Forever 21 Retail, Inc. layoff notices at a glance
Forever 21 Retail, Inc. has filed 5 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Nov 12, 2015 and Nov 14, 2019, naming 279 workers. 5 were closures and 0 were layoffs; 4 permanent, 1 temporary. The largest single notice named 79 workers in Los Angeles County on Jun 27, 2019. Its latest notice, 21 workers in Ventura County dated Nov 14, 2019, was 0.2% of the 11,537 workers named in all 162 Ventura County notices of fiscal year 2019-2020. 4 of the notices show fewer than 60 days between the notice date and the effective date (see how to read this).
Every notice, newest first
| Notice date | Effective | County | City | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2019 | Jan 5, 2020 | Ventura | Ventura | 21 | Closure, permanent | 52 under 60 |
| Jun 27, 2019 | Aug 31, 2019 | Los Angeles | Palmdale | 79 | Closure, temporary | 65 |
| Feb 2, 2016 | Apr 1, 2016 | Sutter | Yuba City | 56 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Feb 2, 2016 | Apr 1, 2016 | Kings | Hanford | 51 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Nov 12, 2015 | Jan 6, 2016 | San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | 72 | Closure, permanent | 55 under 60 |
Where the notices landed
- Los Angeles County1 notice, 79 workers
- San Luis Obispo County1 notice, 72 workers
- Sutter County1 notice, 56 workers
- Kings County1 notice, 51 workers
- Ventura County1 notice, 21 workers
- Palmdale1 notice, 79 workers
- San Luis Obispo1 notice, 72 workers
- Yuba City1 notice, 56 workers
- Hanford1 notice, 51 workers
- Ventura1 notice, 21 workers
Local pages: Palmdale employment lawyer, Los Angeles County employment law guide, San Luis Obispo 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 Forever 21 Retail, Inc. the shortest gap shown is 52 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.
One notice is 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 Forever 21 Retail, 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 2015-2016 to 2019-2020. 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.