City record, California WARN filings

Los Angeles Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2020-2021

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.

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 2020-2021, newest first

172 notices, 21,269 workers, page 2 of 2. Show all years.

EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
Beauty & EsseMar 30, 2020Mar 23, 202090Layoff, temporary7 days after effective date
Areas USA, IncMay 2, 2020Mar 31, 2020738Layoff, temporary32 days after effective date
SPROUT SANTA FE CAFE DBA BON TEMPSMar 20, 2020Mar 16, 202055Closure, permanent4 days after effective date
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Tour Design andMay 14, 2020May 15, 20203Layoff, temporary1 COVID order
Los Angeles Philharmonic AssociationApr 9, 2020Apr 12, 2020392Layoff, temporary3 COVID order
Los Angeles Philharmonic AssociationApr 14, 2020Apr 12, 2020122Layoff, temporary2 days after effective date
Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy of Temple Beth AmJun 30, 2020Jul 1, 202071Layoff, temporary1 COVID order
Picture Head Holdings, LLCApr 21, 2020Mar 31, 202060Layoff, temporary21 days after effective date
Lucky Brand Dungarees, LLCSep 9, 2020Aug 24, 2020164Layoff, permanent16 days after effective date
Live Nation Entertainment, Inc.Sep 3, 2020Sep 5, 2020139Layoff, temporary2 under 60
Trophy Universal City Group, LLC-Universal City NissanApr 8, 2020Apr 7, 2020136Layoff, temporary1 days after effective date
Gate Group - Los Angeles International Airport kitchenApr 23, 2020Jun 6, 2020274Layoff, permanent44 COVID order
Marriott Hotel Services, Inc., DBA Los Angeles AirportAug 28, 2020Oct 30, 2020241Layoff, permanent63
Burlington Coat Factory Warehouse Corporation dbaMay 5, 2020Apr 19, 20201Layoff, temporary16 days after effective date
Renaissance Hotel Operating Co, dba Renaissance LosAug 28, 2020Oct 30, 202053Layoff, permanent63
First TransitAug 20, 2020Oct 28, 2020109Closure, permanent69
Compass Group, USA, Inc.Aug 17, 2020Oct 15, 2020104Layoff, permanent59 under 60
Marriott Hotel Services, Inc., DBA The Ritz-Carlton, LosAug 27, 2020Oct 30, 202062Layoff, permanent64
Orora Visual LLCAug 10, 2020Aug 17, 20208Closure, permanent7 under 60
Paradies Lagardere @ LAX F&B, LLCMar 19, 2020Mar 17, 2020101Layoff, temporary2 days after effective date
Paradies Lagardere @ LAX F&B, LLCApr 23, 2020Apr 11, 202024Layoff, temporary12 days after effective date
Marugame Udon USA, LLCApr 29, 2020May 1, 202035Layoff, permanent2 COVID order
Mercury Air CargoApr 20, 2020Apr 20, 2020256Layoff, permanent0 COVID order
Madame Tussads Hollywood LLCApr 3, 2020Apr 5, 202062Layoff, temporary2 COVID order
Center Theatre GroupOct 12, 2020Apr 6, 2020311Layoff, temporary189 days after effective date
Rag & Bone Industries, LLCApr 8, 2020Mar 14, 202037Layoff, temporary25 days after effective date
Orora Visual LLCJul 16, 2020Sep 14, 20201Closure, permanent60
IPIC Theaters LLCAug 13, 2020Aug 3, 2020101Layoff, permanent10 days after effective date
Wood Ranch BBQ & Grill, The GroveApr 20, 2020Mar 17, 202091Closure, temporary34 days after effective date
ViacomCBS Inc.May 4, 2020Apr 24, 202055Layoff, temporary10 days after effective date
Paradies-Los Angeles II, LLCJul 16, 2020Mar 18, 2020108Layoff, temporary120 days after effective date
See's Candies, Inc.Apr 16, 2020Apr 13, 2020248Layoff, temporary3 days after effective date
Creative Artists Agency, LLCJul 30, 2020Aug 1, 2020170Layoff, temporary2 under 60
Creative Artists Agency, LLCJul 30, 2020Aug 3, 202049Layoff, permanent4 under 60
HopSkipDriveAug 11, 2020Aug 11, 202041Layoff, permanent0 under 60
Orora Visual LLCAug 10, 2020Aug 17, 202029Closure, permanent7 under 60
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.Jul 8, 2020Sep 17, 202064Closure, permanent71
Trophy Universal City Group LLCMay 20, 2020May 15, 202039Layoff, permanent5 days after effective date
First Motor Group of Los Angeles LLC Kia Downtown LosMay 26, 2020May 15, 202026Layoff, permanent11 days after effective date
C.R. Laurence Co., Inc.Apr 23, 2020May 1, 2020112Layoff, temporary8 COVID order
Burke Williams, Inc.Jul 27, 2020Jul 13, 202050Closure, temporary14 days after effective date
Alaska Airlines, Inc. - San Francisco International AirportJul 29, 2020Oct 1, 2020630Layoff, permanent64
SPP America - LAXJul 27, 2020Sep 27, 2020135Layoff, temporary62
Hilton Los Angeles Airport- Fortuna EnterprisesApr 29, 2020Mar 18, 2020361Layoff, temporary42 days after effective date
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.Aug 3, 2020Oct 2, 202058Closure, permanent60
Hawaiian Airlines - San Francisco International AirportJul 29, 2020Oct 1, 202070Layoff, temporary64
Centric Brands Inc.Apr 27, 2020Apr 27, 20202Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
TAO LAJul 31, 2020Jul 3, 202060Layoff, temporary28 days after effective date
Live NationJul 31, 2020Jul 15, 20201Layoff, temporary16 days after effective date
SAG-AFTRAJul 24, 2020May 1, 202060Layoff, permanent84 days after effective date
Crescent Resorts & Hotels, LLC dba Four Points byJul 24, 2020Sep 24, 202028Closure, permanent62
American Airlines, Inc. - Los Angeles International AirportJul 15, 2020Oct 1, 20201,890Layoff, temporary78
MOCAJun 26, 2020Jun 26, 20205Closure, temporary0 COVID order
Jacobsen Daniels Enterprise, Inc.Jun 15, 2020Jun 12, 20204Layoff, permanent3 days after effective date
Exodus Recovery, Inc.Jul 13, 2020Jul 4, 200285Layoff, temporary6584 days after effective date
Sinai Akiba Academy/Sinai TempleJul 13, 2020Jun 12, 202052Layoff, temporary31 days after effective date
Crescent Resorts & Hotels, LLC - Browne Plaza LosJul 16, 2020Jul 3, 202013Layoff, temporary13 days after effective date
Paradies Lagardere @ LAX F&B, LLCMar 19, 2020Mar 23, 202038Layoff, temporary4 COVID order
Omni Los Angeles HotelMar 31, 2020Mar 29, 20201Layoff, temporary2 days after effective date
GPI Converting, LLCJul 8, 2020Sep 17, 202064Layoff, permanent71
Channel Control Merchants of California, LLC, aka CCMApr 23, 2020Apr 23, 202097Closure, permanent0 COVID order
Progressive Gaming LLC dba Commerce CasinoJul 6, 2020Jul 1, 2020467Closure, temporary5 days after effective date
University of Southern CaliforniaJun 19, 2020Jul 1, 2020441Layoff, temporary12 COVID order
Los Angeles Mill and WarehouseJun 30, 2020Aug 31, 2020199Closure, permanent62 COVID order
Total Airport Services/LAXApr 24, 2020Apr 22, 202084Closure, temporary2 days after effective date
4Over, Inc.Jun 17, 2020Jun 19, 202058Layoff, type not stated2 COVID order
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los AngelesApr 1, 2020Mar 24, 2020158Layoff, type not stated8 days after effective date
DELUXE CREATIVE SERVICESJun 30, 2020May 3, 202044Layoff, temporary58 days after effective date
DELUXE CREATIVE SERVICESJun 30, 2020Jun 30, 202043Layoff, permanent0 COVID order
Rudy's Hollywood, LLCApr 16, 2020Mar 16, 2020106Layoff, permanent31 days after effective date
MV Transportation, Inc.Apr 19, 2020Apr 6, 202020Layoff, temporary13 days after effective date
Swisstex California IncJun 22, 2020Mar 23, 20209Layoff, temporary91 days after effective date

