CA AB1543

Requires employers to provide 60 days' written notice before ordering a mass layoff, relocation, or termination at a covered establishment to affected employees, the Employment Development Department, local workforce investment boards, and chief elected officials of affected cities and counties.

Mandates the Employment Development Department to forward copies of mass layoff notices to the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development upon receipt.

Requires both the Employment Development Department and the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development to post mass layoff notices on their respective Internet websites.

Exempts employers from providing notice if a mass layoff, relocation, or termination is necessitated by a physical calamity or act of war.

Notice must include all elements required by the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (29 U.S.C. Sec. 2101 et seq.).