Layoff notices in Emeryville at a glance
Emeryville employers have filed 59 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 4,250 workers. The most recent notice is dated Aug 10, 2026. 10 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 Arts Entertainment and Recreation (108 workers), Public Administration (1 workers).
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59 notices, 4,250 workers. Filter by year in the table below.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EBALDC | Aug 10, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Pixar | Jul 20, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 | 108 | Layoff, permanent | 67 |
| Federal Express Corporation | Apr 4, 2025 | Jun 2, 2025 | 79 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Amyris, Inc. | Oct 1, 2024 | Dec 2, 2024 | 50 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Pixar | Jul 17, 2024 | Sep 20, 2024 | 4 | Layoff, permanent | 65 |
| Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. - Suite 401 | Jun 24, 2024 | Aug 23, 2024 | 10 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. | Jun 24, 2024 | Aug 23, 2024 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. | Jun 17, 2024 | Aug 16, 2024 | 30 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Ginkgo Bioworks, Inc. | Jun 17, 2024 | Aug 16, 2024 | 4 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Pixar | May 21, 2024 | Jul 26, 2024 | 181 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| FM Restaurants HQ, LLC | Feb 22, 2024 | Apr 16, 2024 | 62 | Closure, permanent | 54 under 60 |
| Amyris, Inc. | Dec 8, 2023 | Feb 7, 2024 | 89 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| WMBE Payrolling Inc. dba TCWGlobal | Oct 18, 2023 | Jan 15, 2024 | 88 | Closure, permanent | 89 |
| Amyris, Inc. | Oct 18, 2023 | Dec 18, 2023 | 112 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Zymergen Inc. | Oct 3, 2023 | Dec 18, 2023 | 101 | Layoff, permanent | 76 |
| PhenomeX Inc. | Oct 2, 2023 | Oct 2, 2023 | 46 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Zymergen Inc. | Sep 6, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | 7 | Layoff, permanent | 56 under 60 |
| Amyris, Inc. | Aug 7, 2023 | Aug 8, 2023 | 62 | Layoff, permanent | 1 under 60 |
| Amyris, Inc. | Jun 26, 2023 | Aug 25, 2023 | 65 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Zymergen Inc. | Jun 2, 2023 | Aug 1, 2023 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Zymergen Inc. | Apr 21, 2023 | Jun 20, 2023 | 27 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Lucira Health, Inc. | Feb 14, 2023 | Apr 15, 2023 | 17 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Zymergen Inc. | Jan 13, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 | 29 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Lucira Health, Inc. | Oct 28, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | 41 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Zymergen Inc. | Oct 18, 2022 | Dec 19, 2022 | 110 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Zymergen Inc. | Aug 25, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 | 80 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Zymergen Inc. | Jul 26, 2022 | Sep 26, 2022 | 74 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Paula LeDuc, Inc. | Jan 25, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | 237 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Decathlon USA LLC. | Jan 17, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 | 21 | Closure, permanent | 57 under 60 |
| Zymergen Inc. | Oct 21, 2021 | Dec 20, 2021 | 82 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Adamas Pharmaceuticals Inc. | Oct 25, 2021 | Dec 27, 2021 | 60 | Layoff, permanent | 63 |
| Zymergen Inc. | Sep 23, 2021 | Nov 22, 2021 | 106 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| MobiTV, Inc. | Mar 3, 2021 | May 2, 2021 | 86 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Clif Bar & Company, LLC | Feb 22, 2021 | Apr 23, 2021 | 101 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Courtyard Management Corporation dba Courtyard by | Dec 28, 2020 | Mar 1, 2021 | 85 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Courtyard Management Corp dba Courtyard Oakland | Mar 25, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | 88 | Layoff, temporary | 7 days after effective date |
| Hyatt House Emeryville | Aug 14, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 | 95 | Layoff, temporary | 0 under 60 |
