Discount Furniture has seen sales decline in a highly competitive environment. To be able to offer a lower-cost product, management decides to close its factory in North Carolina, laying off 85 workers from the company's 465-person workforce. Under the Workers' Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, what must Discount Furniture do?

A) It must explain employment-at-will principles to the employees.
B) It must give the employees 60 days' notice before it can begin the layoffs.
C) It must provide all the employees with exit interviews.
D) It is required to seek legal advice to identify any exemptions available.
E) It must request employees' consent before releasing their job records.

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Klavern Johnson · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  Under the Workers' Adjustment Retraining and Notification Act, companies with 100 or more employees must give their employees 60 days' notice before laying off a significant portion of their workforce. In this case, Discount Furniture is laying off approximately 18% of its workforce, so it would be required to provide 60 days' notice to the affected employees before beginning the layoffs.

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