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Document Number: ERD-9646-E
Description: This form should be used to file a Business Closing/Mass Layoff Complaint.
Comments: This law applies to businesses with 50 or more employees in the State of Wisconsin. Businesses who employ fewer than 50 employees do not have to give notice of business closing or other layoffs. If the law applies, employers must give 60 days advance notice of layoffs. At least 25 employees (in some situations more) must be affected by layoffs before notice is required. For more detailed information, please refer to publication ERD-9006-P, 'Employee Rights under Wisconsin's Business Closing/Mass Layoff Law.'
Content Contact: Equal Rights Information
Document Attachments:
ERD-9646-E (Electronic Version - Word/132 KB)
ERD-9646-E (Electronic Version - pdf/143 KB)
Note: If you need this form in an alternate format, please send a message to the Content Contact listed above.
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