City record, California WARN filings

Palm Desert Layoff Notices

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Every WARN notice filed by employers in Palm Desert since July 2014: 31 notices and 3,707 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 Palm Desert at a glance

Palm Desert employers have filed 31 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 3,707 workers. The most recent notice is dated Mar 6, 2026. 8 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.

All notices, newest first

31 notices, 3,707 workers. Filter by year in the table below.

WARN notices in Palm Desert
EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
Saks & Company LLCMar 6, 2026May 6, 202658Closure, permanent61
Renova Energy CorporationFeb 12, 2026Apr 10, 202649Closure, permanent57 under 60
Family YMCA of the DesertSep 9, 2025Nov 17, 2025110Layoff, temporary69
PIRCHApr 4, 2024Apr 4, 202411Layoff, permanent0 under 60
Family YMCA of the Desert at Palm Desert Aquatic CenterNov 1, 2023Dec 31, 202385Layoff, type not stated60
Carbon HealthAug 10, 2023Oct 9, 20231Layoff, permanent60
60 Behavioral HealthJun 1, 2022Jul 31, 202270Closure, permanent60
Paramount Building Services LLC dba BristolMay 31, 2021Jul 31, 20217Layoff, permanent61
Marriott Hotel Services dba JW Marriott Desert SpringsFeb 19, 2021Apr 23, 2021203Layoff, permanent63
Vistana California Management, Inc.Jan 29, 2021Nov 13, 2020123Layoff, permanent77 days after effective date
WVC RANCHO MIRAGE, INC.Jan 29, 2021Nov 13, 202035Layoff, permanent77 days after effective date
Vistana California Management, Inc.Jan 29, 2021Apr 2, 202176Layoff, permanent63
WVC RANCHO MIRAGE, INC.Jan 29, 2021Apr 2, 202111Layoff, permanent63
Marriott Hotel Services, Inc., DBA JW Marriott DesertJan 7, 2021Dec 12, 2020169Layoff, temporary26 days after effective date
Tommy Bahama R & R Holdings, Inc.Dec 17, 2020Dec 28, 202067Layoff, temporary11 under 60
Marriott Hotel Services, Inc., DBA JW Marriott DesertAug 27, 2020Oct 30, 2020187Layoff, permanent64
RWL Restaurant Group, Inc. dba Kitchen 86Jul 21, 2020Jul 21, 202060Closure, permanent0 under 60
Triage Partners CA, LLC (Palm Desert)Apr 13, 2020Apr 10, 202010Layoff, temporary3 days after effective date
CarMax Palm DesertApr 8, 2020Apr 8, 202028Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Ruth's ChrisApr 1, 2020Mar 30, 202064Layoff, temporary2 days after effective date
Gerber Collision & GlassApr 1, 2020Apr 1, 20201Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Marriott Hotel Services, Inc.
Marriott Hotel Services, Inc - JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa
Jun 25, 2020Apr 11, 20201,084Layoff, temporary75 days after effective date
Desert Willow Golf ResortMar 31, 2020Mar 13, 202057Closure, temporary18 days after effective date
Tommy BahamaMar 26, 2020Mar 31, 2020144Layoff, temporary5 COVID order
The Living Desert Zoo/GardensMar 23, 2020Mar 23, 2020121Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Pyramid Palm Desert Management LPMar 20, 2020Mar 19, 202044Closure, temporary1 days after effective date
Sun City Palm Desert Community AssociationMar 20, 2020Mar 21, 202092Layoff, temporary1 COVID order
Family YMCA of the DesertMar 19, 2020Mar 13, 2020348Layoff, temporary6 days after effective date
Westin Sheraton Vacation Services, Inc. andApr 18, 2019Jun 21, 201962Layoff, permanent64
Charter CommunicationsMay 23, 2017Jul 16, 2017206Closure, permanent54 under 60
Sheraton Operating CorporationAug 27, 2015Oct 30, 2015124Layoff, permanent64

Largest layoffs in Palm Desert since 2014

Palm Desert by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2025-202632217
2023-20243097
2021-20221170
2020-2021101938
2019-20201121,993
2018-20191062
2016-201711206
2015-201610124

Local help after a layoff in Palm Desert

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

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