Maryland Enacts Mandatory State WARN Act Requirements and Imposes Additional Employer Obligations and Penalties By Robert R. Niccolini & Patrick T. Wilson on May 21, 2020 Email this postTweet this postLike this postShare this post on LinkedIn In a move that could impact many Maryland employers, the Maryland General Assembly has made a major change to the state’s version of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act or its “mini-WARN” law.