At the beginning of the Great Recession, the U.S. automobile industry

QUESTION

At the beginning of the Great Recession, the U.S. automobile industry was in serious trouble. Automakers closed plants and laid off thousands of workers. What law required them to inform employees of planned layoffs and plant closings?

A) 2003 Sarbanes-Oxley Act
B) 1974 Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
C) 1985 Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
D) 1988 Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification Act
E) 1991 Civil Rights Act

ANSWER

Answer: D
Explanation: D) This law requires organizations with 100 or more employees to give 60 days’ notice for mass layoffs and plant closings.