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McKeon Irate At DoL WARN Act Guidance

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, July 31st, 2012

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House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) yesterday released an angry response shortly after the Department of Labor issued guidance saying federal contractors, including Defense Department contractors, did not have to provide Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices 60 days before any contract termination or reduction if sequestration kicked in Jan. 2. "Instead of working to bring his party in the Senate to the negotiating table to resolve sequestration, the President is focused on preventing advance notice to…

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