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California WARN notices

As of Nov 15, 2026, California WARN notices in 2026 list 1,261 layoffs and closures at 507 employers, covering 69,784 workers.Updated

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Notices in 2026

1,261

Workers affected in 2026

69,784

Notices in November 2026

32

Notices and workers affected, last 12 months

Notices010020032Workers affected05,00010K15K1,115Dec2025Jan2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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2026

  1. 1Los Angeles50
  2. 2Oakland26
  3. 3San Diego20
  4. 4San Francisco17
  5. 5Sunnyvale15
  6. 6Santa Clara12

California WARN notices

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California WARN rules in brief

  1. California's WARN Act covers an establishment that employed 75 or more people, full or part time, at any point in the past 12 months.

    Sources: leginfo.legislature.ca.govedd.ca.gov, checked Nov 15, 2026

  2. The employer must give at least 60 days' notice before a mass layoff of 50 or more workers within 30 days, a plant closure of any size, or a relocation of 100 miles or more.

    Sources: leginfo.legislature.ca.govedd.ca.gov, checked Nov 15, 2026

  3. The notice goes to the affected employees, the Employment Development Department (EDD), the local workforce development board, and the chief elected official of each city and county involved.

    Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked Nov 15, 2026

  4. EDD publishes the notices it receives in its WARN report: the latest report as a spreadsheet and earlier fiscal years as PDF files.

    Source: edd.ca.gov, checked Nov 15, 2026

  5. New for 2026: SB 617 (Chapter 229, Statutes of 2025), in effect since January 1, 2026, requires the notice to say whether the employer will arrange services for laid-off workers through the local workforce development board, another entity, or not at all. The notice must also describe CalFresh food benefits and give an employer contact email and phone number.

    Sources: leginfo.legislature.ca.govedd.ca.govleginfo.legislature.ca.gov (2), checked Nov 15, 2026

This is a summary, not legal advice; the statute is linked.

Source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked Nov 15, 2026

Browse by month

  1. Nov 202632
  2. Oct 2026104
  3. Sep 2026125
  4. Aug 2026130
  5. Jul 202684
  6. Jun 2026133
  7. May 2026111
  8. Apr 2026165
  9. Mar 2026121
  10. Feb 2026115
  11. Jan 2026141
  12. Dec 202541

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Questions about California layoffs

Which companies have recently announced layoffs in California?
As of Nov 15, 2026, the newest California WARN notices are from Wright Tree Service of the West, Inc. (Nov 9, 2026). In the last 30 days, California WARN notices list 102 layoffs and closures at 56 employers, covering 8,324 workers.Wright Tree Service of the West, Inc.
Where can I find layoff information in California?
California publishes the WARN notices employers file with it on its own WARN list. NewsIntel lists every California notice on record on this page, newest first, with the employer, city and workers, and links each one to that list; the newest was filed Nov 9, 2026. WARN covers larger layoffs and closures only, so smaller cuts are not on these lists.California WARN listAll California notices on NewsIntel
What is a WARN notice?
A WARN notice is the advance notice of a mass layoff or plant closure that the federal WARN Act requires: employers with 100 or more full-time workers must give it 60 days ahead to the workers and to the state. Some states set stricter rules of their own, and each state publishes the notices it receives on its WARN list.