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June 1987

How often do workers receive advance notice of layoffs?

Sharon P. Brown

About 2 of 3 layoffs occurred in the surveyed States without workers receiving advance general notice; in slightly more than half of the layoffs, specific notice of more than 1 day was provided to employees, usually averaging 18 days of notice.

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