california_warn_expanded_2020-03-16: 3186

Big Local News is collecting and updating WARN (layoff/furlough) notices from state government sites and is processing the data to make it more useable. So far, we are collecting and updating daily or weekly data from 36 states. A federal law -- the WARN Act (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act) requires companies with more than 100 employees to give 60 days notice of any layoff, closure or furlough and 17 states have their own similar statutes. This data provides much more granularity into the types of jobs being lost and the companies that are furloughing workers, or that plan to close completely. A key note is that "unforeseen business circumstances" can mean that a company doesn't have to provide 60 days notice. For example, California has lifted that level of notice for its state version, or mini-WARN Act. Nonetheless, even though the advance time limit is flexible, companies still have to submit. Please cite the WARN data as collected by Big Local News. California data can be cited as collected and processed by Stanford journalism student Vanessa Ochavillo. This project includes a general README, a more specific README for California and a more specific file layout README that details the fields by state. Some states are missing but we are working to obtain the data or build scrapers. If you are interested in contributing, please let us know at biglocalnews@stanford.edu.

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rowid	name	address	city	num_employees_affected	layoff_date	union	union_rep_info	local_workforce_investment_area	date_notice_received	layoff_or_closure	severance	bumping_rights	jobs
3186	InDyne, Inc.	['105 13th St., Bldg 6525', ' Vandenberg AFB', ', CA', ' 93437']	Vandenberg AFB	541	3/31/15	No	IBEW Local 413100 Thomas Rd.Buellton, CA, 93427Teamsteres Local 9861198 Durfee Ave.South El Monte, CA, 91733	Santa Barbara County	1/26/15	Layoff	Employer did not State	No	{'Accountant I': 1, 'Accountant III': 1, 'Administrative Logistics Specialist': 2, 'Alternate Comsec Responsible Officer': 2, 'Analyst': 1, 'Aplpications Develpoer': 4, 'Base Comm Engineering/Installations Branch Supervisor': 1, 'Base Comm Support Engineer': 4, 'Benefits Specialist': 1, 'Business Operations Analyst': 2, 'Business Operations Director': 1, 'Buyer': 2, 'Cert Instrumentation Controller': 1, 'Certified Air Controller': 5, 'Certified Arsr Radar Technician': 2, 'Certified Command Controller': 2, 'Client Support Admin Lead': 1, 'Client Support Adminstrator': 2, 'CM Librarian Analyst': 1, 'CM Software Analyst': 1, 'Communcations Maint Tech A': 1, 'Communcations Maint Tech B': 1, 'Communications & Info Director': 1, 'Computer Operator Specialist': 6, 'Computer Systems Analyst': 1, 'Config Mgmt Dept manager': 1, 'Configuration Management Analyst': 3, 'Contract Administrator': 4, 'Contract Specialist': 1, 'Control Monitor': 5, 'CT Sites Department Manager': 1, 'Data Entry Clerk': 1, 'Data Management Analyst I': 1, 'Data Management Analyst II': 1, 'Data Management Analyst III': 1, 'Data Transfer Section Supervisor': 1, 'Database Administrator': 1, 'Deputy C&I Director': 1, 'Deputy Program Manager': 1, 'Deputy SYS O&M Director': 1, 'Director Mission Assurance': 1, 'DMS Branch Supervsor': 1, 'Drafter IV': 2, 'Employment Specialist': 1, 'Enironmental Engineer': 1, 'Enterprise IT Dept Manager': 1, 'Enviro Health & Safety Specialist': 3, 'Enviro Health & Safety Supervisor': 1, 'Executive Assistant': 1, 'Executive Staff/project Engineer': 1, None: None}