Terms of Use

Acceptance

By accessing PlainLayoffs ("Site"), you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, do not use the Site.

Data Accuracy and Disclaimer

PlainLayoffs provides WARN Act data for informational purposes only. The federal WARN Act requires employers with 100 or more workers to file 60 days before a plant closing or a mass layoff affecting 50 or more employees, and those filings are the public records we surface. We strive for accuracy but make no warranties regarding the completeness, timeliness, or accuracy of any data presented. Errors in original filings are reflected in our data. Do not make employment or financial decisions based solely on information from this Site.

Nothing on this Site constitutes legal advice. If you believe your employer has violated the WARN Act or any other employment law, consult a licensed employment attorney in your jurisdiction.

Reproduction & Redistribution

Underlying government data (WARN Act notices) is in the public domain. Our database structure, presentation, editorial content, and guides are protected by copyright. You may link to our pages freely. You may not scrape, reproduce, or commercially redistribute our database or editorial content without written permission.

Prohibited Uses

You may not: use the Site for unlawful purposes; attempt to gain unauthorized access to our systems; use automated scrapers to harvest data at scale; or use our data to contact, harass, or discriminate against individuals named in WARN notices.

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, PlainLayoffs is not liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from your use of this Site or reliance on its data.

Changes

We may update these Terms at any time. Continued use after changes constitutes acceptance.

Contact

Questions? Use our contact page.

Data Accuracy and Verification

PlainLayoffs aggregates and reformats information that originates from public government agencies, regulatory filings, and other openly available sources. While we take reasonable steps to ingest, normalize, and refresh this data, upstream records may contain clerical errors, lag behind real-world changes, or omit relevant context. You are solely responsible for verifying any fact that influences a legal, medical, financial, educational, safety, or similarly consequential decision. Cross-reference the official source before acting on anything you read here.

Acceptable Use

You may browse, read, and share PlainLayoffs content for personal, journalistic, academic, and non-commercial research use. You may cite specific records with attribution and a link back to the page on plainlayoffs.com. You may not (a) systematically scrape, crawl, or download the dataset in bulk without prior written permission; (b) resell, sublicense, or redistribute derived data products that compete with PlainLayoffs; (c) use our pages to harass, defame, or misrepresent any individual or organization appearing in the data; (d) remove, obscure, or mislabel source attribution; or (e) attempt to bypass rate limits, security controls, or authentication mechanisms.

Editorial Process

PlainLayoffs is published by Kiznis Studio, an independent data-engineering studio (solo-operated), and combines raw public data with plain-language summaries, explainers, and comparisons. Narrative sections (guides, explainers, and methodology) are drafted from source data and grounded in the official record. We do not alter underlying numbers or filings, those are loaded directly from the upstream source and rendered as filed. If you spot a summary that misreads the data, please report it through our corrections process.

Intellectual Property

The underlying public records surfaced on PlainLayoffs are in the public domain or otherwise freely licensed by the issuing agency, you are free to use those raw facts. However, our site design, layout, navigation structure, original editorial copy, category taxonomies, comparison tables, and curated rankings are the copyrighted work of PlainLayoffs. These creative elements may not be reproduced in whole or substantial part without permission.

Changes to These Terms

We may update these Terms of Use from time to time to reflect changes in our data sources, product features, legal environment, or advertising relationships. When we make material changes, we will update the "Last updated" date above and, when appropriate, surface a brief notice on the homepage. Continued use of the site after an update constitutes acceptance of the revised terms. We encourage you to revisit this page periodically.

Governing Law and Disputes

These terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the jurisdiction in which PlainLayoffs is domiciled, without regard to conflict-of-law principles. Any dispute arising from or relating to your use of PlainLayoffs will first be addressed through good-faith informal negotiation. If that fails, both parties agree to resolve the dispute in the courts with jurisdiction over PlainLayoffs's principal place of business. Nothing in these terms limits your statutory consumer-protection rights under applicable local law.

Legal Notices

For formal legal notices, DMCA takedown requests, subpoenas, law-enforcement requests, or correspondence regarding these terms, email legal@plainlayoffs.com. General questions, data corrections, and feedback should use the contact page so they reach the editorial team promptly.