The WARN act was enacted in 1989 to help employees and communities of large employers prepare for mass layoffs. The major requirement is the 60 days warning notice. However, the warn act notice requirements are only mandatory for organizations of 100 or more employees. The 100 employees is defined only by those are employed directly by the company, have worked for more than 6 months in the past 12 months, and worked 20 or more hours per week. Violation of the 60 day warning may require a company to pay employees salary equal to the number of days where no warning was given, up to 60 days.