City record, California WARN filings

Los Angeles Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2017-2018

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Every WARN notice filed by employers in Los Angeles since July 2014: 1,196 notices and 130,253 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 Los Angeles at a glance

Los Angeles employers have filed 1,196 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 130,253 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 15, 2026. 314 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 Information (326 workers), Other Services Except Public Administration (247 workers), Healthcare and Social Assistance (147 workers).

Notices in fiscal year 2017-2018, newest first

32 notices, 3,736 workers. Show all years.

WARN notices in Los Angeles
EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
Banc of California, N.A.Jun 26, 2018Jun 26, 201810Layoff, permanent0 under 60
G2 Secure Staff, LLCJun 21, 2018Sep 12, 2018219Layoff, permanent83
Cedars-SinaiJun 7, 2018Jun 1, 2018187Layoff, permanent6 days after effective date
Toys R Us, Inc.Mar 15, 2018May 14, 201872Closure, permanent60
Breitburn Management Company LLCMay 3, 2018Jul 6, 201851Closure, permanent64
Saban Brands LLCMay 1, 2018Jul 2, 201870Layoff, permanent62
First StudentMay 1, 2018Jun 30, 2018174Closure, permanent60
Frederick K.C. Price III Christian SchoolsApr 26, 2018Jun 29, 201846Closure, permanent64
Options For Youth Public San Gabriel CharterApr 19, 2018Jun 29, 201819Layoff, type not stated71
Pacific Alliance Medical CenterOct 9, 2017Dec 11, 2017750Closure, permanent63
Four Seasons General Merchandise, Inc.Apr 11, 2018Jun 15, 2018150Closure, permanent65
Total Airport Services, LLCApr 3, 2018Jun 1, 2018100Closure, permanent59 under 60
ARYZTA, LLCFeb 28, 2018Apr 28, 2018109Closure, permanent59 under 60
WP Payroll Management, LLCFeb 28, 2018May 1, 2018113Closure, permanent62
Adventist Health White MemorialJan 29, 2018Apr 1, 2018160Layoff, permanent62
Dollar Loan Center California LLCJan 25, 2018Mar 31, 20189Layoff, permanent65
StandardAero Business Aviation ServicesJan 19, 2018Jan 19, 201863Closure, permanent0 under 60
MacysJan 5, 2018Mar 18, 2018128Closure, permanent72
Huge, Inc.Dec 14, 2017Feb 12, 201823Closure, permanent60
BuzzFeed, Inc.Nov 29, 2017Jan 29, 201869Layoff, permanent61
Nelson-Miller, Inc.Nov 10, 2017Dec 31, 2018127Closure, permanent416
United Denim, Inc.Oct 31, 2017Dec 15, 2017164Closure, permanent45 under 60
Hemming Horse LLP (HM LLP)Oct 27, 2017Dec 31, 20172Closure, permanent65
PharMerica (8895 Los Angeles-KHPS FacilityOct 23, 2017Dec 24, 201722Closure, permanent62
Museum of Ice Cream, Los AngelesOct 17, 2017Dec 18, 2017114Closure, permanent62
Brier Oak on Sunset, LLCOct 2, 2017Dec 1, 2017128Layoff, permanent60
Swissport SA, LLCOct 3, 2017Dec 3, 2017280Layoff, permanent61
Sodexo, Inc.Aug 22, 2017Oct 27, 201768Closure, permanent66
Irwin Industries, Inc. (PBF Torrance Refinery)Aug 8, 2017Oct 11, 201751Closure, permanent64
Meridian Sports Clubs CaliforniaAug 1, 2017Sep 30, 201765Closure, permanent60
Cedars-SinaiJun 30, 2017Mar 15, 201777Layoff, permanent107 days after effective date
Ebisu Marketing, Corp / Hotei Marketing, Inc.Jul 5, 2017Sep 8, 2017116Closure, permanent65

Largest layoffs in Los Angeles since 2014

Los Angeles by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2026-20274421,341
2025-2026137286,196
2024-20251085421,526
2023-202486234,295
2022-202370183,096
2021-20221781,792
2020-20211724121,269
2019-20203805351,018
2018-201942224,112
2017-201832213,736
2016-201730184,856
2015-201642284,769
2014-20153682,247

Local help after a layoff in Los Angeles

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