WARN Act notices: what it returns, and whether it works in Clay

WARN Act notices is not available in Clay. It is best for Buying signals, Content demo. Pricing: Free. Access: Free from state agencies via UI and downloads (XLSX, PDF, HTML, varying by state). No federal central database found on the DOL page. Aggregator pricing unknown..

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What does WARN Act notices return?

Official fields: not standardised nationally. State reports typically list company name, site address or city, number of employees affected, notice date and layoff or closure date, but exact columns were not confirmed for any state in this check.

What can you derive from it?

1. Site reduction: number affected at a site shows scale of a layoff. 2. Closure: a closure flag means a facility is shutting. 3. Lead time: gap between notice and effective date shows how soon change lands. 4. Repeat notices: several filings from one employer suggest a restructuring programme.

How would a GTM team use it?

1. Revenue trigger: offer outplacement, restructuring, cost reduction or facilities services to employers within days of a notice. 2. Suppression: pause growth-oriented plays to accounts that just filed. 3. Market map: chart notices by industry and state as a demand signal for cost-saving products. 4. PE screen: spot distressed operators in a niche for turnaround or carve-out acquisitions.

What are the caveats?

Not a native Clay integration as of 2026-10-17 (checked against Clay's integrations catalog). Can be called through Clay's HTTP API column where an API exists. No unified API exists, so most states need scraping or file downloads. External observation: shows a planned reduction at a site; reasons are rarely stated. Only covers events above federal or state thresholds, so smaller layoffs are missing. Company names and formats are inconsistent across states.