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District of Columbia Mass Layoffs
100 workers across 1 WARN filings. District of Columbia's WARN threshold is 50+ workers — stricter than the federal 100-employee floor.
- 100
- Workers affected
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- Notices filed
- 50+
- WARN threshold
- 2023
- Latest notice
This page collects every WARN Act notice on record for District of Columbia — 100 workers across 1 filings. The federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988 requires employers with 100 or more staff to give 60 days' written notice before a mass layoff (500+ workers at a site, or 50+ when that is at least a third of the workforce) or a plant closing; District of Columbia reports through its own rapid-response and dislocated-worker program. Each notice below lists the employer, the number of jobs affected, the location, and the filing date, drawn directly from the state's published filings — use them to see which employers and industries are cutting, and when.
District of Columbia WARN threshold: Employers must file WARN notices when laying off 50+ workers. District of Columbia has a stricter threshold than the federal 100-employee minimum.
Reading District of Columbia's WARN Act Filings
District of Columbia has 1 WARN notice on record affecting 100 workers, with the most recent filing dated Mar 22, 2023. Reporting floor: 50+ workers (stricter than federal — captures mid-sized layoffs the federal threshold misses).
Average notice size: 100 workers — smaller events (single-line closures, partial-facility layoffs at the WARN threshold). WARN Act framework + worker rights →
A few caveats are worth keeping in mind when you read these numbers. WARN notices are advance warnings, not confirmed outcomes — some filings are later withdrawn, postponed, or end up affecting fewer people than first projected, while voluntary buyouts and slow attrition never appear in this dataset at all. The law also exempts smaller employers and any layoff below the reporting threshold, so a quiet state on this page is not automatically a healthy labor market; it may simply file fewer covered notices. Treat these totals as a floor on visible disruption and a timeline of the largest, best-documented cuts, then open an individual notice to see the employer, the location, and the effective date behind each figure.
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How many WARN Act layoffs have occurred in District of Columbia? ▼
District of Columbia has 1 WARN Act notices on file, affecting a total of 100 workers. The average notice affects 100 workers.
What is the WARN Act threshold in District of Columbia? ▼
District of Columbia requires WARN Act notification when employers lay off 50 or more workers. This is stricter than the federal threshold of 100 employees, meaning more layoffs are captured in District of Columbia.
Does District of Columbia have its own mini-WARN Act? ▼
Yes, District of Columbia has a state-level WARN law with a lower threshold of 50 employees, providing broader worker protections than the federal law.
What should I do if my employer files a WARN notice in District of Columbia? ▼
If your employer files a WARN notice, you are entitled to 60 days advance notification. You should immediately file for unemployment benefits through District of Columbia's workforce agency, explore COBRA health coverage options, and contact your local rapid response team for retraining programs.
Where does this District of Columbia layoff data come from? ▼
This data comes from official WARN Act filings submitted to the U.S. Department of Labor and state workforce agencies. Employers are legally required to report mass layoffs and plant closings meeting WARN thresholds.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
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Source: State labor departments — WARN Act notices District of Columbia WARN Act mass-layoff filings · 2026 WARN notices required by federal law for mass layoffs of 50+ workers; state-by-state filings aggregated from labor department feeds.
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| Sources | Public state WARN-Act layoff registries |