# 119-hr-5761: Fair Warning Act of 2025

119-hr-5761, Fair Warning Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5761
- Congress: 119
- Title: Fair Warning Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Labor and Employment
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expanded WARN coverage and public transparency** would require broader, site-based employer notice rules, create a public Department of Labor WARN database, and strengthen enforcement around layoffs and site closings. It would expand who counts as an affected employee, require coordination with rapid-response and labor-management committees, and clarify which employer, contractor, or parent entity can bear notice obligations. - Workers would get earlier and clearer notices and a government benefits guide. The bill covers full- and part-time employees and treats a mass layoff as 10 or more workers at a site or 250 overall. - Employers would face clearer thresholds and shared liability rules. The rule would apply to businesses with 50 or more employees or at least $2 million in annual payroll and specifies when affiliated entities must provide notices or share responsibility. - States, local governments, and employees would gain new data and enforcement tools. Notices must go into a searchable DOL WARN database and enforcement allows private and public suits with a four-year statute of limitations and liquidated damages capped at 90 days.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Stronger penalties for layoff notice violations: benefit, high. If an employer broke the notice rules, you could seek back pay for each calendar day of violation, up to 90 days. The cap would add extra days if you were on parental, family, or medical leave during the violation, or your leave was cut short. You could also seek liquidated damages equal to 30 days…
- More workers get layoff notice rights: benefit, medium. If enacted, more employers would be covered. Businesses with 50 or more workers, or at least $2,000,000 in payroll, would need to follow these rules. A mass layoff would be 10 or more at one site in 90 days, or 250 or more across the company; a site closing would be 5 or more at a site in 30 days.…
- Short-time pay for temporary layoffs: benefit, medium. For temporary layoffs or closings, employers would need to give written notice with a recall date under 90 days and start short‑time compensation. They would have to keep short‑time pay going until recall. By the recall date, they would need to bring you back for at least 90 days, extend the tempor…
- Longer layoff notice and public alerts: benefit, low. This bill would make employers wait 90 days after giving written notice before a site closing or mass layoff. They would have to notify each affected worker or union, the Labor Department, the Governor, and the local chief official, and post a notice at work. The Labor Department would keep a publi…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-5761 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5761)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5761 (as of 2026-04-21).