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Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN)

The WARN Act requires employers with 50 or more employees to provide 60 days’ written notice before a plant closing or mass layoff, helping protect workers, their families, and local communities.

WARN Tracker

Below is the updated WARN Report for week ending December 12, 2025.  We received three (3) WARN Notices:

Company: Rebel Restaurants, Inc. (dba Tony C's and Temazcal)
Company location(s): Boston, MA
Affected employees: 84
Effective Date:  January 31, 2026

Company: Eastern Bank
Company location(s): Brockton, MA
Affected employees: 75
Effective Date:  February 21, 2026 - May 31, 2026

Company: ImmunityBio, Inc. 
Company location(s): Woburn, MA
Affected employees: 1
Effective Date:  January 30, 2026

Previous WARN reports

To request historical WARN Reports, email warnnotice@mass.gov.

WARN Requirements

A WARN filing is required when:

  • Worksite closing affects 50 or more employees; or
  • Mass layoff affects at least 50 employees and one-third of the worksite's total workforce; or
  • 500 or more employees at a single site of employment; or
  • Anticipated separate employment losses within a 90-day period meet WARN criteria.

WARN Exemptions

A WARN is not required when the layoff(s) affect employees with fewer than 6 months on the job are not counted in the 100 or more full-time employee threshold.

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