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South Gate Layoff Notices

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Every WARN notice filed by employers in South Gate since July 2014: 23 notices and 2,554 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 South Gate at a glance

South Gate employers have filed 23 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 2,554 workers. The most recent notice is dated Sep 22, 2026. 12 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 Transportation and Warehousing (106 workers).

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23 notices, 2,554 workers. Filter by year in the table below.

WARN notices in South Gate
EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
Capstone Delivery Inc.Sep 22, 2026Nov 20, 2026106Closure, permanent59 under 60
Next Stop Logistics Inc.Apr 22, 2026Apr 16, 202680Closure, permanent6 days after effective date
Temple-Culberson Enterprises LLCSep 8, 2022Nov 8, 202250Closure, permanent61
SunOpta Grains and Foods Inc.Apr 12, 2021Jul 1, 202161Closure, permanent80
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.Dec 11, 2020Feb 12, 202166Closure, permanent63
Shultz Steel CompanyOct 8, 2020Oct 8, 202052Layoff, permanent0 under 60
Shultz Steel CompanyJul 10, 2020Jul 10, 202050Layoff, temporary0 under 60
Shultz Steel CompanyJul 7, 2020Jul 7, 202022Layoff, permanent0 under 60
Shults Steel CompanyJul 7, 2020Jul 7, 202021Layoff, temporary0 under 60
Shultz Steel CompanyJul 10, 2020Jul 10, 202013Layoff, permanent0 under 60
Shultz Steel CompanyAug 3, 2020Jul 31, 2020120Layoff, permanent3 days after effective date
Meribear Productions, Inc. dba Meredith Baer HomeApr 23, 2020Mar 24, 2020133Layoff, temporary30 days after effective date
Dickson Testing CompanyJul 7, 2020Jun 10, 202057Layoff, permanent27 days after effective date
Dickson Testing CompanyJul 7, 2020Jul 8, 202038Layoff, temporary1 under 60
Koos Manufacturing, Inc.May 13, 2020May 29, 2020325Layoff, permanent16 COVID order
Shultz Steel CompanyApr 9, 2020Apr 9, 2020101Layoff, permanent0 COVID order
Meribear Productions, Inc. dba Meredith Baer HomeMar 23, 2020Mar 24, 2020118Layoff, type not stated1 COVID order
Armstrong Flooring, Inc.Nov 4, 2019Jan 3, 202060Layoff, permanent60
Conair CorporationApr 8, 2019Jun 14, 201931Closure, permanent67
Eagle Business Performance ServicesJan 30, 2019Mar 31, 201931Layoff, permanent60
American Apparel, LLCNov 7, 2016Jan 6, 2017959Closure, permanent60
Penske LogisticsNov 4, 2015Nov 24, 201554Layoff, permanent20 under 60
Penske LogisticsNov 4, 2015Nov 24, 20156Closure, permanent20 under 60

Largest layoffs in South Gate since 2014

South Gate by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2026-202711106
2025-20261180
2022-20231150
2020-2021112633
2019-202040604
2018-20192162
2016-201711959
2015-20162160

Local help after a layoff in South Gate

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