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9/25/2007--Introduced.<br/>Forewarn Act of 2007 - Amends the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (the Act) to redefine the terms &quot;employer,&quot; &quot;plant closing,&quot; and &quot;mass layoff&quot; for purposes of the Act to, among other things, make the Act applicable to employers of 50 or more employees (under current law, 100 employees). Requires an employer to: (1) give 90-day written notice (under current law, 60-day) to employees and appropriate state and government officials before ordering a plant closing or mass layoff; and (2) give notice of such closing or layoff to the Secretary of Labor (including the number of employees), to U.S. and state Senators and Representatives who represent the area in which the plant is located, and to the Governor of the state in which the plant is located and to the chief elected official of the unit of local government within such closing or layoff is to occur. Revises criteria used in determining whether a plant closing or mass layoff has occurred or will occur. Makes an employer who violates such notice requirements liable to the employee for two days of pay multiplied by the number of days short of the 90-days notice provided before such closing or layoff (under current law, for back pay) for each day of the violation for up to 90 days (under current law, 60 days). Authorizes the Secretary to bring a civil action on behalf of one or more employees for certain relief under the Act. Directs the Secretary to make educational materials concerning employee rights and employer responsibilities available to the general public and employers.<br/>

1192593600 2007-10-17 Fri Nov 07 01:44:00 -0600 2008 introduced 46345 'act':9,13 'amend':2 'notif':8 'adjust':5 'improv':11 'worker':4 'retrain':7 52392 official introduced 46345 'act':2 '2007':4 'forewarn':1 53374 false short action 46345 1192593600 Wed Oct 17 00:00:00 -0500 2007 133958 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. M000472 1948-09-29 2366 Rayburn House Office Building http://mchugh.house.gov/zipauth.aspx 23 202-226-0621 John 'r':4 'ny':5 '-23':6 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'mchugh':3,8,10 M 400264 McHugh John_M._McHugh M. Rep. John McHugh [R, NY-23] N00001276 7739 Republican 202-225-4611 Roman Catholic NY John McHugh 1.44 http://mchugh.house.gov/ RepJohnMcHugh T000266 1951-09-18 2238 Rayburn House Office Building http://www.house.gov/tierney/IMA/email.shtml 6 202-225-5915 John 'd':4 '-6':6 'ma':5 'rep':1 'john':2,7,9 'tierney':3,8,10 M 400407 Tierney John_F._Tierney F. Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6] N00000226 6102 Democrat 202-225-8020 MA John Tierney 2.14285714285714 http://tierney.house.gov/ action 46345 1192593600 Wed Oct 17 00:00:00 -0500 2007 133958 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. introduced 46345 1190692800 Tue Sep 25 00:00:00 -0500 2007 130295 action 46345 1190692800 Tue Sep 25 00:00:00 -0500 2007 130296 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1972) action 46345 1190692800 Tue Sep 25 00:00:00 -0500 2007 130297 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.