City record, California WARN filings

Ventura Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2019-2020

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

Every WARN notice filed by employers in Ventura since July 2014: 65 notices and 3,766 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 Ventura at a glance

Ventura employers have filed 65 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 3,766 workers. The most recent notice is dated Sep 22, 2026. 15 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 Accommodation and Food Services (128 workers), Mining Quarrying Oil and Gas Exraction (4 workers).

Notices in fiscal year 2019-2020, newest first

26 notices, 1,566 workers. Show all years.

WARN notices in Ventura
EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
Southwestern & Pacific Specialty Finance Inc. - AxcessApr 20, 2020Jun 20, 20203Closure, permanent61 COVID order
Ovations Fanfare, L.P. dba Spectra Food Services and HospitalityApr 8, 2020Apr 8, 202045Closure, temporary0 COVID order
California Pizza Kitchen - CPKMar 26, 2020Mar 18, 202051Closure, temporary8 days after effective date
Urbane CafeMar 31, 2020Mar 31, 20205Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Golin Theatres Inc (Regency)Apr 30, 2020Apr 23, 202041Closure, temporary7 days after effective date
Great Pacific Child Development CenterApr 21, 2020Apr 25, 202046Layoff, temporary4 COVID order
Patagonia WorksApr 21, 2020Apr 25, 202025Layoff, temporary4 COVID order
Great Pacific Iron WorksApr 21, 2020Apr 25, 202014Layoff, temporary4 COVID order
Aldo US Inc.Apr 6, 2020Mar 16, 202018Layoff, temporary21 days after effective date
Abercrombie & Fitch HCo.Apr 9, 2020Mar 29, 202049Closure, temporary11 days after effective date
Bennett Bros Inc.Apr 15, 2020Mar 17, 202083Closure, temporary29 days after effective date
Knighted Ventures, LLCApr 8, 2020Mar 14, 202044Layoff, temporary25 days after effective date
Brasseler USAApr 10, 2020Apr 13, 202011Layoff, temporary3 COVID order
Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc. dba BurlingtonApr 8, 2020Mar 31, 202070Closure, temporary8 days after effective date
H&M Hennes & Mauritz LPApr 6, 2020Apr 5, 202013Layoff, temporary1 days after effective date
AmTote International, Inc. - Viejas Casino & Turf ClubMar 31, 2020Mar 27, 20201Layoff, temporary4 days after effective date
Channel Islands YMCAMar 18, 2020Mar 18, 2020257Closure, temporary0 COVID order
Cinemark USA Inc. dba Century 10 DowntownMar 26, 2020Mar 26, 202035Layoff, permanent0 COVID order
Boppell Wintringham Inc dba Ventura ToyotaMar 25, 2020Mar 24, 202073Layoff, temporary1 days after effective date
Ventura VolkswagenMar 25, 2020Mar 23, 202026Layoff, temporary2 days after effective date
Finney's CrafthouseMar 23, 2020Mar 23, 202082Layoff, type not stated0 COVID order
Players CasinoMar 19, 2020Mar 14, 2020183Closure, temporary5 days after effective date
Transform SR LLCNov 8, 2019Feb 16, 2020101Closure, permanent100
Forever 21 Retail, Inc.Nov 14, 2019Jan 5, 202021Closure, permanent52 under 60
CoorsTek, Inc.Aug 13, 2019Oct 13, 2019268Closure, permanent61
Providence Medical InstituteJul 17, 2019Sep 16, 20191Layoff, permanent61

Largest layoffs in Ventura since 2014

EmployerNoticesWorkersLatest
Players Casino4487Mar 27, 2021
CoorsTek, Inc.1268Aug 13, 2019
Channel Islands YMCA1257Mar 18, 2020
Aurora Vista Del Mar, LLC1194Jan 4, 2018
Patagonia Works2187May 8, 2020
Brooks Institute1169Aug 15, 2016
Camarillo Harvesting, L.P.1161Jul 16, 2020
NB Farms, Inc.3145Oct 18, 2024
OVG Hospitality1128Sep 2, 2026
Finney's Crafthouse2123Dec 29, 2020
VSolvit LLC1107Apr 27, 2018
Transform SR LLC1101Nov 8, 2019
Guayabito Farms, LLC198Apr 7, 2026
Ventura Seaside Medical Group Inc. dba West Ventura192Apr 30, 2021
Reyes Coca-Cola Bottling, L.L.C.185May 8, 2026
Bennett Bros Inc.183Apr 15, 2020
Boppell Wintringham Inc dba Ventura Toyota173Mar 25, 2020
Burlington Coat Factory of Texas Inc. dba Burlington170Apr 8, 2020
Knighted Ventures, LLC269Dec 17, 2020
Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.168Nov 27, 2023

Ventura by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2026-202721132
2025-202622183
2024-202584229
2023-20242291
2022-20233149
2021-20221020
2020-2021135834
2019-202026121,566
2018-201922116
2017-201831340
2016-201722180
2014-20151026

Local help after a layoff in Ventura

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