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Costa Mesa Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2019-2020

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Every WARN notice filed by employers in Costa Mesa since July 2014: 86 notices and 4,867 workers, searchable and sorted newest first.

Every WARN notice filed with the California EDD since July 2014: 17,562 notices, 8,284 employers, 1,453,182 workers.

Layoff notices in Costa Mesa at a glance

Costa Mesa employers have filed 86 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 4,867 workers. The most recent notice is dated Sep 17, 2026. 19 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 Accommodation and Food Services (78 workers), Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation (50 workers).

Notices in fiscal year 2019-2020, newest first

27 notices, 2,032 workers. Show all years.

WARN notices in Costa Mesa
EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
Segerstrom Center for the ArtsJun 8, 2020Jun 28, 2020505Layoff, temporary20 COVID order
Segerstrom Center for the ArtsJun 8, 2020Jun 28, 202016Layoff, permanent20 COVID order
The Patina Group NewCo, LLCApr 15, 2020Mar 19, 202096Layoff, temporary27 days after effective date
Out West Restaurant Group, Inc. dba Outback Steakhouse-0570 NewportApr 3, 2020Mar 18, 202049Layoff, temporary16 days after effective date
South Coast PlazaApr 6, 2020Mar 17, 202095Layoff, temporary20 days after effective date
CarMax Costa MesaApr 8, 2020Apr 8, 202088Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
EFT Media Productions - The Vanowen OfficeApr 16, 2020Mar 19, 202038Layoff, temporary28 days after effective date
David's Bridal, LLC f/k/a/ David's Bridal, Inc.Mar 30, 2020Apr 2, 202014Closure, temporary3 COVID order
Tickets.comApr 23, 2020May 1, 202096Layoff, temporary8 COVID order
U Gym, LLC dba UFC GYM ClubMar 24, 2020Mar 31, 202046Layoff, temporary7 COVID order
H&M Hennes & Mauritz LP dba COSApr 6, 2020Apr 5, 202022Layoff, temporary1 days after effective date
H&M Hennes & Mauritz LP dba & Other StoriesApr 6, 2020Apr 5, 202013Layoff, temporary1 days after effective date
Sheraton Operating Corporation, DBA The Westin South Coast PlazaMar 25, 2020Mar 4, 2020187Layoff, temporary21 days after effective date
Hotcakes Inc - IHOP 9Mar 17, 2020Mar 17, 202054Closure, type not stated0 COVID order
QSC, LLCApr 1, 2020Apr 10, 202055Layoff, temporary9 COVID order
4 Carrots Catering and EventsMar 31, 2020Mar 31, 2020112Layoff, permanent0 COVID order
Mesa Verde Country ClubMar 29, 2020Apr 19, 202074Closure, temporary21 COVID order
SUSHI BOY INC DBA MUGIMARUMar 29, 2020Mar 27, 202022Layoff, temporary2 days after effective date
725 Baker, LLC, DBA MesaMar 17, 2020Mar 17, 202048Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Bristol Equity Partners LP, DBA Restaurant HabanaMar 17, 2020Mar 17, 202079Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
4 CarrotsMar 17, 2020Mar 17, 2020112Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
King's Seafood CompanyMar 24, 2020Mar 17, 20201Layoff, type not stated7 days after effective date
Merritt Hospitality, LLC dba Costa Mesa MarriottMar 23, 2020Mar 17, 20201Layoff, type not stated6 days after effective date
Pacific Coast Hospitality, LLC dba Holiday Inn ExpressMar 18, 2020Mar 18, 202017Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Hurley International LLCJan 16, 2020Mar 16, 202056Layoff, permanent60
TGI Friday'sOct 31, 2019Dec 31, 201954Closure, permanent61
UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc.Sep 19, 2019Nov 15, 201982Closure, permanent57 under 60

Largest layoffs in Costa Mesa since 2014

Costa Mesa by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2026-202721128
2025-202693350
2024-202576592
2023-2024101227
2022-202360111
2021-202232124
2020-2021103628
2019-20202752,032
2018-201922125
2017-201821125
2015-201654289
2014-201532136

Local help after a layoff in Costa Mesa

A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Costa Mesa 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 Costa Mesa 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.

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