Golden State Drilling, Inc. layoff notices at a glance
Golden State Drilling, Inc. has filed 2 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Nov 5, 2015 and Apr 8, 2020, naming 234 workers. All were layoffs rather than closures; 1 permanent, 0 temporary, 1 with the type left blank. The largest single notice named 130 workers in Kern County on Apr 8, 2020. Its latest notice, 130 workers in Kern County dated Apr 8, 2020, was 2.9% of the 4,557 workers named in all 59 Kern County notices of fiscal year 2019-2020. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 | Kern | Bakersfield | 130 | Layoff, type not stated | 2 days after effective date |
| Nov 5, 2015 | Dec 10, 2015 | Kern | Bakersfield | 104 | Layoff, permanent | 35 under 60 |
Also filed as: Golden State Drilling, Inc.
Where the notices landed
- Kern County2 notices, 234 workers
- Bakersfield2 notices, 234 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.
For Golden State Drilling, Inc. the shortest gap shown is 35 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 Golden State 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 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.