Bills Seek to Expand Training Opportunities to Certain Laid Off Employees

Two pending bills (A1923 and S976) seek to provide employees who have (or should have) received notice under New Jersey’s WARN Act (the Millville Dallas Airmotive Plant Job Loss Notification Act ) with additional job training opportunities, such as being permitted to enroll without payment of tuition in a job training course regardless of any classroom space restrictions. On October 14, the Assembly Labor Committee reported favorably on the Assembly’s version of the bill. Similar bills were introduced in the 213th legislative session, but failed to pass.