Benihana International Inc layoff notices at a glance
Benihana International Inc has filed 10 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Mar 25, 2020 and Apr 8, 2020, naming 862 workers. All were layoffs rather than closures; 0 permanent, 10 temporary. The largest single notice named 114 workers in San Diego County on Apr 8, 2020. The largest of its 9 notices dated Apr 8, 2020, 114 workers in San Diego County, was 0.2% of the 65,138 workers named in all 505 San Diego County notices of fiscal year 2019-2020. 10 notices carry a notice date later than the effective date it announces, which usually means the letter reached the EDD after the separations had begun. 10 fall in the March to June 2020 window when the Governor's COVID order suspended the 60-day requirement.
Every notice, newest first
| Notice date | Effective | County | City | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | San Diego | San Diego | 114 | Layoff, temporary | 22 days after effective date |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | Orange | Anaheim | 107 | Layoff, temporary | 22 days after effective date |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | Los Angeles | Torrance | 100 | Layoff, temporary | 23 days after effective date |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | Contra Costa | Concord | 97 | Layoff, temporary | 23 days after effective date |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 17, 2020 | Orange | Newport Beach | 84 | Layoff, temporary | 22 days after effective date |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | Santa Clara | Cupertino | 76 | Layoff, temporary | 23 days after effective date |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | San Bernardino | Ontario | 75 | Layoff, temporary | 21 days after effective date |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | San Mateo | Burlingame | 66 | Layoff, temporary | 23 days after effective date |
| Apr 8, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | San Francisco | San Francisco | 58 | Layoff, temporary | 23 days after effective date |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 | Los Angeles | City of Industry | 85 | Layoff, temporary | 9 days after effective date |
Also filed as: Benihana International Inc, dba Benihana Concord; Benihana International Inc, dba Benihana Torrance; Benihana International Inc, dba Benihana Anaheim; Benihana International Inc, dba Benihana Newport Beach; Benihana International Inc, dba Benihana Ontario; Benihana International Inc, dba Benihana San Francisco; Benihana International Inc, dba Benihana Cupertino; Benihana International Inc, dba Benihana Puente Hills; Benihana International Inc, dba Benihana San Diego; Benihana International Inc, dba Benihana Burlingame.
Where the notices landed
- Orange County2 notices, 191 workers
- Los Angeles County2 notices, 185 workers
- San Diego County1 notice, 114 workers
- Contra Costa County1 notice, 97 workers
- Santa Clara County1 notice, 76 workers
- San Bernardino County1 notice, 75 workers
- San Mateo County1 notice, 66 workers
- San Francisco County1 notice, 58 workers
- San Diego1 notice, 114 workers
- Anaheim1 notice, 107 workers
- Torrance1 notice, 100 workers
- Concord1 notice, 97 workers
- City of Industry1 notice, 85 workers
- Newport Beach1 notice, 84 workers
- Cupertino1 notice, 76 workers
- Ontario1 notice, 75 workers
- Burlingame1 notice, 66 workers
- San Francisco1 notice, 58 workers
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How to read this record
Notice date is the date on the employer's letter. Effective is the first day of separations it announced. Days notice is the gap between them; California Labor Code 1401 calls for 60 days from a covered employer, and section 1402 makes a short notice worth a day of pay and benefits for every day it is short, up to 60.
10 notices are dated after the effective date on the same filing. Notice given after the layoff has started is the clearest case the statute addresses: section 1402 counts every day between the separation and the notice as a day owed, up to 60.
10 notices are marked temporary. A temporary layoff that runs past six months is treated as a termination under the federal Act, and the employer should issue a new notice before that point.
Full statute walk-through: the California 60-day rule, section by section.
If you work, or worked, at Benihana International Inc
Keep the notice, every email about the selection, and your final pay stub. A free review covers four things in one call: whether the notice period was honored and paid, whether final pay and vacation payout arrived on time, whether the selection pattern raises an age, pregnancy or leave, or retaliation question, and what a proposed severance release is actually worth before you sign it. Call (800) 371-3088 or send the notice.
Source: California EDD WARN report, fiscal year 2019-2020. Record last checked against the EDD on Oct 31, 2026. 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.