Expands employment definitions, removes employer notice exclusions, and mandates severance pay for plant closings, relocations, or mass layoffs.

This bill amends the labor law to include part-time employees in employment definitions and expand the definition of employer. It removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for facility closings. The bill also removes discretionary reductions in penalties for employers for certain notice requirement violations related to mass layoffs, relocations, or employment loss. It eliminates the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for employees experiencing employment loss.

Expands employment definitions, removes employer notice exclusions, and mandates severance pay for plant closings, relocations, or mass layoffs.

This bill amends the labor law to include part-time employees in employment definitions and expand the definition of employer. It removes certain exclusions for employer notice requirements for facility closings. The bill also removes discretionary reductions in penalties for employers for certain notice requirement violations related to mass layoffs, relocations, or employment loss. It eliminates the maximum time period for determining back pay and other liabilities for employees experiencing employment loss.