Charlotte, Cumberland, Halifax, Lunenburg, Mecklenburg, Nottoway, Prince Edward

• Southwest Virginia Workforce Development Board

  Buchanan, Dickenson, Lee, Norton, Russell, Scott, Tazewell, Wise

• Virginia Career Works - West Piedmont

  Danville, Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania

• Virginia Career Works Northern Region

  Fairfax, Falls Church, Loudoun, Manassas City, Prince William

All Virginia boards and 50 job centers