WARN Act filings filed with the Massachusetts workforce agency.
Last updated: Aug 31, 2026 · Showing last 24 months
Massachusetts has recorded 86 WARN filings over the past 24 months, affecting 6,074 workers across 55 companies. The most active filer is Making Opportunities Count with 8 filings. Most filings are concentrated in Cambridge, Boston, and Waltham. Filing dates range from Sep 10, 2024 through Jun 26, 2025. Employers provided an average of 59 days notice before the effective date. The five largest employers account for 36 percent of the 6,074 workers affected in this window, led by G2 Secure Staff with 598.
Note: 100% of filings do not specify type.
If your employer filed a WARN notice in Massachusetts, you are entitled to 60 days advance written notice before your last day. During the notice period, you remain employed with regular pay and benefits. If your employer gave less than 60 days notice, you may be entitled to back pay and benefits for each day of the shortfall. After your last day, file for unemployment insurance with the Massachusetts workforce agency as soon as possible. Review your COBRA options to continue health coverage for up to 18 months. Visit your local America's Job Center for free career counseling, resume help, and retraining vouchers. Ask specifically about Rapid Response services, which are designed for WARN-affected workers.
Apply online at the Massachusetts workforce agency. You may be eligible before your last day.
Continue your employer health plan for up to 18 months, or compare lower-cost options on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Employers with 100 or more employees must give 60 days written notice before mass layoffs or plant closings.
Free career counseling, resume help, job search assistance, and retraining programs through CareerOneStop.
America's Job Centers offer free career counseling, resume help, job search assistance, and retraining vouchers for WARN-affected workers. Ask about Rapid Response services.
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 Jun 26, 2025. View source data at Massachusetts workforce agency →
Massachusetts has no separate state layoff notice statute. Employers here follow the federal WARN Act, which sets the floor in every state.
56%
of Massachusetts employers gave the full 60 days notice
Measured across 72 filings where both the notice date and the layoff date are on record. Median 60 days.
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.
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 44 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.
| Company | City | Type | Workers | Effective | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Therapeutics | Cambridge | 338 | 2025-08-22 | 2025-06-26 | |
| Unistress & Berkshire Concrete | Pittsfield | 233 | 2025-07-07 | 2025-06-25 | |
| First Wave Logistics | Bridgewater | 72 | 2025-06-17 | 2025-06-25 | |
| ImmunityBio | Woburn | 3 | 2025-07-29 | 2025-06-11 | |
| Feeney Brothers Excavation | Worcester | 76 | 2025-04-15 | 2025-05-28 | |
| Vor Biopharma | Cambridge | 155 | 2025-05-08 | 2025-05-28 | |
| Brightcove | Boston | 1 | 2025-05-23 | 2025-05-23 | |
| Factory Motor Parts | Avon | 67 | 2025-05-23 | 2025-05-20 | |
| Berkeley Retirement Home | Lawrence | 43 | 2025-08-31 | 2025-05-19 | |
| Bahama Breeze | Tyngsborough | 73 | 2025-05-15 | 2025-05-15 |
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