How to read a Texas WARN record
A WARN record can help you understand an employer’s plans. Compare it with the original listing and anything you received directly.
Keep the three dates separate
TWC lists a notice date, a received date and an effective layoff date. They can differ. The directory filters by notice date, and each record page shows all three.
Missing or implausible dates are flagged. A short or negative gap between dates doesn’t establish a legal violation by itself.
Check what the count includes
Counts can change, and several rows may describe different sites or overlapping announcements. TWC’s files don’t reliably identify which rows are amendments, so totals can include some overlap.
We remove exact duplicates across annual files by comparing all eight public fields. Each source occurrence stays traceable. Changed rows remain separate unless a correction is documented.
Know what’s missing
These TWC files don’t include individual notice PDFs, affected job titles, industry codes or a consistent distinction between layoffs and closures. Those details remain unknown.
Federal WARN has coverage rules and exceptions. This list doesn’t cover every job loss in Texas. An employer’s absence from it doesn’t mean no layoffs occurred.