A. Written Notice of Layoff. Employers shall provide laid-off employees written notice of layoff, either in person or to the laid-off employee’s last-known address, and by text and email to the extent the employer possesses such information. Such notice shall be provided at the time of layoff or within twenty days of the effective date of this chapter if the layoff took place before such date. Employers shall provide notice to each laid-off employee in a language understood by the laid-off employee. Written notices of layoff required pursuant to this section shall include the following:

B. Retention of Records. Employers shall retain the following records for at least two years for each laid-off employee: the employee’s full legal name; the employee’s job classification at the time of separation from employment; the employee’s date of hire; the employee’s last known address of residence; the employee’s last known email address; the employee’s last known telephone number; and a copy of the written notice of layoff provided to the employee. For the purposes of this subsection, the two-year retention period shall be measured from the date of the written notice of layoff required pursuant to this section.