Q: closing business, how much notice do I have to give employees?
A:
It depends on the size of the business. Generally, at will employees are not entitled to any forward notice of your intent to terminate them. However, certain business large enough to fall under the Cal-WARN statute requires a defined amount of advanced notice of the closing or mass layoff of employees, given to both the employees and to the local government. Take a look here for more information on the WARN and Cal-Warn statutes: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Cal-WARNAct.html
It would be a good idea for you to work with an employer-side employment attorney to manage the layoff of all employees to avoid creating additional business risk to you.
Good luck to you.
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