Employment Maintenance Act of 1980

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Employment Maintenance Act of 1980 - Requires a business concern which has assets or sales in excess of $100,000,000 to give written notice to the Secretary of Labor and to affected employees, labor organizations, and local governments whenever such concern intends to undertake a change of operations at an establishment which will result in an employment loss, during any 18-month period, to more than 15 percent of the employees at such establishment. Requires that such notice include an economic impact statement. Makes employees who accept employment with such business concerns, with knowledge that such notice has been given, ineligible for specified assistance under this Act. Requires such business concerns to give written statements of employment status to employees whose weekly wages are lowered by a specified amount or who are suspended or terminated. Stipulates that an employee will be deemed to suffer an employment loss if a business concern fails to: (1) give such a statement of employment status to an employee; or (2) include in such statement an assurance of increased wages or reinstatement. Requires a business concern which gives such assurance, yet fails to prevent such …