City record, California WARN filings

Palo Alto Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2020-2021

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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 2020-2021, newest first

14 notices, 1,045 workers. Show all years.

WARN notices in Palo Alto
EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
P.F. Chang’s China BistroSep 17, 2020Sep 17, 202075Layoff, temporary0 under 60
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All About Parking, Inc. - Moldaw Residences
Mar 11, 2021May 10, 20211Layoff, permanent60
FS Palo Alto Employment Inc. as Four Seasons SiliconFeb 5, 2021Feb 12, 2021119Layoff, permanent7 under 60
VMware, Inc.Jan 26, 2021Mar 30, 2021107Layoff, permanent63
California Pizza Kitchen - CPKDec 10, 2020Dec 14, 202014Layoff, temporary4 under 60
P.A. Staffing, LLC Nobu Hotel Palo AltoOct 13, 2020Aug 13, 202021Layoff, permanent61 days after effective date
Vince, LLCOct 2, 2020Sep 30, 20204Layoff, permanent2 days after effective date
VMware, Inc.Aug 11, 2020Oct 14, 2020148Layoff, permanent64
BPR Properties Management, LLC dba BPR HOTELSAug 5, 2020Jul 25, 202063Layoff, permanent11 days after effective date
Mayfield House, LLC dba Mayfield Bakery and CafeJul 23, 2020Jul 26, 202051Layoff, permanent3 under 60
Uber Technologies, Inc.May 18, 2020Jun 5, 2020167Layoff, permanent18 COVID order
Pacific Hotel Management, LLCJul 1, 2020Jul 1, 2020103Layoff, permanent0 COVID order
Varian Medical SystemsJul 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020101Layoff, permanent62 COVID order
Pacific Hotel Management, LLCJul 1, 2020Jul 1, 202071Layoff, permanent0 COVID order

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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