Layoff notices in Cerritos at a glance
Cerritos employers have filed 54 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 3,559 workers. The most recent notice is dated Sep 27, 2026. 9 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. Since the EDD began reporting industry in 2026, the sectors filing most here are Manufacturing (45 workers).
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54 notices, 3,559 workers. Filter by year in the table below.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKinley Paper and Packaging Company | Sep 27, 2026 | Nov 29, 2026 | 45 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Amazon | Jan 28, 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 | 155 | Closure, permanent | 90 |
| DJI Services LLC | Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | 61 | Layoff, permanent | 4 under 60 |
| DJI Services LLC | Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | 37 | Layoff, permanent | 4 under 60 |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific | Apr 29, 2025 | Jun 28, 2025 | 11 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| F21 OpCO, LLC dba Forever | Feb 19, 2025 | Apr 25, 2025 | 55 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | Oct 14, 2024 | Oct 18, 2024 | 64 | Layoff, permanent | 4 under 60 |
| Optum | Jul 18, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 | 157 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Zones, LLC | Jun 12, 2024 | Aug 11, 2024 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| NSI Services, Inc. | Mar 17, 2024 | May 18, 2024 | 64 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Carbon Health Medical Group | Jan 12, 2024 | Mar 12, 2024 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Carbon Health | Aug 10, 2023 | Oct 9, 2023 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Providence ExpressCare California | Nov 1, 2022 | Jan 3, 2023 | 2 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Craft Beer Guild Distributing | Oct 28, 2020 | Jan 6, 2021 | 68 | Closure, permanent | 70 |
| Eminent, Inc. | May 19, 2020 | May 4, 2020 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 15 days after effective date |
| Sheraton Cerritos At Towne Center | Jul 27, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | 62 | Layoff, permanent | 27 days after effective date |
| Cerritos Fitness & Health LLC | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 30 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Bargain Rent-A-Car dba Lexus of Cerritos | Apr 6, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | 43 | Layoff, temporary | 3 days after effective date |
| Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. | Apr 3, 2020 | Apr 5, 2020 | 333 | Layoff, temporary | 2 COVID order |
| Norm Reeves, Inc. dba Norm Reeves Honda Superstore | Apr 10, 2020 | Mar 29, 2020 | 191 | Layoff, temporary | 12 days after effective date |
| Cerritos Ford, Inc. dba Norm Reeves Hyuandai Superstore | Apr 10, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | 131 | Closure, temporary | 25 days after effective date |
| Mr. Wheels, Inc. dba AutoNation Toyota Cerritos | Apr 3, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | 48 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Darden Restaurants, Inc. -Olive Garden | May 6, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | 331 | Layoff, temporary | 51 days after effective date |
| INSTA GRAPHIC SYSTEMS | Mar 20, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 49 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC | May 4, 2020 | Apr 23, 2020 | 10 | Layoff, temporary | 11 days after effective date |
| Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC | Apr 23, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | 213 | Layoff, temporary | 8 COVID order |
| UAG Cerritos I, LLC dba Penske Chevrolet of Cerritos | Apr 28, 2020 | Mar 25, 2020 | 51 | Layoff, temporary | 34 days after effective date |
| Hof's Hut Restaurants, Inc. dba Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que | Mar 17, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 67 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| DJI Service, LLC. | Mar 30, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 59 | Layoff, temporary | 10 days after effective date |
| Cerritos - Educational Systems, Inc. | Apr 16, 2020 | Apr 16, 2020 | 1 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. at Cerritos Store | Apr 17, 2020 | Apr 12, 2020 | 68 | Layoff, temporary | 5 days after effective date |
| Eminet, Inc. - Resolve Group, Inc. | Apr 9, 2020 | Apr 11, 2020 | 26 | Layoff, temporary | 2 COVID order |
| Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc. dba Burlington | Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 78 | Closure, temporary | 8 days after effective date |
| Cerritos Dodge Inc., dba Cerritos Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram | Mar 24, 2020 | Mar 24, 2020 | 37 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Stacked Restaurants dba Stacked Restaurant Los Cerritos Center | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | 59 | Layoff, temporary | 8 days after effective date |
| Spektrum Brakes, LLC | Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | 13 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Harkins Theatres dba Cerritos 16 | Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 137 | Closure, temporary | 10 days after effective date |
| Dick Browning Inc. dba Browning Mazda | Mar 24, 2020 | Mar 24, 2020 | 38 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Auto Square Autos Inc., dba Cerritos Acura | Mar 24, 2020 | Mar 24, 2020 | 34 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Sheraton Cerritos At Towne Center | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 25, 2020 | 90 | Layoff, temporary | 2 COVID order |
| Insta-Lettering Machine Co. | Mar 20, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 49 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Bunn-O-Matic Corporation | Feb 12, 2019 | Apr 16, 2019 | 20 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Verengo, Inc. | Feb 7, 2019 | Apr 8, 2019 | 47 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| DI Overnite, LLC | Nov 7, 2018 | Mar 8, 2019 | 77 | Layoff, permanent | 121 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 19 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 101 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| AT&T Communications, Inc. | Jun 14, 2018 | Aug 14, 2018 | 107 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Charter Communications | Apr 23, 2018 | May 17, 2018 | 66 | Layoff, permanent | 24 under 60 |
| Xerox Corporation | Jan 10, 2018 | Mar 10, 2018 | 47 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| New-Indy TriPAQ LLC | Apr 24, 2017 | Jun 23, 2017 | 12 | Layoff, type not stated | 60 |
| bebe stores, Inc. | Mar 24, 2017 | May 27, 2017 | 10 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| Global Sulfur Systems, Inc. | Mar 2, 2017 | Apr 30, 2017 | 15 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Xerox Corporation | Jun 6, 2016 | Aug 4, 2016 | 39 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| MFS INC. SERVICES | Dec 15, 2014 | Feb 12, 2015 | 24 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
Largest layoffs in Cerritos since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. | 1 | 333 | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Darden Restaurants, Inc. -Olive Garden | 1 | 331 | May 6, 2020 |
| Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits, LLC | 2 | 223 | May 4, 2020 |
| Norm Reeves, Inc. dba Norm Reeves Honda Superstore | 1 | 191 | Apr 10, 2020 |
| Optum | 1 | 157 | Jul 18, 2024 |
| Amazon | 1 | 155 | Jan 28, 2026 |
| Sheraton Cerritos At Towne Center | 2 | 152 | Jul 27, 2020 |
| Harkins Theatres dba Cerritos 16 | 1 | 137 | Mar 27, 2020 |
| Cerritos Ford, Inc. dba Norm Reeves Hyuandai Superstore | 1 | 131 | Apr 10, 2020 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 2 | 120 | Oct 15, 2018 |
| AT&T Communications, Inc. | 1 | 107 | Jun 14, 2018 |
| DJI Services LLC | 2 | 98 | Nov 3, 2025 |
| Xerox Corporation | 2 | 86 | Jan 10, 2018 |
| Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc. dba Burlington | 1 | 78 | Apr 8, 2020 |
| DI Overnite, LLC | 1 | 77 | Nov 7, 2018 |
| Dick's Sporting Goods Inc. at Cerritos Store | 1 | 68 | Apr 17, 2020 |
| Craft Beer Guild Distributing | 1 | 68 | Oct 28, 2020 |
| Hof's Hut Restaurants, Inc. dba Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que | 1 | 67 | Mar 17, 2020 |
| Charter Communications | 1 | 66 | Apr 23, 2018 |
| Elevance Health, Inc. | 1 | 64 | Oct 14, 2024 |
Cerritos by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| 2025-2026 | 3 | 1 | 253 |
| 2024-2025 | 4 | 2 | 287 |
| 2023-2024 | 4 | 1 | 71 |
| 2022-2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020-2021 | 3 | 1 | 131 |
| 2019-2020 | 25 | 3 | 2,186 |
| 2018-2019 | 5 | 4 | 264 |
| 2017-2018 | 3 | 0 | 220 |
| 2016-2017 | 3 | 2 | 37 |
| 2015-2016 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
| 2014-2015 | 1 | 0 | 24 |
Local help after a layoff in Cerritos
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Cerritos 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.