Layoff notices in Ontario at a glance
Ontario employers have filed 174 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 12,823 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 8, 2026. 22 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 Manufacturing (206 workers), Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation (18 workers).
Notices in fiscal year 2019-2020, newest first
41 notices, 3,197 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIO Acquisition Inc. | Apr 11, 2020 | Apr 14, 2020 | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 3 COVID order |
| Pacific Clinics Advanced Behavioral Healthcare | Jun 4, 2020 | Jun 5, 2020 | 1 | Layoff, permanent | 1 COVID order |
| Southwestern & Pacific Specialty Finance, Inc. Axcess Financial | Apr 20, 2020 | Jun 20, 2020 | 2 | Closure, permanent | 61 COVID order |
| Delaware North Companies Travel Hospitality Services, Inc. | Apr 15, 2020 | Mar 19, 2020 | 63 | Layoff, temporary | 27 days after effective date |
| AMC Ontario Mills 30 - American Multi- Cinema, Inc. | Apr 23, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 146 | Layoff, temporary | 34 days after effective date |
| Ventura Foods, LLC dba Ventura Foods Ontario | Apr 29, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | 96 | Layoff, temporary | 2 COVID order |
| Big Al's IV | Mar 18, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | 136 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| FM Restaurants HQ, LLC FM Restaurants HQ, LLC - El Torito - | Apr 9, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 64 | Layoff, temporary | 20 days after effective date |
| PAG Ontario B1, Inc. | Mar 24, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 | 86 | Layoff, temporary | 6 COVID order |
| Wetzel's Pretzels | Mar 30, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 58 | Layoff, temporary | 7 days after effective date |
| San Dimas Luggage Co., Inc. | Mar 21, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 86 | Closure, temporary | 1 days after effective date |
| Comedy Club of Brea, LLC dba Ontario Improv | Mar 12, 2020 | Mar 13, 2020 | 58 | Layoff, temporary | 1 COVID order |
| Goodwill Retail Services | Apr 13, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | 52 | Layoff, temporary | 10 days after effective date |
| Ontario Automotive, LLC d/b/a Penske Honda Ontario | Apr 28, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 93 | Layoff, temporary | 39 days after effective date |
| First Step Staffing/Employment Managment Solutions, LP | Apr 10, 2020 | Apr 10, 2020 | 29 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Cal Cartage Warehousing & Transloading, LLC | Apr 10, 2020 | Apr 10, 2020 | 84 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Alamo Rent A Car & National Car Rental | Apr 8, 2020 | Apr 8, 2020 | 41 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| AIO Acquisition Inc. | Apr 11, 2020 | Apr 14, 2020 | 5 | Layoff, permanent | 3 COVID order |
| CarMax Ontario | Apr 8, 2020 | Apr 8, 2020 | 294 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc. dba Burlington | Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 177 | Closure, temporary | 8 days after effective date |
| PVH Corp - Petaluma Village Premium Outlets | Apr 6, 2020 | Apr 13, 2020 | 146 | Layoff, temporary | 7 COVID order |
| Benihana International Inc, dba Benihana Ontario | Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | 75 | Layoff, temporary | 21 days after effective date |
| WALKER CORPORATION | Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 76 | Layoff, temporary | 8 days after effective date |
| Residence Inn by Marriott Ontario | Apr 6, 2020 | Mar 12, 2020 | 6 | Layoff, temporary | 25 days after effective date |
| Hilton Doubletree Hotels Ontario-Airport | Apr 3, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 170 | Layoff, temporary | 14 days after effective date |
| LBC, Limited Partnership dba Mathis Brothers Furniture | Apr 1, 2020 | Apr 1, 2020 | 99 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Jeep, Chrysler of Ontario Inc., dba Jeep Chrysler Dodge Ram Fiat of | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 62 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| Montclair Automotive Services, Inc. dba Infiniti of Ontario | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 38 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| THE CHILDREN'S PLACE, INC | Apr 1, 2020 | Apr 5, 2020 | 62 | Layoff, temporary | 4 COVID order |
| O.W. Lee Co., Inc. | Mar 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 156 | Layoff, temporary | 1 COVID order |
| DeLuca Associates Inc. at AMC Ontario Mills | Mar 21, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 3 | Layoff, permanent | 4 days after effective date |
| Full Steam Staffing | Mar 24, 2020 | Mar 24, 2020 | 64 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Service Connection, Inc. | Mar 20, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | 34 | Layoff, temporary | 4 days after effective date |
| Melmarc Products, Inc. | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 157 | Closure, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Infiniti of Ontario | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 26, 2020 | 39 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Alberto Garcia Construction Services Inc | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 8 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| The Winsford Company, LLC DBA Forbes Industries | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 146 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Safariland, LLC | Feb 7, 2020 | Apr 7, 2020 | 12 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| PIER 1 IMPORTS | Feb 6, 2020 | Apr 10, 2020 | 134 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| The ICEE Company | Sep 23, 2019 | Dec 1, 2019 | 127 | Closure, permanent | 69 |
| JRV Group USA L.P. | Sep 3, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | 10 | Closure, permanent | 27 under 60 |
Largest layoffs in Ontario since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adecco USA, Inc. | 1 | 730 | Jun 15, 2016 |
| UPS | 3 | 554 | Jun 12, 2024 |
| Charter Communications Customer Contact Center | 1 | 430 | Jun 12, 2024 |
| DHL Supply Chain | 1 | 346 | May 1, 2025 |
| INTELLISOURCE, LLC | 1 | 312 | Dec 5, 2014 |
| CarMax Ontario | 1 | 294 | Apr 8, 2020 |
| AEG Management Ontario, LLC | 1 | 280 | May 19, 2016 |
| O.W. Lee Co., Inc. | 2 | 276 | Dec 18, 2020 |
| Chick-fil-A, Inc. | 3 | 273 | Nov 24, 2021 |
| DT Employer LLC | 2 | 207 | Oct 15, 2020 |
| Myers Power Products, Inc. | 1 | 206 | Oct 8, 2026 |
| Hubbell Power Systems | 1 | 193 | Aug 5, 2022 |
| Crocs | 1 | 183 | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc. dba Burlington | 1 | 177 | Apr 8, 2020 |
| Meadowbrook Meat Company, Inc. | 1 | 171 | Mar 16, 2017 |
| Hilton Doubletree Hotels Ontario-Airport | 1 | 170 | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Safariland, LLC | 2 | 170 | Feb 7, 2020 |
| Solar Link International, Inc. | 1 | 169 | May 19, 2016 |
| Levy Restaurants | 1 | 167 | May 19, 2016 |
| Summit Machine Inc. | 2 | 164 | Jul 7, 2020 |
Ontario by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 2 | 1 | 224 |
| 2025-2026 | 7 | 4 | 284 |
| 2024-2025 | 19 | 9 | 1,020 |
| 2023-2024 | 13 | 8 | 1,372 |
| 2022-2023 | 11 | 7 | 539 |
| 2021-2022 | 12 | 8 | 785 |
| 2020-2021 | 21 | 5 | 915 |
| 2019-2020 | 41 | 7 | 3,197 |
| 2018-2019 | 14 | 11 | 961 |
| 2017-2018 | 8 | 6 | 289 |
| 2016-2017 | 9 | 6 | 867 |
| 2015-2016 | 12 | 7 | 1,819 |
| 2014-2015 | 5 | 3 | 551 |
Local help after a layoff in Ontario
A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Ontario 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 Ontario 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.