| PT Gaming, LLC dba Oak's Card Club - Emeryville | Jul 17, 2020 | Jul 17, 2020 | 71 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Zymergen Inc. | May 15, 2020 | May 15, 2020 | 76 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| Peet's Coffee, Inc. | May 19, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | 51 | Layoff, temporary | 10 COVID order |
| PEETS COFFEE AND TEA | May 19, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | 51 | Layoff, permanent | 10 COVID order |
| Paula LeDuc Fine Catering & Events | Apr 16, 2020 | Apr 16, 2020 | 63 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) at Store | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | 53 | Layoff, temporary | 8 days after effective date |
| Oaks Card Club | Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | 358 | Closure, temporary | 11 days after effective date |
| Kara's Cupcakes Inc. | Apr 1, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 6 | Closure, temporary | 15 days after effective date |
| Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 96 | Closure, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| DeLuca Associates Inc. at AMC | Mar 21, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 7 | Layoff, permanent | 4 days after effective date |
| Silverado Contractors Inc. | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 54 | Layoff, temporary | 6 days after effective date |
| Courtyard Management Corp dba Courtyard Oakland Emeryville | Mar 25, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | 77 | Layoff, temporary | 7 days after effective date |
| Nexon M Inc. | Jun 27, 2019 | Aug 27, 2019 | 53 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc. | Nov 2, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 162 | Layoff, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | Jul 11, 2018 | Sep 12, 2018 | 149 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Toys R Us- Delaware, Inc. | Jan 26, 2018 | Apr 16, 2018 | 54 | Closure, permanent | 80 |
| Wargaming America Inc | Jan 16, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | 117 | Closure, permanent | 73 |
| bebe stores, Inc. | Mar 24, 2017 | May 27, 2017 | 8 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| Jamba Juice | May 5, 2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | 103 | Closure, permanent | 240 |
| MobiTV, Inc. | Sep 28, 2015 | Nov 27, 2015 | 54 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| Lyris, Inc. | Aug 5, 2015 | Sep 30, 2015 | 72 | Layoff, permanent | 56 under 60 |
| Electronic Arts Inc. | Mar 4, 2015 | May 4, 2015 | 71 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
Largest layoffs in Emeryville since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zymergen Inc. | 11 | 695 | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Amyris, Inc. | 5 | 378 | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Oaks Card Club | 1 | 358 | Mar 27, 2020 |
| Pixar | 3 | 293 | Jul 20, 2026 |
| Paula LeDuc, Inc. | 1 | 237 | Jan 25, 2022 |
| E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc. | 1 | 162 | Nov 2, 2018 |
| Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. | 1 | 149 | Jul 11, 2018 |
| MobiTV, Inc. | 2 | 140 | Mar 3, 2021 |
| Wargaming America Inc | 1 | 117 | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Jamba Juice | 1 | 103 | May 5, 2016 |
| Clif Bar & Company, LLC | 1 | 101 | Feb 22, 2021 |
| Hilton Garden Inn San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge | 1 | 96 | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Hyatt House Emeryville | 1 | 95 | Aug 14, 2020 |
| Courtyard Management Corp dba Courtyard Oakland | 1 | 88 | Mar 25, 2020 |
| WMBE Payrolling Inc. dba TCWGlobal | 1 | 88 | Oct 18, 2023 |
| Courtyard Management Corporation dba Courtyard by | 1 | 85 | Dec 28, 2020 |
| Federal Express Corporation | 1 | 79 | Apr 4, 2025 |
| Courtyard Management Corp dba Courtyard Oakland Emeryville | 1 | 77 | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Lyris, Inc. | 1 | 72 | Aug 5, 2015 |
| PT Gaming, LLC dba Oak's Card Club - Emeryville | 1 | 71 | Jul 17, 2020 |
Emeryville by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 2 | 0 | 109 |
| 2024-2025 | 3 | 1 | 133 |
| 2023-2024 | 14 | 2 | 860 |
| 2022-2023 | 8 | 0 | 381 |
| 2021-2022 | 5 | 2 | 506 |
| 2020-2021 | 6 | 1 | 526 |
| 2019-2020 | 12 | 4 | 945 |
| 2018-2019 | 2 | 1 | 311 |
| 2017-2018 | 2 | 2 | 171 |
| 2016-2017 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2015-2016 | 3 | 1 | 229 |
| 2014-2015 | 1 | 0 | 71 |
Local help after a layoff in Emeryville
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Emeryville 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.