Layoff notices in Aliso Viejo at a glance
Aliso Viejo employers have filed 29 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 1,930 workers. The most recent notice is dated Feb 18, 2025. 5 of the notices show fewer than 60 days between notice and effective date outside the 2020 COVID window; the 60-day rule explains what that gap can mean for the workers involved.
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29 notices, 1,930 workers. Filter by year in the table below.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STAAR Surgical Company | Feb 18, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and its subsidiary | Nov 14, 2024 | Mar 7, 2025 | 10 | Closure, permanent | 113 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Oct 24, 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 109 | Layoff, permanent | 68 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Aug 15, 2022 | Oct 14, 2022 | 16 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Leisure Sports Hospitality | May 4, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | 72 | Closure, temporary | 4 days after effective date |
| Clearedge Lending | Apr 27, 2020 | Apr 27, 2020 | 11 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| YMCA Child Care | Mar 20, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 837 | Closure, temporary | 11 COVID order |
| Dita Inc | Apr 15, 2020 | Apr 5, 2020 | 20 | Layoff, temporary | 10 days after effective date |
| O.P.H Laguna Hills, Inc. dba The Original Pancake House | Mar 19, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 42 | Closure, temporary | 1 COVID order |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Nov 20, 2019 | Jan 20, 2020 | 140 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Quest Software, Inc. | Aug 28, 2019 | Nov 1, 2019 | 54 | Layoff, permanent | 65 |
| NC Interactive, LLC | Sep 13, 2018 | Sep 13, 2018 | 52 | Layoff, type not stated | 0 under 60 |
| Carbine, LLC | Sep 6, 2018 | Sep 13, 2018 | 47 | Layoff, type not stated | 7 under 60 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Jul 9, 2018 | Sep 10, 2018 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Feb 12, 2018 | Apr 16, 2018 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Nov 16, 2017 | Jan 15, 2018 | 73 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | May 18, 2017 | Jul 17, 2017 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | May 10, 2017 | Jul 10, 2017 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Ambry Genetics Corporation | May 11, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | 99 | Layoff, permanent | 50 under 60 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Mar 1, 2017 | May 1, 2017 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| iHeartMedia, Inc. | Jan 26, 2017 | Apr 4, 2017 | 72 | Closure, permanent | 68 |
| Rakuten Commerce LLC, dba | Jan 10, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | 73 | Closure, permanent | 80 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Nov 3, 2016 | Jan 3, 2017 | 20 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| QLogic Corporation | Aug 17, 2016 | Oct 17, 2016 | 69 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| NC Interactive, LLC | Mar 10, 2016 | Mar 11, 2016 | 11 | Layoff, permanent | 1 under 60 |
| Carbine, LLC | Mar 10, 2016 | May 13, 2016 | 18 | Layoff, type not stated | 64 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | Oct 16, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | 9 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Fluor Enterprises, Inc. | Jan 28, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Carbine, LLC | Oct 22, 2014 | Oct 24, 2014 | 60 | Layoff, type not stated | 2 under 60 |
Largest layoffs in Aliso Viejo since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| YMCA Child Care | 1 | 837 | Mar 20, 2020 |
| Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 4 | 338 | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Carbine, LLC | 3 | 125 | Sep 6, 2018 |
| Ambry Genetics Corporation | 1 | 99 | May 11, 2017 |
| Rakuten Commerce LLC, dba | 1 | 73 | Jan 10, 2017 |
| Leisure Sports Hospitality | 1 | 72 | May 4, 2020 |
| iHeartMedia, Inc. | 1 | 72 | Jan 26, 2017 |
| QLogic Corporation | 1 | 69 | Aug 17, 2016 |
| NC Interactive, LLC | 2 | 63 | Sep 13, 2018 |
| Quest Software, Inc. | 1 | 54 | Aug 28, 2019 |
| O.P.H Laguna Hills, Inc. dba The Original Pancake House | 1 | 42 | Mar 19, 2020 |
| Marvell Semiconductor, Inc. | 7 | 34 | Jul 9, 2018 |
| Dita Inc | 1 | 20 | Apr 15, 2020 |
| Clearedge Lending | 1 | 11 | Apr 27, 2020 |
| Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and its subsidiary | 1 | 10 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| Fluor Enterprises, Inc. | 1 | 6 | Jan 28, 2015 |
| STAAR Surgical Company | 1 | 5 | Feb 18, 2025 |
Aliso Viejo by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2022-2023 | 2 | 0 | 125 |
| 2019-2020 | 7 | 3 | 1,176 |
| 2018-2019 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
| 2017-2018 | 2 | 0 | 74 |
| 2016-2017 | 8 | 2 | 336 |
| 2015-2016 | 3 | 0 | 38 |
| 2014-2015 | 2 | 0 | 66 |
Local help after a layoff in Aliso Viejo
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Aliso Viejo bring WARN back-pay claims in the Superior Court of the county, and the agency routes for the questions that usually travel with a layoff are the same statewide: unpaid final wages and vacation payout go to the Labor Commissioner, discrimination in who was selected goes to the Civil Rights Department (three years to file) or the EEOC (300 days). Our county employment law page covers the local courts, agencies and deadlines. See also all notices in the county. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.
Source: California EDD WARN reports, July 2014 to Oct 27, 2026. County and city are as stated on the notice; for 2014 to 2017 filings, where the EDD listed only a city, the county is assigned from that city. Back to the layoff tracker.
About this data: Notices come from the California Employment Development Department WARN reports (fiscal years 2014-2015 to today) and are reloaded from the EDD every Tuesday and Thursday. Employer names appear as the employer wrote them on the notice, grouped where the names clearly refer to the same company. A notice is not a finding that any law was broken. This page is general information, not legal advice about your situation.