Freedom Communications, Inc. layoff notices at a glance
Freedom Communications, Inc. has filed 2 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Dec 5, 2014 and Feb 18, 2016, naming 1,057 workers. All were layoffs rather than closures; 1 permanent, 0 temporary, 1 with the type left blank. The largest single notice named 969 workers in Orange County on Feb 18, 2016. Its latest notice, 969 workers in Orange County dated Feb 18, 2016, was 11.9% of the 8,118 workers named in all 77 Orange County notices of fiscal year 2015-2016. 1 of the notices show fewer than 60 days between the notice date and the effective date (see how to read this). 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.
Every notice, newest first
| Notice date | Effective | County | City | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | Orange | Santa Ana | 969 | Layoff, type not stated | 42 under 60 |
| Dec 5, 2014 | Dec 3, 2014 | Orange | Santa Ana | 88 | Layoff, permanent | 2 days after effective date |
Also filed as: FREEDOM COMMUNICATIONS INC.
Where the notices landed
- Orange County2 notices, 1,057 workers
- Santa Ana2 notices, 1,057 workers
Local pages: Santa Ana employment lawyer, 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.
For Freedom Communications, Inc. the shortest gap shown is 42 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 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 Freedom Communications, 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 2015-2016. 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.