City record, California WARN filings

Palo Alto Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2018-2019

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

Every WARN notice filed by employers in Palo Alto since July 2014: 164 notices and 13,510 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 Palo Alto at a glance

Palo Alto employers have filed 164 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 13,510 workers. The most recent notice is dated Aug 27, 2026. 61 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 Healthcare and Social Assistance (95 workers).

Notices in fiscal year 2018-2019, newest first

8 notices, 751 workers. Show all years.

WARN notices in Palo Alto
EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
Space Systems/Loral, LLCJun 18, 2019Jun 18, 201997Layoff, permanent0 under 60
Tesla, Inc.Jan 29, 2019Mar 20, 201984Layoff, permanent50 under 60
SAPMar 12, 2019May 15, 2019179Layoff, permanent64
VMware, Inc.Jan 29, 2019Apr 5, 2019126Layoff, permanent66
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Jan 18, 2019Mar 19, 201920Closure, permanent60
Transdev Services, Inc.Nov 26, 2018Dec 31, 201885Layoff, type not stated35 under 60
CTC myCFOOct 16, 2018Dec 31, 201851Layoff, permanent76
Space Systems/Loral, LLCJun 28, 2018Jun 28, 2018109Layoff, permanent0 under 60

Largest layoffs in Palo Alto since 2014

EmployerNoticesWorkersLatest
Broadcom Corporation21,514Oct 17, 2025
VMware, Inc.71,035Jan 26, 2021
Tesla, Inc.10879May 13, 2024
Space Systems/Loral, LLC8862Jun 18, 2019
Rivian Automotive, LLC12625Apr 19, 2024
AppLovin Corporation7552Mar 21, 2025
Pacific Hotel Management, LLC5371Jul 1, 2020
SAP America, Inc.3349Oct 6, 2025
Hewlett-Packard Company6326Oct 15, 2015
Fish Market Restaurants, Inc.2292Jul 14, 2023
Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley1263Mar 20, 2020
Hewlett Packard Enterprise1258Jul 28, 2016
Argo AI, LLC1257Dec 15, 2022
Maxar Space LLC5233Oct 15, 2024
Uber Technologies, Inc.2229May 18, 2020
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center1209Mar 27, 2020
CorePower Yoga, LLC dba CorePower Yoga1187Apr 14, 2020
SAP1179Mar 12, 2019
OS Restaurant Services, LLC, dba Fleming's1172Apr 27, 2020
Theranos, Inc.2159Jan 6, 2017

Palo Alto by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2026-20272095
2025-2026163971
2024-2025122773
2023-20242312,487
2022-20232041,381
2020-20211401,045
2019-20203853,326
2018-201981751
2017-201841558
2016-201751616
2015-2016103813
2014-2015121694

Local help after a layoff in Palo Alto

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