Layoff tracker for WARN Act filings filed with the Alabama Department of Labor.
Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 · Showing last 24 months
Alabama has recorded 61 WARN filings over the past 24 months, affecting 6,635 workers across 57 companies. The most active filer is East Coast Migrant Head Start with 3 filings. Most filings are concentrated in Huntsville, Birmingham, and Montgomery. Of these, 31 involved facility closures and 30 were layoff events. Filing dates range from Nov 14, 2024 through Sep 21, 2026. The average recorded date gap is 59 days for measurable filings; this does not establish notice received or legal compliance. Filings in the most recent quarter were higher than the prior quarter, with 9 compared to 5. The five largest employers account for 29 percent of the 6,635 workers affected in this window, led by Big Lots with 491.
The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.
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Alabama follows the federal WARN Act with no additional state-level requirements. All data on this page is sourced from official filings published by the Alabama Department of Labor. Filings through Sep 21, 2026. View source data at Alabama Department of Labor →
Alabama has no separate state layoff notice statute. Employers here follow the federal WARN Act, which sets the floor in every state.
50%
of measured filings have a recorded date gap of at least 60 days
Measured across 54 filings where both the notice date and the layoff date are on record. Median 60 days. This does not determine legal compliance or notice received by workers.
Federal WARN requires 60 days written notice before a covered plant closing or mass layoff, and reaches employers with 100 or more employees.
Because Alabama adds no state requirement, a layoff below those thresholds can be entirely lawful with no notice at all, and will not appear in the filings on this page. What WARN does not cover.
WARN allows reduced notice for unforeseeable business circumstances, faltering companies seeking capital, and natural disasters. An employer relying on one of those has to say so in the notice. What the 50 percent figure shows is that the 60 days people expect is not what they typically get.
Source: Alabama Department of Workforce. Checked 2026-08-10. Plain-language summary, not legal advice. State legislatures amend these rules; confirm the current text before relying on it.
| Company | City | Type | Workers | Effective | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozark Materials | Greenville | Closure | 52 | 2026-11-30 Recorded: 2026-09-21 |
2026-09-21 |
| Diatherix Laboratories | Huntsville | Closure | 55 | 2026-10-31 Recorded: 2026-08-31 |
2026-08-31 |
| Flagstone Foods | Dothan | Layoff | 98 | 2026-10-22 Recorded: 2026-08-20 |
2026-08-20 |
| Fortrex [(Packers Sanitation Services.) PSSI] | Blountsville | Layoff | 50 | 2026-09-11 Recorded: 2026-08-20 |
2026-08-20 |
| Fluor | Bay Minette | Layoff | 66 | 2026-07-31 Recorded: 2026-08-06 |
2026-08-06 |
| FMC | Axis | Layoff | 41 | 2026-10-31 Recorded: 2026-08-04 |
2026-08-04 |
| Biocryst Pharmaceuticals | Hoover | Closure | 47 | 2026-10-07 Recorded: 2026-08-04 |
2026-08-04 |
| BASF | Mc Intosh | Layoff | 79 | 2026-09-30 Recorded: 2026-07-22 |
2026-07-22 |
| Alabama Cooperage | Trinity | Closure | 71 | 2026-09-14 Recorded: 2026-07-16 |
2026-07-16 |
| Legacy Cabinets | Eastaboga | Closure | 397 larger than 96% of filings |
2026-06-06 Recorded: 2026-06-11 |
2026-06-11 |
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