Workers will feel anxious about job security because many companies or stores have been closed. Be grateful to WARN Act because it will oblige companies in Texas, USA. The companies must inform their workers if they plan to close their business.

The WARN Act or Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification or WARN Act mandates companies in Texas, USA. The Act obliged the business owners to inform their workers if they planned to close their businesses.

The Warn Act requires the employers of companies in Texas, USA. Companies with 100 or more employees give them 60 days prior notice for the closing of businesses.

The notification of the closing of businesses must be in writing. The employers must send notify letter to all employees affected by companies in Texas, USA.

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Closing of Companies in Texas, USA, affects the unemployment rate

The state mandated the companies in Texas, USA, to make WARN notices available on the website for easy access.

The data published on Thursday shows that more than 13,000 residents applied for unemployment assistance. The nation’s unemployment rate is at 3.5%.

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