Mechanics Bank layoff notices at a glance
Mechanics Bank has filed 2 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Apr 30, 2020 and Aug 25, 2022, naming 166 workers. 1 was a closure and 1 was a layoff; 2 permanent, 0 temporary. The largest single notice named 110 workers in Contra Costa County on Apr 30, 2020. Its latest notice, 56 workers in Santa Barbara County dated Aug 25, 2022, was 15.1% of the 372 workers named in all 8 Santa Barbara County notices of fiscal year 2022-2023. 1 of the notices show fewer than 60 days between the notice date and the effective date (see how to read this). 1 fall in the March to June 2020 window when the Governor's COVID order suspended the 60-day requirement. The same employer appears in 2 U.S. Labor Department wage and hour investigations, with $89 in back wages agreed for 2 workers.
Every notice, newest first
| Notice date | Effective | County | City | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 2022 | Oct 3, 2022 | Santa Barbara | Santa Maria | 56 | Closure, permanent | 39 under 60 |
| Apr 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Contra Costa | Hercules | 110 | Layoff, permanent | 61 COVID order |
Sites named on the notices
- 2100 South Blosser Road Santa Maria CA 93458 (Aug 25, 2022, 56 workers)
Where the notices landed
- Contra Costa County1 notice, 110 workers
- Santa Barbara County1 notice, 56 workers
- Hercules1 notice, 110 workers
- Santa Maria1 notice, 56 workers
Local pages: Santa Maria employment lawyer, Contra Costa County employment law guide, Santa Barbara 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 Mechanics Bank the shortest gap shown is 39 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 Mechanics Bank
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 2019-2020 to 2022-2023. 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.