BJ's Restaurants layoff notices at a glance
BJ's Restaurants has filed 4 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Mar 27, 2020 and Feb 10, 2023, naming 548 workers. 1 was a closure and 3 were layoffs; 1 permanent, 3 temporary. The largest single notice named 194 workers in Ventura County on Mar 27, 2020. Its latest notice, 90 workers in Marin County dated Feb 10, 2023, was 10.5% of the 861 workers named in all 10 Marin County notices of fiscal year 2022-2023. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2023 | Apr 12, 2023 | Marin | San Rafael | 90 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | Ventura | Thousand Oaks | 194 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | Alameda | Newark | 160 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 104 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
Sites named on the notices
- 5800 Northgate Mall Suite 159 San Rafael CA 94903 (Feb 10, 2023, 90 workers)
Also filed as: BJ's Restaurants, Inc.; BJ's Restaurants Inc.; BJ's Restaurants, Inc.
Where the notices landed
- Ventura County1 notice, 194 workers
- Alameda County1 notice, 160 workers
- Los Angeles County1 notice, 104 workers
- Marin County1 notice, 90 workers
- Thousand Oaks1 notice, 194 workers
- Newark1 notice, 160 workers
- Los Angeles1 notice, 104 workers
- San Rafael1 notice, 90 workers
Local pages: Thousand Oaks employment lawyer, Los Angeles employment lawyer, Ventura County employment law guide, Alameda County employment law guide.
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.
3 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 BJ's Restaurants
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 reports, fiscal years 2019-2020 to 2022-2023. 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.