Layoff notices in Merced at a glance
Merced employers have filed 19 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 1,359 workers. The most recent notice is dated Apr 28, 2026. 3 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.
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19 notices, 1,359 workers. Filter by year in the table below.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Five Guys Operations | Apr 28, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | 13 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| SEMSA/Riggs Ambulance Service | Oct 31, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 181 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Greif Packaging LLC | Jul 31, 2025 | Sep 29, 2025 | 43 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Inc. | Jul 24, 2025 | Jul 24, 2025 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 0 under 60 |
| Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and its subsidiary | Nov 14, 2024 | Mar 7, 2025 | 10 | Closure, permanent | 113 |
| Save Mart Supermarkets LLC dba Yosemite Wholesale | Sep 3, 2024 | Nov 3, 2024 | 254 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| CalPac Pizza dba Pizza Hut | Dec 14, 2023 | Feb 17, 2024 | 7 | Layoff, permanent | 65 |
| QG Printing II, LLC | Feb 16, 2023 | Apr 28, 2023 | 241 | Closure, permanent | 71 |
| EMCA Staff LLC/ACME Labor LLC | Jan 17, 2023 | Jan 16, 2023 | 46 | Layoff, permanent | 1 days after effective date |
| Creative Alternatives School DBA Grace Bishop School | Apr 14, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | 2 | Layoff, temporary | 11 days after effective date |
| LorRonCo Foods Inc dba Paul's Place | Apr 29, 2020 | Mar 22, 2020 | 26 | Layoff, temporary | 38 days after effective date |
| LoRonCo Foods Inc dba Paul's Place | Apr 29, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | 26 | Layoff, temporary | 33 days after effective date |
| SVC Foods dba Strings Italian Cafe | May 11, 2020 | Mar 26, 2020 | 17 | Layoff, temporary | 46 days after effective date |
| National Express Transit | Feb 28, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | 267 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 48 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | Oct 15, 2018 | Dec 31, 2018 | 11 | Closure, permanent | 77 |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | Jan 11, 2017 | Mar 18, 2017 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 66 |
| McLane/Suneast, Inc. d/b/a McLane | Jul 12, 2016 | Sep 12, 2016 | 56 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Merced Transportation Company | Jun 23, 2015 | Sep 1, 2015 | 107 | Layoff, permanent | 70 |
Largest layoffs in Merced since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Express Transit | 1 | 267 | Feb 28, 2020 |
| Save Mart Supermarkets LLC dba Yosemite Wholesale | 1 | 254 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| QG Printing II, LLC | 1 | 241 | Feb 16, 2023 |
| SEMSA/Riggs Ambulance Service | 1 | 181 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| Merced Transportation Company | 1 | 107 | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 2 | 59 | Oct 15, 2018 |
| McLane/Suneast, Inc. d/b/a McLane | 1 | 56 | Jul 12, 2016 |
| EMCA Staff LLC/ACME Labor LLC | 1 | 46 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Greif Packaging LLC | 1 | 43 | Jul 31, 2025 |
| LoRonCo Foods Inc dba Paul's Place | 1 | 26 | Apr 29, 2020 |
| LorRonCo Foods Inc dba Paul's Place | 1 | 26 | Apr 29, 2020 |
| SVC Foods dba Strings Italian Cafe | 1 | 17 | May 11, 2020 |
| Five Guys Operations | 1 | 13 | Apr 28, 2026 |
| Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and its subsidiary | 1 | 10 | Nov 14, 2024 |
| CalPac Pizza dba Pizza Hut | 1 | 7 | Dec 14, 2023 |
| Creative Alternatives School DBA Grace Bishop School | 1 | 2 | Apr 14, 2020 |
| Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, Inc. | 1 | 2 | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Pacific Gas and Electric Company | 1 | 2 | Jan 11, 2017 |
Merced by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 4 | 3 | 239 |
| 2024-2025 | 2 | 2 | 264 |
| 2023-2024 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 2022-2023 | 2 | 1 | 287 |
| 2019-2020 | 5 | 1 | 338 |
| 2018-2019 | 2 | 2 | 59 |
| 2016-2017 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| 2014-2015 | 1 | 0 | 107 |
Local help after a layoff in Merced
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Merced 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.