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Michigan WARN Notices

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

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

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Michigan has recorded 119 WARN filings over the past 24 months, affecting 15,640 workers across 106 companies. The most active filer is Compass Group with 3 filings. Most filings are concentrated in Detroit, Grand Rapids, and Troy. Of these, 65 involved facility closures and 54 were layoff events. Filing dates range from Nov 18, 2024 through Oct 8, 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 higher than the prior quarter, with 13 compared to 12. The five largest employers account for 26 percent of the 15,640 workers affected in this window, led by Factory ZERO Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center with 1,140.

Last 24 Months

Workers Affected
15,640
Filings
119
Companies Affected
106
Avg Workers / Filing
131
Top Employer
Factory ZERO Detroit-Hamt
1,140 workers
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Largest filing this month Lear 67 workers

Monthly Trend

Monthly avg: 651/mo

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Workers by year

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

2026 YTD
6,496
2025
2024

Closure vs. Layoff

Closures — 55% Layoffs — 45%
55%
45%

Top Employers Filing in Michigan

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About This Data

Michigan 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 Michigan workforce agency. Filings through Oct 8, 2026. View source data at Michigan workforce agency →

WARN Act rules in Michigan

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

61%

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

Measured across 103 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
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

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 Michigan 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 39 percent figure shows is that the 60 days people expect is not what they typically get.

Source: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity. Checked 2026-08-10. Plain-language summary, not legal advice. State legislatures amend these rules; confirm the current text before relying on it.

Recent Michigan Filings

All Closures Layoffs 202620252024
CompanyCityTypeWorkersEffectiveRecorded
as UST HealthProof Detroit
160 West Fort St., 5th Floor, Detroit, MI 48226
 Layoff 53 2026-12-01
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-10-08
 2026-10-08
Lear Sterling Heights
6450 Dobry Drive, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
 Closure 67 2026-11-09
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-10-08
 2026-10-08
Dakkota Integrated Systems Lansing
16130 Grove Road, Lansing, MI 48906
 Closure 67 2026-12-31
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-09-09
 2026-09-09
Trinity Health Livonia
20555 Victor Parkway, Livonia, MI 48152
 Layoff 557
larger than 97% of filings
 2026-10-25
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-09-03
 2026-09-03
Niagara Bottling Plymouth
8835 General Drive, Plymouth, MI 48170
 Closure 86 2026-10-31
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-31
 2026-08-31
Kern J.G. Enterprise Sterling Heights
44044 Merrill Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48314
 Layoff 156 2026-08-17
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-28
 2026-08-28
Rugged Liner Owosso
951 Aiken St., Owosso, MI 48867; 200 Universal Drive, Owosso, MI 48867
 Closure 90 2027-03-19
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-26
 2026-08-26
SMBC Not Provided
JeniusBank (digital banking)
 Layoff 1 2026-10-09
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-17
 2026-08-17
General Motors Lansing
General Motors, LLC -- Lansing Grand River Assembly/Stamping 920 Townsend Street Lansing, MI 48933; General Motors, LLC -- Lansing Regional Stamping 8175 Millett Highway Lansing, MI 48917
 Layoff 350
larger than 95% of filings
 2027-01-14
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-08-12
 2026-08-12
Compass Group USA / Morrison Healthcare Cheboygan
748 S. Main St., Cheboygan, MI 49721; 1 McLaren Drive, Grand Blanc, MI 48439; 2900 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48910; 1375 N. Maine St., Lapeer, MI 48446; 416 Connable Ave., Petoskey, MI 49770
 Layoff 168 2026-09-25
Agency source
Recorded: 2026-07-30
 2026-07-30
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