On June 14, 2025, the Maryland Department of Labor (MDOL) reissued proposed regulations to implement the Maryland Economic Stabilization Act, which requires employers to provide notice of a mass layoff or a reduction in force in certain circumstances. The proposed regulations are intended to provide guidance on how the MDOL plans to interpret obligations under the act and enforce the act, and the public is invited to provide comment on the proposed regulations before the MDOL issues final regulations.

Quick Hits

• On June 14, 2025, the Maryland Department of Labor reissued proposed regulations for the Maryland Economic Stabilization Act, requiring employers to provide notice of mass layoffs or reductions in force.
• Maryland’s Economic Stabilization Act mandates sixty days’ written notice for mass reductions in operations, applying to employers with at least fifty employees and triggered by significant workforce reductions.
• The public has until July 14, 2025, to comment on the proposed regulations, which include new definitions for remote and telework employees and mechanisms for the Maryland Department of Labor to assist employers facing permanent reductions.

Background

Similar to the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, Maryland’s act (commonly referred to as “the Maryland Mini-WARN Act”) requires sixty days’ written notice to employees in the case of a mass reduction in operations. Previously, compliance with the act and its regulations was...

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