First Transit layoff notices at a glance
First Transit has filed 14 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Jun 30, 2015 and Apr 27, 2026, naming 2,567 workers. 8 were closures and 6 were layoffs; 12 permanent, 2 temporary. The largest single notice named 538 workers in San Diego County on Apr 10, 2017. Its latest notice, 194 workers in Contra Costa County dated Apr 27, 2026, was 30.3% of the 641 workers named in all 26 Contra Costa County notices of fiscal year 2025-2026. 1 of the notices show fewer than 60 days between the notice date and the effective date (see how to read this). 1 fall in the March to June 2020 window when the Governor's COVID order suspended the 60-day requirement. The same employer appears in 4 U.S. Labor Department wage and hour investigations, with $0 in back wages agreed for 0 workers.
Every notice, newest first
| Notice date | Effective | County | City | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | Contra Costa | Antioch | 194 | Closure, permanent | 64 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Jun 10, 2023 | Orange | Anaheim | 241 | Layoff, permanent | 67 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Jun 10, 2023 | Orange | Irvine | 181 | Layoff, permanent | 67 |
| Jan 14, 2021 | Jan 21, 2021 | San Mateo | Redwood City | 13 | Layoff, temporary | 7 under 60 |
| Aug 20, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 109 | Closure, permanent | 69 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | San Diego | San Diego | 127 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Apr 22, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Contra Costa | Concord | 115 | Closure, permanent | 69 |
| May 1, 2018 | Jun 30, 2018 | Santa Barbara | Santa Maria | 69 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Apr 10, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | San Diego | Oceanside | 538 | Closure, permanent | 81 |
| Apr 10, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | Los Angeles | Pomona | 372 | Closure, permanent | 81 |
| Oct 31, 2016 | Dec 31, 2016 | Kern | Bakersfield | 91 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Oct 1, 2016 | Nov 30, 2016 | Orange | Anaheim | 319 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | Aug 31, 2015 | San Bernardino | San Bernardino | 127 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | Aug 31, 2015 | San Bernardino | Rancho | 71 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
Sites named on the notices
- 801 Wilbur Ave Antioch CA 94509 (Apr 27, 2026, 194 workers)
- 1717 E. Via Burton Anaheim CA 92801 (Apr 4, 2023, 241 workers)
- 6671 Marine Way Irvine CA 92618 (Apr 4, 2023, 181 workers)
Also filed as: First Transit, Inc.
Where the notices landed
- Orange County3 notices, 741 workers
- San Diego County2 notices, 665 workers
- Los Angeles County2 notices, 481 workers
- Contra Costa County2 notices, 309 workers
- San Bernardino County2 notices, 198 workers
- Kern County1 notice, 91 workers
- Santa Barbara County1 notice, 69 workers
- San Mateo County1 notice, 13 workers
- Anaheim2 notices, 560 workers
- Oceanside1 notice, 538 workers
- Pomona1 notice, 372 workers
- Antioch1 notice, 194 workers
- Irvine1 notice, 181 workers
- San Diego1 notice, 127 workers
- San Bernardino1 notice, 127 workers
- Concord1 notice, 115 workers
- Los Angeles1 notice, 109 workers
- Bakersfield1 notice, 91 workers
- Rancho1 notice, 71 workers
- Santa Maria1 notice, 69 workers
Local pages: Anaheim employment lawyer, Oceanside employment lawyer, Pomona employment lawyer, Antioch employment lawyer, Orange County employment law guide, San Diego 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.
For First Transit the shortest gap shown is 7 days. That is a reason to check whether an exception in 1401(c) or 1402.5 applied, whether the workers received the letter earlier than the EDD did, and whether anyone was let go before the effective date. It is not, by itself, a finding against the employer.
2 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 First Transit
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 2015-2016 to 2025-2026. 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.