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Nebraska has enacted LB 921, approved by the governor on April 14, 2026, creating the Nebraska Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the “Nebraska WARN Act”) for plant closures and mass layoffs and the Health Care Staffing Agency Registration Act for health care agencies and platforms serving Nebraska facilities. Key operative dates begin July 18, 2026 for the WARN requirements and July 1, 2027 for the staffing program.

Nebraska WARN Act: Overview

The Nebraska WARN Act requires covered employers with 100 or more employees, not including part-time employees, to provide at least 90 days’ advance written notice before a covered plant closing or mass layoff at a single site, which is a longer timeline than the federal WARN Act’s 60‑day notice period. The state notice must be provided to the affected employees or their representatives and to the Nebraska Department of Labor (“NDOL”).

The Nebraska WARN Act’s notice content and visibility requirements are more expansive than federal WARN Act obligations. Unlike the federal law, the Nebraska WARN Act requires the notice to include job titles and names of affected employees, and copies of or online access to applicable handbooks and personnel policies. The notice provided to the NDOL also must include the addresses of the affected employees. Employers must post the notice at the site in languages spoken by at least 5% of the workforce.

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