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 2019-2020, newest first
38 notices, 3,326 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CorePower Yoga, LLC dba CorePower Yoga | Apr 14, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 | 187 | Layoff, temporary | 15 days after effective date |
| All About Parking | Jun 15, 2020 | Jun 15, 2020 | 23 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| Machine Zone, Inc. | May 12, 2020 | Jul 12, 2020 | 115 | Layoff, permanent | 61 COVID order |
| Nobu Hotel Epiphany Palo Alto | Apr 12, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 82 | Layoff, temporary | 26 days after effective date |
| A R Automotive LLC dba Anderson Honda | Apr 23, 2020 | Apr 21, 2020 | 66 | Layoff, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
| Magnussen Imports Inc Magnussen's Toyota of Palo Alto | Apr 6, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 | 63 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Total Quality Maintenance | Apr 7, 2020 | Apr 7, 2020 | 143 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| 643 EMERSON ST PALO ALTO | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 76 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| California Pizza Kitchen - CPK | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 22, 2020 | 66 | Layoff, temporary | 4 days after effective date |
| HotelCrafters Palo Alto LLC dba Garden Court Hotel | Mar 25, 2020 | Apr 1, 2020 | 62 | Layoff, temporary | 7 COVID order |
| Fish Market Restaurants, Inc. | May 1, 2020 | May 4, 2020 | 243 | Layoff, temporary | 3 COVID order |
| OS Restaurant Services, LLC, dba Fleming's | Apr 27, 2020 | Apr 27, 2020 | 172 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Rubrik | May 7, 2020 | Jul 7, 2020 | 57 | Layoff, permanent | 61 COVID order |
| Marcus & Millichap | Apr 30, 2020 | Apr 30, 2020 | 7 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| MacArthur Park Corporation dba MacArthur Park Restaurant | Apr 6, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 40 | Layoff, temporary | 17 days after effective date |
| Drybar Holdings LLC at Shop | Apr 23, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 | 43 | Layoff, temporary | 17 days after effective date |
| MUJI U.S.A. Limited dba MUJI Stanford | Apr 16, 2020 | Apr 20, 2020 | 17 | Closure, temporary | 4 COVID order |
| Pacific Hotel Management, LLC | Apr 10, 2020 | Apr 8, 2020 | 112 | Layoff, temporary | 2 days after effective date |
| US Perma Inc. dba California Tile Installers at VA Palo Alto Research | Apr 3, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 4 | Layoff, temporary | 17 days after effective date |
| Pacific Hotel Management, LLC | Apr 3, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 61 | Layoff, temporary | 14 days after effective date |
| Pacific Hotel Management, LLC | Apr 3, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 24 | Layoff, temporary | 14 days after effective date |
| Kara's Cupcakes Inc. | Apr 1, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 15 | Closure, temporary | 15 days after effective date |
| UG2 LLC | Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | 139 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Cinemark USA Inc. dba CineArts @ Palo Alto Square | Mar 26, 2020 | Mar 26, 2020 | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 0 COVID order |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | Mar 27, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | 209 | Layoff, temporary | 7 COVID order |
| Activehours, Inc dba Earnin | Mar 27, 2020 | Apr 1, 2020 | 46 | Layoff, permanent | 5 COVID order |
| University Foods, LLC | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 21, 2020 | 77 | Layoff, permanent | 2 days after effective date |
| TripActions, Inc. | Mar 25, 2020 | Apr 1, 2020 | 106 | Layoff, permanent | 7 COVID order |
| VANCE BROWN, INC | Jun 17, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | 101 | Layoff, temporary | 92 days after effective date |
| Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley | Mar 20, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 263 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Dinah's Garden Hotel | Mar 23, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | 50 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Rumble Fitness, LLC | Mar 20, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | 15 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| True Food Kitchen Palo Alto | Mar 25, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | 155 | Closure, temporary | 3 COVID order |
| Essential Products, Inc. | Feb 12, 2020 | Apr 12, 2020 | 86 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| VMware, Inc. | Jan 30, 2020 | Apr 1, 2020 | 211 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Abercrombie & Fitch - HCo. Abercrombie & Fitch ***(CANCELLED) | Dec 11, 2019 | Jan 31, 2020 | 45 | Closure, permanent | 51 under 60 |
| Criteo Corp. | Oct 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | 77 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | Sep 10, 2019 | Oct 10, 2019 | 62 | Layoff, permanent | 30 under 60 |
Largest layoffs in Palo Alto since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Corporation | 2 | 1,514 | Oct 17, 2025 |
| VMware, Inc. | 7 | 1,035 | Jan 26, 2021 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 10 | 879 | May 13, 2024 |
| Space Systems/Loral, LLC | 8 | 862 | Jun 18, 2019 |
| Rivian Automotive, LLC | 12 | 625 | Apr 19, 2024 |
| AppLovin Corporation | 7 | 552 | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Pacific Hotel Management, LLC | 5 | 371 | Jul 1, 2020 |
| SAP America, Inc. | 3 | 349 | Oct 6, 2025 |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | 6 | 326 | Oct 15, 2015 |
| Fish Market Restaurants, Inc. | 2 | 292 | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley | 1 | 263 | Mar 20, 2020 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise | 1 | 258 | Jul 28, 2016 |
| Argo AI, LLC | 1 | 257 | Dec 15, 2022 |
| Maxar Space LLC | 5 | 233 | Oct 15, 2024 |
| Uber Technologies, Inc. | 2 | 229 | May 18, 2020 |
| Oshman Family Jewish Community Center | 1 | 209 | Mar 27, 2020 |
| CorePower Yoga, LLC dba CorePower Yoga | 1 | 187 | Apr 14, 2020 |
| SAP | 1 | 179 | Mar 12, 2019 |
| OS Restaurant Services, LLC, dba Fleming's | 1 | 172 | Apr 27, 2020 |
| Theranos, Inc. | 2 | 159 | Jan 6, 2017 |
Palo Alto by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-2027 | 2 | 0 | 95 |
| 2025-2026 | 16 | 3 | 971 |
| 2024-2025 | 12 | 2 | 773 |
| 2023-2024 | 23 | 1 | 2,487 |
| 2022-2023 | 20 | 4 | 1,381 |
| 2020-2021 | 14 | 0 | 1,045 |
| 2019-2020 | 38 | 5 | 3,326 |
| 2018-2019 | 8 | 1 | 751 |
| 2017-2018 | 4 | 1 | 558 |
| 2016-2017 | 5 | 1 | 616 |
| 2015-2016 | 10 | 3 | 813 |
| 2014-2015 | 12 | 1 | 694 |
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.