Southwest Airlines Layoffs - WARN Act Notices
Southwest Airlines has a WARN Act filing history stretching from November 2019 to March 2021, with 12 notices affecting 567 employees in total. Filings are concentrated in New Jersey (3) and Oklahoma (2), with additional notices across 7 other states. All classified notices are layoffs. The largest single filing affected 118 employees in Dallas, NJ (November 2019). 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 (4)
This page aggregates WARN Act notices filed under 4 related names:
- Southwest Airlines
- Southwest Airlines Co
- Southwest Airlines Co.
- Southwest Airlines, Co.
Layoff History
Employees affected over time
All WARN Act Notices
| Location | Effective Date | Employees | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | Mar 15, 2021 | 27 | layoff |
| SeaTac, WA | Mar 15, 2021 | 42 | layoff |
| Milwaukee, WI | Jan 25, 2021 | 18 | layoff |
| Oklahoma City, OK | Dec 4, 2020 | 41 | layoff |
| Multiple Locations, MO | Dec 3, 2020 | — | layoff |
| Unknown, HI | Dec 3, 2020 | — | layoff |
| Dallas, NJ | Nov 3, 2019 | 118 | layoff |
| Dallas, NJ | Nov 2, 2019 | 118 | layoff |
| Dallas, NJ | Nov 2, 2019 | 118 | layoff |
| Portland, OR | N/A | 85 | layoff |
| Unknown, AZ | N/A | — | layoff |
| Oklahoma CityOklahoma City, OK | N/A | — | layoff |
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