{"data":{"id":"us/20-cfr-682.305","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"20 CFR 682.305","heading":"How does the Department define the term “mass layoff” for the purposes of rapid response?","body":"For the purposes of rapid response, the term “mass layoff” used throughout this subpart will have occurred when at least one of the following conditions have been met:\n(a) A layoff meets the State's definition of mass layoff, as long as the definition does not exceed a minimum threshold of 50 affected workers;\n(b) Where a State has not defined a minimum threshold for mass layoff meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, layoffs affecting 50 or more workers; or\n(c) When a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act notice has been filed, regardless of the number of workers affected by the layoff announced.","path":["Title 20—Employees' Benefits","CHAPTER V—EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","PART 682—STATEWIDE ACTIVITIES UNDER TITLE I OF THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT","Subpart C—Rapid Response Activities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-20.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:45Z","sha256":"8add651c2efd5159829437b75862c1da4501bf987bc1d4ca19a89900c868937b","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/20-cfr-682.302","next":"us/20-cfr-682.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}