Office Max layoff notices at a glance
Office Max has filed 2 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Sep 22, 2014 and Dec 22, 2014, naming 145 workers. 2 were closures and 0 were layoffs; 2 permanent, 0 temporary. The largest single notice named 74 workers in San Mateo County on Sep 22, 2014. Its latest notice, 71 workers in San Mateo County dated Dec 22, 2014, was 5.9% of the 1,200 workers named in all 14 San Mateo County notices of fiscal year 2014-2015.
Every notice, newest first
| Notice date | Effective | County | City | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2014 | Feb 27, 2015 | San Mateo | Menlo Park | 71 | Closure, permanent | 67 |
| Sep 22, 2014 | Nov 21, 2014 | San Mateo | Menlo Park | 74 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
Also filed as: OfficeMax Incorporated.
Where the notices landed
- San Mateo County2 notices, 145 workers
- Menlo Park2 notices, 145 workers
Local pages: San Mateo 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.
Every notice on file for Office Max shows 60 days or more between the two dates, which is what the statute expects. The questions that remain for a worker are the ones the notice does not answer: whether pay and benefits ran through the effective date, whether final wages arrived on the last day (Labor Code 201 and 203), and who was selected and why.
Full statute walk-through: the California 60-day rule, section by section.
If you work, or worked, at Office Max
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 report, fiscal year 2014-2015. Record last checked against the EDD on Oct 31, 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.