With Many Major Company Layoffs, Here's What You Should Know About the WARN Act in Illinois

"A WARN notice is required when a business with 100 or more full-time workers is laying off at least 50 people at

Akorn Operating Co., which is based in the northeastern Illinois city of Gurnee, told its 400 workers last month that it planned to file for bankruptcy and they would be laid off within 24 hours,. CEO Douglas Boothe told employees in a video that the company's leaders decided on the move after failing to find a buyer for the company.

A spokesperson for the Illinois Department of Labor said the agency is investigating the situation because Akorn didn’t file the required 60-day notice of mass layoffs or plant closures.

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