Ensign United States Drilling Inc. layoff notices at a glance
Ensign United States Drilling Inc. has filed 2 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Dec 18, 2014 and Mar 27, 2020, naming 850 workers. All were layoffs rather than closures; 1 permanent, 0 temporary, 1 with the type left blank. The largest single notice named 700 workers in Kern County on Dec 18, 2014. Its latest notice, 150 workers in Kern County dated Mar 27, 2020, was 11.2% of the 1,339 workers named in all 23 Kern County notices of fiscal year 2020-2021. 1 notice carries a notice date later than the effective date it announces, which usually means the letter reached the EDD after the separations had begun. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 2020 | Mar 28, 2020 | Kern | Bakersfield | 150 | Layoff, permanent | 1 COVID order |
| Dec 18, 2014 | Dec 15, 2014 | Kern | Bakersfield | 700 | Layoff, type not stated | 3 days after effective date |
Also filed as: ENSIGN UNITED STATES DRILLING.
Where the notices landed
- Kern County2 notices, 850 workers
- Bakersfield2 notices, 850 workers
Local pages: Bakersfield employment lawyer, Kern 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.
One notice is 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.
Full statute walk-through: the California 60-day rule, section by section.
If you work, or worked, at Ensign United States Drilling 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 reports, fiscal years 2014-2015 to 2020-2021. Record last checked against the EDD on Oct 30, 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.