WARN Act filings filed with the Rhode Island workforce agency.
Last updated: Aug 31, 2026 · Showing last 24 months
Rhode Island has recorded 16 WARN filings over the past 24 months, affecting 12,087 workers across 12 companies. The most active filer is UNFI with 3 filings. Most filings are concentrated in Providence, Lincoln, and Woonsocket. Of these, 5 involved facility closures and 8 were layoff events. Filing dates range from Sep 25, 2024 through Jun 26, 2026. Employers provided an average of 69 days notice before the effective date.
If your employer filed a WARN notice in Rhode Island, 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 Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island 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.
Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island workforce agency. Filings through Jun 26, 2026. View source data at Rhode Island workforce agency →
Rhode Island has no separate state layoff notice statute. Employers here follow the federal WARN Act, which sets the floor in every state.
81%
of Rhode Island employers gave the full 60 days notice
Measured across 16 filings where both the notice date and the layoff date are on record. Median 63 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 Rhode Island 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 19 percent figure shows is that the 60 days people expect is not what they typically get.
Source: Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conduent | United States | 1 | 2026-08-28 | 2026-06-26 | |
| Ideal US Talent Systems Worker OpCo | Minneapolis | 9,891 larger than 99% of filings |
2026-07-01 | 2026-05-01 | |
| Allied Group | Cumberland | Closure | 154 | 2026-05-25 | 2026-03-26 |
| Northeast Transportation Services | Pawtucket | Closure | 52 | 2026-05-09 | 2026-03-19 |
| EaglePicher | East Greenwich | Closure | 38 | 2026-03-15 | 2026-01-13 |
| UNFI | Lincon | Layoff | 2 | 2025-11-14 | 2025-09-10 |
| Hotel Viking | Newport | Layoff | 105 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-08-29 |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals | Providence | Layoff | 125 | 2025-08-05 | 2025-06-06 |
| UNFI | Lincoln | Closure | 20 | 2025-05-23 | 2025-03-20 |
| CVS Health | Woonsocket | Layoff | 796 larger than 98% of filings |
2025-01-25 | 2024-11-25 |
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