# New York — State mini-WARN act thresholds: layoff notice requirements beyond federal WARN

For New York, employer covered when is The WARN Act applies to private businesses with 50 or more full-time employees in New York State; notice triggered by is Closings affecting 25 or more employees; mass layoffs involving 25 or more full-time employees (if the 25 or more employees make up at least 33% of all the employees at the site); mass layoffs involving 250 or more full-time employees; certain other relocations and covered reductions in work hours; notice period is covered businesses must provide all employees with notice 90 days prior to a plant closing, mass layoff, relocation, or other covered reduction in work hours; statute is New York State WARN Act, verified against its source on 2026-08-18.

- **State:** New York _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Employer covered when:** The WARN Act applies to private businesses with 50 or more full-time employees in New York State. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice triggered by:** Closings affecting 25 or more employees; mass layoffs involving 25 or more full-time employees (if the 25 or more employees make up at least 33% of all the employees at the site); mass layoffs involving 250 or more full-time employees; certain other relocations and covered reductions in work hours _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Notice period:** covered businesses must provide all employees with notice 90 days prior to a plant closing, mass layoff, relocation, or other covered reduction in work hours _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statute:** New York State WARN Act _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> The WARN Act applies to private businesses with 50 or more full-time employees in New York State. It covers: Closings affecting 25 or more employees Mass layoffs involving 25 or more full-time employees (if the 25 or more employees make up at least 33% of all the employees at the site) Mass layoffs involving 250 or more full-time employees Certain other relocations and covered reductions in work hours This means that covered businesses must provide all employees with notice 90 days prior to a: Plant closing Mass layoff Relocation Other covered reduction in work hours

## Source

- https://dol.ny.gov/warn

Last verified: 2026-08-18. Review by: 2027-08-18.
Part of [State mini-WARN act thresholds: layoff notice requirements beyond federal WARN](https://referencesource.org/state-mini-warn-act-thresholds/).