West 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 West 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 West 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.

• Northern Panhandle Workforce Development Board

  Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Ohio, Tyler, Wetzel

• Region 1 Workforce Development Board

  Fayette, Greenbrier, McDowell, Mercer, Monroe, Nicholas, Pocahontas, Raleigh, Summers, Webster, Wyoming

• Region III Workforce Development Board of Kanawha County, Inc.

  Kanawha

• Region VI Workforce Investment Board

  Barbour, Braxton, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Lewis, Marion, Monongalia, Preston, Randolph, Taylor, Tucker, Upshur

• South Western West Virginia Region Workforce Investment Board

  Boone, Cabell, Lincoln, Logan, Mingo, Putnam, Wayne

• West Virginia Region 7 Workforce Development Board

  Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral, Morgan, Pendleton

• Workforce Development Board Mid-Ohio Valley

  Calhoun, Clay, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt, Wood

All West Virginia boards and 18 job centers