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Headcount

Lines they are about to cross.

Every one of these numbers turns on a federal obligation the day it is hit. Four of your clients get there on hires they have already signed.

15

Title VII · ADA · GINA

Federal discrimination and accommodation duties attach. Accommodation becomes a documented, interactive process.

20

COBRA · ADEA

Continuation coverage on every qualifying event, with election notices on a clock. Age protections begin at 40.

50

FMLA · ACA employer mandate · EEO-1

Job-protected leave, affordable coverage or a penalty per full-time employee, and annual demographic reporting.

100

WARN · EEO-1 full filing

Advance written notice before a mass layoff or plant closing. Sixty days, in writing, or you pay for the days you missed.

Where your clients sit today

Sorted by how close they are, with signed hires counted in.

  • 14

    +2 signed

    Halcyon Dental Group

    Crosses on hires already signed

    Dental, 4 practices · TN

    1

    16 on the books puts them past 15

  • 18

    +3 signed

    Arcline Fabrication

    Crosses on hires already signed

    Metal fabrication · TN, AL, GA

    Already in Title VII, ADA, GINA

    2

    21 on the books puts them past 20

  • 47

    +6 signed

    Bellwether Provisions

    Crosses on hires already signed

    Specialty grocery, 3 locations · TN, KY

    Already in Title VII, ADA, GINA, COBRA, ADEA

    3

    53 on the books puts them past 50

  • 96

    +9 signed

    Verdant Field Services

    Crosses on hires already signed

    Commercial landscaping · TN

    Already in Title VII, ADA, GINA, COBRA, ADEA, FMLA, ACA employer mandate, EEO-1

    4

    105 on the books puts them past 100

  • 63

    +4 signed

    Meridian Energy Partners

    Energy consulting · TN, TX, CO, CA · SA, AE entities

    Already in Title VII, ADA, GINA, COBRA, ADEA, FMLA, ACA employer mandate, EEO-1

    37

    37 more people and WARN applies

  • 112

    Ostrich & Vine Hospitality

    Restaurant group · TN

    Already in Title VII, ADA, GINA, COBRA, ADEA, FMLA, ACA employer mandate, EEO-1, WARN, EEO-1 full filing

    Past every line

    WARN applies. Sixty days of written notice before a mass layoff, or you pay for the days you missed.

How this screen works

Where the numbers come from

  • Headcount comes from each client's roster, and signed hires with a future start date are counted separately.
  • The four thresholds are federal employee-count triggers, checked against current law in August 2026.
  • A client is flagged the moment their signed hires alone would carry them over, which is usually weeks before anyone notices.

What it will not do

  • Counting rules vary. FMLA counts a 20-week test and the ACA averages full-time equivalents, so a client sitting within two or three of a line needs you to look, not this page.
  • State thresholds are not on this screen yet. They differ by state and would need to be built one at a time.
  • This is not legal advice and it does not pretend to be. It tells you where to point your attention.