First Transit has a WARN Act filing history stretching from April 2005 to July 2024, with 40 notices affecting 49,864 employees in total. Filings are concentrated in New Jersey (9) and Ohio (6), with additional notices across 12 other states. Notices include 23 layoffs and 14 facility closures and 2 layoffs and 1 layoff. The largest single filing affected 44,561 employees in Columbus, OH (). There have been no new filings in the past 12 months.

Under the WARN Act (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act), employers with 100 or more employees are required to provide 60 days advance notice before conducting plant closures or mass layoffs. These notices are filed with state labor departments and are public record.

Filing Identities (3)

This page aggregates WARN Act notices filed under 3 related names:

FIRST TRANSIT INC
First Transit
First Transit, Inc.

Layoff History

Employees affected over time

All WARN Act Notices

Location	Effective Date	Employees	Type
Glen Ellyn, IL	Jul 31, 2024	49	closing
Glen Ellyn, IL	Jul 30, 2024	49	closing
Capitol Heights, MD	Jun 30, 2024	408	layoff
Newark, NJ	Apr 9, 2023	289	layoff
Newark, NJ	Apr 8, 2023	289	layoff
Newark, NJ	Apr 8, 2023	289	layoff
Tulsa, OK	Apr 4, 2023	60	layoff
Richmond, VA	Dec 1, 2022	95	layoff
Racine, WI	Jan 31, 2022	81	closure
Columbus, OH	Dec 31, 2021	114	layoff
Arlington, VA	Apr 1, 2021	68	layoff
County, NC	Sep 1, 2020	88	closure
Conshohocken, PA	Jul 31, 2020	37	closure
Seattle, WA	Oct 25, 2019	86	closure
Lawnside, NJ	Oct 19, 2019	203	layoff
Lawnside, NJ	Oct 18, 2019	203	layoff
Lawnside, NJ	Oct 18, 2019	203	layoff
Unknown, MD	Jan 1, 2019	47	closure
Unknown, MD	Jul 1, 2018	221	closure
Unknown, MD	Jul 1, 2017	77	closure
Norwich, NY	Aug 8, 2014	31	layoff
Unknown, MD	Jul 1, 2014	150	closure
Carmel, NY	Jan 28, 2014	65	closure
Egg Harbor Township, NJ	Jul 7, 2013	40	layoff
Egg Harbor Township, NJ	Jul 6, 2013	40	layoff
Egg Harbor Township, NJ	Jul 6, 2013	40	layoff
Donora, PA	Jul 1, 2013	51	layoff
Philadelphia, PA	May 24, 2013	340	layoff
Newark, OH	Jan 1, 2013	61	layoff
Long Island City, NY	Dec 19, 2012	708	closure
Hammond, IN	Jun 30, 2012	46	closure
Canandaigua, NY	Oct 20, 2010	76	closure
Sheffield, OH	Jan 16, 2010	40	layoff
Nichols, NY	Dec 31, 2008	8	closure
Toledo, OH	Sep 30, 2008	74	layoff
Elyria, OH	Apr 1, 2005	81	layoff
Columbus, OH	N/A	44,561	114
Logan, UT	N/A	100	layoff
Gresham, OR	N/A	396	layoff
Oklahoma City, OK	N/A	—	closure

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