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West Virginia has recorded 32 WARN filings over the past 24 months, affecting 3,479 workers across 24 companies. The most active filer is Civil with 7 filings. Most filings are concentrated in Lorado, Kincaid, and Davis. Of these, 7 involved facility closures and 24 were layoff events. Filing dates range from Oct 17, 2024 through Aug 19, 2026. The average recorded date gap is 59 days for measurable filings; this does not establish notice received or legal compliance. The five largest employers account for 60 percent of the 3,479 workers affected in this window, led by Greenbriar Minerals with 530.

Last 24 Months

Workers Affected
3,479
Filings
32
Companies Affected
24
Avg Workers / Filing
108
Top Employer
Greenbriar Minerals
530 workers
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Monthly Trend

Monthly avg: 144/mo

Top Cities

Workers by year

The current year is incomplete; these totals are not a like-for-like growth comparison.

2026 YTD
1,268
2025
2024

Closure vs. Layoff

Closures — 23% Layoffs — 77%
23%
77%

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About This Data

West Virginia follows the federal WARN Act with no additional state-level requirements. All data on this page is sourced from official filings published by the West Virginia workforce agency. Filings through Aug 19, 2026. View source data at West Virginia workforce agency →

WARN Act rules in West Virginia

West Virginia has no separate state layoff notice statute. Employers here follow the federal WARN Act, which sets the floor in every state.

48%

of measured filings have a recorded date gap of at least 60 days

Measured across 31 filings where both the notice date and the layoff date are on record. Median 59 days. This does not determine legal compliance or notice received by workers.

Notice required
60 days
Employers covered
100 or more employees, under federal WARN.
What triggers notice
A plant closing affecting 50 or more employees at a single site in 30 days, or a mass layoff of 500 or more, or 50 to 499 if they are at least 33 percent of the site workforce.
Administered by
WorkForce West Virginia

What the federal standard means here

Federal WARN requires 60 days written notice before a covered plant closing or mass layoff, and reaches employers with 100 or more employees.

Because West Virginia adds no state requirement, a layoff below those thresholds can be entirely lawful with no notice at all, and will not appear in the filings on this page. What WARN does not cover.

Why short notice is not automatically a violation

WARN allows reduced notice for unforeseeable business circumstances, faltering companies seeking capital, and natural disasters. An employer relying on one of those has to say so in the notice. What the 52 percent figure shows is that the 60 days people expect is not what they typically get.

Source: WorkForce West Virginia. Checked 2026-08-10. Plain-language summary, not legal advice. State legislatures amend these rules; confirm the current text before relying on it.

Recent West Virginia Filings

All Closures Layoffs 202620252024
CompanyCityTypeWorkersEffectiveRecorded
ECM Energy Services Bridgeport Layoff 200 2026-10-18
Recorded: 2026-08-19
2026-08-19
Eagle Horizon Resources Ashford Closure 71 2026-10-11
Recorded: 2026-08-11
2026-08-11
Felman Production Letart Closure 98 2026-09-13
Recorded: 2026-07-13
2026-07-13
Conduent Commercial Solutions Not Provided Layoff 6 2026-08-28
Recorded: 2026-06-26
2026-06-26
SMBC Not Provided Layoff 1 2026-08-03
Recorded: 2026-06-04
2026-06-04
Greenbrier Minerals Lorado Layoff 71 2026-06-28
Recorded: 2026-05-29
2026-05-29
Mettiki Coal Davis Closure 92 2026-05-31
Recorded: 2026-04-01
2026-04-01
Greenbriar Minerals Lorado Layoff 530
larger than 97% of filings
2026-04-14
Recorded: 2026-02-13
2026-02-13
Mettiki Coal Davis Closure 199 2026-04-01
Recorded: 2026-01-29
2026-01-29
WVU Research Morgantown Layoff 507
larger than 97% of filings
2025-10-30
Recorded: 2025-08-21
2025-08-21
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