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Massachusetts WARN Notices

Layoff tracker for WARN Act filings filed with the Massachusetts workforce agency.

Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 · Showing last 24 months

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Massachusetts has recorded 181 WARN filings over the past 24 months, affecting 16,362 workers across 120 companies. The most active filer is Community Healthlink with 8 filings. Most filings are concentrated in Boston, Cambridge, and Wilmington. Filing dates range from Oct 30, 2024 through Sep 25, 2026. The average recorded date gap is 58 days for measurable filings; this does not establish notice received or legal compliance. Filings in the most recent quarter were lower than the prior quarter, with 22 compared to 26. The five largest employers account for 23 percent of the 16,362 workers affected in this window, led by Community Healthlink with 1,760.

Last 24 Months

Workers Affected
16,362
Filings
181
Companies Affected
120
Avg Workers / Filing
90
Top Employer
Community Healthlink
1,760 workers
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Monthly Trend

Monthly avg: 681/mo

Top Cities

Workers by year

The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.

2026 YTD
7,591
2025
2024

Closure vs. Layoff

Note: 100% of filings do not specify type.

Top Employers Filing in Massachusetts

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Federal WARN generally requires 60 days notice for covered events, subject to exceptions. Check coverage and the state rules below. Public filing dates do not establish the notice you received. Contact Massachusetts workforce agency for unemployment and Rapid Response assistance.

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About This Data

Massachusetts has expanded 'mini-WARN' requirements with lower thresholds than the federal standard. All data on this page is sourced from official filings published by the Massachusetts workforce agency. Filings through Sep 25, 2026. View source data at Massachusetts workforce agency →

WARN Act rules in Massachusetts

Massachusetts has no separate state layoff notice statute. Employers here follow the federal WARN Act, which sets the floor in every state.

57%

of measured filings have a recorded date gap of at least 60 days

Measured across 166 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.

Notice required
60 days
Employers covered
100 or more employees, under federal WARN.
What triggers notice
A plant closing affecting 50 or more employees at a single site in 30 days, or a mass layoff of 500 or more, or 50 to 499 if they are at least 33 percent of the site workforce.
Administered by
Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

What the federal standard means here

Federal WARN requires 60 days written notice before a covered plant closing or mass layoff, and reaches employers with 100 or more employees.

Because Massachusetts 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.

Why short notice is not automatically a violation

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 43 percent figure shows is that the 60 days people expect is not what they typically get.

Source: Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Checked 2026-08-10. Plain-language summary, not legal advice. State legislatures amend these rules; confirm the current text before relying on it.

Recent Massachusetts Filings

All Closures Layoffs 202620252024
CompanyCityTypeWorkersEffectiveRecorded
Revvity Lawrence 53 2025-12-09
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-09-25
 2026-09-25
Frugal Fannie's Fashion and Shoe Warehouse Westwood 214 2026-11-23
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-09-24
 2026-09-24
Metri BWI Leominster 25 2026-10-31
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-09-09
 2026-09-09
TScan Waltham 96 2026-11-02
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-09-02
 2026-09-02
Community Healthlink 8x in 12 mo Not Provided 131 2026-08-31
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-31
 2026-08-31
P1 Logistics Littleton 77 2026-10-24
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-24
 2026-08-24
Noble Equity Holdings, Noble.com, Noble Supply & Logistics Boston 59 2026-10-09
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-17
 2026-08-17
Thermo Fisher Scientific Franklin 15 2026-10-16
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-13
 2026-08-13
Postal Center International Franklin 112 2026-08-13
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-13
 2026-08-13
EMD Serono Research Development Institute Billerica 20 2026-10-16
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-12
 2026-08-12
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