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TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senators Stephen M. Sweeney and Joseph V. Doria, Jr., which would require certain larger companies to give pre-notification of certain plant closings and mass layoffs received final legislative approval today in the Senate by a vote of 24 to 12.

“When an employer resorts to cost-saving measures like plant closings and mass layoffs, they’re saying the bottom line is more important than the livelihood of their workers,” said Senator Sweeney, D-Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem, the Chair of the Senate Labor Committee. “Unfortunately, though, layoffs are part of the reality of the business world. However, with his bill, we’re ensuring that New Jersey’s employers provide fair warning, rather than blindsiding their employees, many of whom may not be ready to change course in their careers at the drop of a hat.”

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Stephen M. Sweeney which would require certain larger companies to give pre-notification of certain plant closings and mass layoffs was unanimously approved today by the Senate Labor Committee.

“When an employer resorts to cost-saving measures like plant closings and mass layoffs, they’re saying the bottom line is more important than the livelihood of their workers,” said Senator Sweeney, D-Gloucester, Cumberland and Salem, the Chair of the Senate Labor Committee. “Unfortunately, though, layoffs are part of the reality of the business world. However, with his bill, we’re ensuring that New Jersey’s employers provide fair warning, rather than blindsiding their employees, many of whom may not be ready to change course in their careers at the drop of a hat.”