# New York — State employment law headcount triggers that deviate from federal thresholds

For New York, law category is layoff notification; state law name is NY-WARN; state threshold is 50; federal threshold is 100; key differences is lower threshold (50 vs 100 employees), longer notice period (90 days vs 60 days federal), recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** New York _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Law category:** layoff notification _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State law name:** NY-WARN _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State threshold:** 50 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Federal threshold:** 100
- **Key differences:** lower threshold (50 vs 100 employees), longer notice period (90 days vs 60 days federal)
- **Coverage / scope:** 90 days

## What the source says

> New York | NY-WARN | 50 | 90 | No

## Source

- https://layoffcalculator.com/insights/state-mini-warn-guide

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-02-10.
Part of [State employment law headcount triggers that deviate from federal thresholds](https://referencesource.org/state-employment-law-headcount-triggers/).