City record, California WARN filings

Santa Monica Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2019-2020

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

Every WARN notice filed by employers in Santa Monica since July 2014: 146 notices and 10,514 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 Santa Monica at a glance

Santa Monica employers have filed 146 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 10,514 workers. The most recent notice is dated Apr 27, 2026. 36 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.

Notices in fiscal year 2019-2020, newest first

42 notices, 4,800 workers. Show all years.

EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
Loews Santa Monica Hotel IncMay 29, 2020May 27, 2020237Layoff, temporary2 days after effective date
TrueCar, Inc.May 28, 2020Jul 31, 202074Layoff, permanent64 COVID order
ExhaleMay 22, 2020Mar 17, 202064Layoff, temporary66 days after effective date
ZIP RECRUITERMar 27, 2020Mar 31, 2020118Layoff, temporary4 COVID order
California Pizza Kitchen (CPK) at StoreMar 26, 2020Mar 18, 202048Layoff, temporary8 days after effective date
Foto-Kem Industries, Inc.May 8, 2020Mar 16, 20207Layoff, temporary53 days after effective date
Romana Promenade - Trastevere RestaurantMar 19, 2020Mar 20, 202049Layoff, temporary1 COVID order
Lorna JaneApr 2, 2020Apr 2, 20201Layoff, permanent0 COVID order
Thanks Mate Inc.Apr 30, 2020Mar 16, 202017Layoff, permanent45 days after effective date
DELUXE CREATIVE SERVICESApr 22, 2020Mar 24, 2020105Layoff, temporary29 days after effective date
GumGum, Inc.Apr 21, 2020Apr 21, 202063Layoff, permanent0 COVID order
JAKKS Pacific, Inc.Apr 20, 2020Apr 24, 202056Layoff, permanent4 COVID order
Drybar Holdings LLC at ShopApr 23, 2020Apr 6, 202044Layoff, temporary17 days after effective date
MUJI U.S.A. Limited dba MUJI Santa Monica & MUJI Third StreetApr 16, 2020Apr 20, 202038Closure, temporary4 COVID order
Rudy's Hollywood, LLC dba Rudy's Barbershop Main StreetApr 16, 2020Mar 16, 202017Layoff, temporary31 days after effective date
El Cholo Santa MonicaApr 1, 2020Mar 16, 202066Layoff, temporary16 days after effective date
Bright Horizons at Ocean ParkApr 9, 2020Mar 20, 202053Layoff, temporary20 days after effective date
Benihana Marina Corp.Mar 25, 2020Mar 16, 202065Closure, temporary9 days after effective date
PatientPop, Inc.Mar 27, 2020Mar 30, 2020122Layoff, temporary3 COVID order
JW Marriott Le MerigotApr 3, 2020Mar 16, 2020137Layoff, temporary18 days after effective date
Columbia Sussex Management, LLC dba JW Marriott Le MerigotApr 3, 2020Mar 16, 2020137Layoff, temporary18 days after effective date
Santa Monica Brentwood Automotive LLC dba Santa Monica AudiApr 2, 2020Mar 18, 2020114Layoff, temporary15 days after effective date
Shore Hotel GroupApr 2, 2020Apr 8, 2020104Closure, temporary6 COVID order
Romana Pier LLC dba Seaside on the PierApr 3, 2020Apr 3, 202075Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Georgian Hotel - Santa Monica Georgian Management LLCMar 30, 2020Apr 2, 202068Layoff, temporary3 COVID order
Est 1977 SMPS, Co, The Albright RestaurantApr 1, 2020Mar 16, 202043Layoff, temporary16 days after effective date
Est 1977 Group, LLC, Rusty's Surf RanchApr 1, 2020Mar 16, 202028Layoff, temporary16 days after effective date
Fox Restaurant Concepts - Blanco Tacos + Tequila (FRC Blanco FV LLC)Mar 30, 2020Mar 18, 202046Closure, temporary12 days after effective date
Shutters on the BeachMar 30, 2020Mar 31, 2020381Layoff, temporary1 COVID order
VHG Delfina, LLC dba Le Meridien Delfina Santa MonicaMar 25, 2020Mar 22, 2020154Layoff, temporary3 days after effective date
ZipRecruiter, Inc.Mar 27, 2020Mar 31, 202099Layoff, temporary4 COVID order
Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, Inc. dba Stella Barra Pizziera & WineMar 27, 2020Mar 19, 202039Layoff, temporary8 days after effective date
The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated dba North Restaurants LLC dbaMar 23, 2020Mar 17, 202095Layoff, temporary6 days after effective date
VHG Santa Monica, LLC Viceroy Santa Monica HotelMar 26, 2020Mar 22, 202085Layoff, temporary4 days after effective date
FAIRMONT MIRAMAR HOTEL AND BUNGALOWSMar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020489Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Wilshire HM, LLC -Proper Santa MonicaJun 25, 2020Mar 23, 2020314Layoff, temporary94 days after effective date
Hotel Casa Del MarMar 30, 2020Mar 31, 2020250Layoff, temporary1 COVID order
True Food Kitchen Santa MonicaMar 25, 2020Mar 28, 2020116Closure, temporary3 COVID order
The Huntley Hotel Santa MonicaMar 25, 2020Mar 25, 2020230Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Santa Monica Amusements LLC, dba Pacific ParkMar 18, 2020Apr 19, 2020380Layoff, temporary32 COVID order
Edmunds.com, Inc.Jan 6, 2020Mar 7, 2020122Layoff, permanent61
VHG Santa Monica, LLCNov 4, 2019Jan 6, 202050Layoff, temporary63

Largest layoffs in Santa Monica since 2014

EmployerNoticesWorkersLatest
FAIRMONT MIRAMAR HOTEL AND BUNGALOWS1489Mar 25, 2020
Snap Inc.4425Apr 15, 2026
Snap, Inc. wholly owned subsidiary of PSA Risk1401Aug 31, 2022
Shutters on the Beach1381Mar 30, 2020
Santa Monica Amusements LLC, dba Pacific Park1380Mar 18, 2020
Activision Blizzard5333Sep 12, 2024
Loews Hotels & Co1321Dec 30, 2022
Wilshire HM, LLC -Proper Santa Monica1314Jun 25, 2020
Hotel Casa Del Mar2286Nov 30, 2020
Loews Santa Monica Hotel Inc1237May 29, 2020
The Huntley Hotel Santa Monica1230Mar 25, 2020
Agensys1222Jul 26, 2017
Beachbody, LLC2212Mar 6, 2018
Edmunds.com, Inc.2182Jan 6, 2020
Headspace, Inc.1158Jun 29, 2023
VHG Delfina, LLC dba Le Meridien Delfina Santa Monica1154Mar 25, 2020
Company 3/Method Inc.3152Aug 4, 2023
Amazon6150Jan 29, 2026
DELUXE CREATIVE SERVICES2145Jun 30, 2020
JW Marriott Le Merigot1137Apr 3, 2020

Santa Monica by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2025-2026141691
2024-202572415
2023-2024172754
2022-20231741,285
2020-2021212927
2019-20204254,800
2018-201964249
2017-201862458
2016-201753319
2015-201642232
2014-201575384

Local help after a layoff in Santa Monica

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