Mass Layoffs, Reductions in Force and Plant Closings: District of Columbia
Federal law and guidance on this subject should be reviewed together with this section.
Authors: Stuart R. Buttrick and Tareen Zafrullah, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Summary
- Contractors that employ 25 or more workers may need to show cause before terminating those individuals during the first 90 days of being awarded a contract. See Displaced Workers Protection.
- Employers of Career and Educational Services employees and individuals appointed to the Excepted and Legal Services are required to adhere to the District of Columbia's procedures concerning reductions-in-force. See Reductions in Force Procedures.