It is the sense of Congress that an employer who is not required to comply with the notice requirements of section 2102 of this title should, to the extent possible, provide notice to its employees about a proposal to close a plant or permanently reduce its workforce. ( Pub. L. 100–379, § 7 , Aug. 4, 1988 , 102 Stat. 894 .) Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries Effective Date Section effective 6 months after Aug. 4, 1988 , see section 11 of Pub. L. 100–379 , set out as a note under section 2101 of this title .