Instacart layoff notices at a glance
Instacart has filed 11 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Dec 13, 2018 and Jul 15, 2020, naming 335 workers. 10 were closures and 1 was a layoff; 11 permanent, 0 temporary. The largest single notice named 86 workers in San Francisco County on Mar 13, 2019. Its latest notice, 14 workers in Santa Clara County dated Jul 15, 2020, was 0.1% of the 12,301 workers named in all 152 Santa Clara County notices of fiscal year 2020-2021. 11 of the notices show fewer than 60 days between the notice date and the effective date (see how to read this). The same employer appears in 1 U.S. Labor Department wage and hour investigation, with $37 in back wages agreed for 1 worker.
Every notice, newest first
| Notice date | Effective | County | City | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2020 | Aug 17, 2020 | Santa Clara | Sunnyvale | 14 | Layoff, permanent | 33 under 60 |
| Mar 13, 2019 | May 11, 2019 | San Francisco | San Francisco | 86 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Mar 13, 2019 | May 11, 2019 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 49 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Mar 13, 2019 | May 11, 2019 | San Mateo | San Mateo | 41 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Mar 13, 2019 | May 11, 2019 | Los Angeles | Santa Monica | 34 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Mar 13, 2019 | May 11, 2019 | Alameda | Oakland | 15 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Mar 13, 2019 | May 11, 2019 | Alameda | Berkeley | 13 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Mar 13, 2019 | May 11, 2019 | Los Angeles | Glendale | 12 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Mar 13, 2019 | May 11, 2019 | Santa Clara | Campbell | 7 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Dec 13, 2018 | Feb 10, 2019 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 56 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Dec 13, 2018 | Feb 10, 2019 | Santa Clara | Cupertino | 8 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
Where the notices landed
- Los Angeles County4 notices, 151 workers
- San Francisco County1 notice, 86 workers
- San Mateo County1 notice, 41 workers
- Santa Clara County3 notices, 29 workers
- Alameda County2 notices, 28 workers
- Los Angeles2 notices, 105 workers
- San Francisco1 notice, 86 workers
- San Mateo1 notice, 41 workers
- Santa Monica1 notice, 34 workers
- Oakland1 notice, 15 workers
- Sunnyvale1 notice, 14 workers
- Berkeley1 notice, 13 workers
- Glendale1 notice, 12 workers
- Cupertino1 notice, 8 workers
- Campbell1 notice, 7 workers
Local pages: Los Angeles employment lawyer, San Francisco employment lawyer, San Mateo employment lawyer, Santa Monica employment lawyer, Los Angeles County employment law guide, San Francisco 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 Instacart the shortest gap shown is 33 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.
Full statute walk-through: the California 60-day rule, section by section.
If you work, or worked, at Instacart
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 2018-2019 to 2020-2021. 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.