City record, California WARN filings

Westminster Layoff Notices

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Every WARN notice filed by employers in Westminster since July 2014: 14 notices and 826 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 Westminster at a glance

Westminster employers have filed 14 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 826 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 13, 2025. 1 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.

All notices, newest first

14 notices, 826 workers. Filter by year in the table below.

WARN notices in Westminster
EmployerNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
Planned Parenthood/Orange and San Bernardino Counties, Inc. 1437Oct 13, 2025Dec 13, 20256Layoff, permanent61
Penney OpCo LLCAug 18, 2025Nov 21, 202576Closure, permanent95
Macy's IncJan 9, 2025Mar 18, 202593Closure, permanent68
Advance Stores Company, Incorporated and its subsidiaryNov 14, 2024Mar 5, 202511Closure, permanent111
Dennis Dillon RVMay 8, 2024Jul 12, 202467Closure, permanent65
FM Restaurants HQ, LLCMar 4, 2024May 3, 202440Closure, permanent60
The Rinks FoundationFeb 7, 2024Apr 7, 202435Closure, permanent60
Lazy Dog Restaurant and BarJun 23, 2023Aug 23, 2023109Closure, permanent61
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. at Westminster HollisterNov 16, 2021Jan 16, 202217Closure, permanent61
TGI Friday'sOct 15, 2020Oct 26, 202044Closure, permanent11 under 60
Bob Martin, Inc. dba The Library Gentlemen's ClubMay 21, 2020Mar 15, 2020154Layoff, temporary67 days after effective date
Westminster Automotive Group, Inc. dba Honda WorldMar 20, 2020Mar 20, 202037Layoff, temporary0 COVID order
Sears Holdings CorporationJan 4, 2018Apr 8, 201888Closure, permanent94
PharMerica (8842-Westminster-KHPS FacilityOct 23, 2017Dec 24, 201749Closure, permanent62

Largest layoffs in Westminster since 2014

Westminster by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2025-20262182
2024-202522104
2023-202444251
2021-20221117
2020-20211144
2019-202020191
2017-201822137

Local help after a layoff in Westminster

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