Largest layoffs in Los Angeles since 2014

EmployerNoticesWorkersLatest
Tend Exchange Subsidiary LLC and Delaware Tender Staffing116,132May 20, 2025
Fox Sports Productions, LLC13,595Apr 27, 2020
United Airlines, Inc.22,412Jan 29, 2021
YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles52,288Apr 3, 2020
American Apparel, LLC12,166Nov 7, 2016
American Airlines, Inc. - Los Angeles International Airport11,890Jul 15, 2020
THE CALIFORNIA COMMERCE CLUB DBA THE COMMERCE CASUNO11,884Mar 19, 2020
University of Southern California351,550Sep 8, 2026
Areas USA, Inc21,250May 2, 2020
Forever 21 Logistics, LLC11,170Sep 26, 2019
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation131,142May 5, 2020
Swissport SA, LLC21,109Jul 17, 2018
The Performing Arts Center of11,069Apr 16, 2020
The Ritz-Carlton, Los Angeles, JW Marriott11,009Jun 25, 2020
GUESS, INC.7853Oct 8, 2025
Intercontinental Los Angeles Downtown1840Mar 24, 2020
Paramount Global18823Oct 3, 2025
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza1796Dec 17, 2015
Loews Hollywood Hotel LLC4795Dec 17, 2020
Gate Gourmet LAX Division1766Apr 1, 2020

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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