FM Restaurants HQ, LLC dba El Torito Mexican Grill layoff notices at a glance
FM Restaurants HQ, LLC dba El Torito Mexican Grill has filed 2 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Sep 29, 2023 and Nov 6, 2023, naming 81 workers. 2 were closures and 0 were layoffs; 2 permanent, 0 temporary. The largest single notice named 42 workers in Orange County on Nov 6, 2023. Its latest notice, 42 workers in Orange County dated Nov 6, 2023, was 0.6% of the 6,700 workers named in all 153 Orange County notices of fiscal year 2023-2024.
Every notice, newest first
| Notice date | Effective | County | City | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2023 | Jan 5, 2024 | Orange | Dana Point | 42 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | Orange | Laguna Hills | 39 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
Sites named on the notices
- 34521 Golden Lantern Stret Dana Point CA 92629 (Nov 6, 2023, 42 workers)
- 24301 Avenida De La Carlota Laguna Hills CA 92653 (Sep 29, 2023, 39 workers)
Where the notices landed
- Orange County2 notices, 81 workers
- Dana Point1 notice, 42 workers
- Laguna Hills1 notice, 39 workers
Local pages: Orange 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.
Every notice on file for FM Restaurants HQ, LLC dba El Torito Mexican Grill shows 60 days or more between the two dates, which is what the statute expects. The questions that remain for a worker are the ones the notice does not answer: whether pay and benefits ran through the effective date, whether final wages arrived on the last day (Labor Code 201 and 203), and who was selected and why.
Full statute walk-through: the California 60-day rule, section by section.
If you work, or worked, at FM Restaurants HQ, LLC dba El Torito Mexican Grill
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 2023-2024. 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.