california_warn_expanded_2020-03-16: 3801

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
3801	Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.	['5800 Coliseum Way', ' Oakland', ', CA', ' 94621']	Oakland	78	3/9/20	Employer did not State	The International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 39 (IUOE)337 Valencia StreetSan Francisco, CA, 94103The Service Employees International Union, United Healthcare Workers-West (SEIU-UHW)560 Thomas L. Berkley WayOakland, CA, 94612The Office and Professional Employees International Union, Local 29 (OPEIU)7677 Oakport Street Suite 480Oakland, CA, 94621	City of Oakland Community and Economic Development	1/10/20	Closure	Yes	Employer did not State	{'Apprentice Stationary Engineer': 1, 'Asst Mgr Drug Distribution': 1, 'Chief Engineer': 1, 'Drug Clerk': 5, 'Mgr Drug Distribution Center': 1, 'Mgr Training': 1, 'Pharmacy Ops Office Supv': 1, 'Procurement Specialist I': 1, 'Sr Clerk G6': 1, 'Sr Financial Analyst': 1, 'Sr Procurement Specialist': 1, 'Stationary Engineer': 3, 'Stock Replenish Clerk BerkOnly': 5, 'Supv Operations': 3, 'Warehouse Person': 44, 'Warehouse Person Lead': 7, None: None}