P.F. Chang’s China Bistro layoff notices at a glance
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro has filed 8 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Nov 25, 2015 and Sep 18, 2020, naming 616 workers. 4 were closures and 4 were layoffs; 3 permanent, 5 temporary. The largest single notice named 100 workers in Santa Clara County on Mar 30, 2020. Its latest notice, 75 workers in Santa Clara County dated Sep 18, 2020, was 0.6% of the 12,301 workers named in all 152 Santa Clara County notices of fiscal year 2020-2021. 2 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. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2020 | Sep 18, 2020 | Santa Clara | Sunnyvale | 75 | Layoff, temporary | 0 under 60 |
| Sep 17, 2020 | Sep 17, 2020 | Santa Clara | Palo Alto | 75 | Layoff, temporary | 0 under 60 |
| Jul 24, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Monterey | Monterey | 62 | Closure, permanent | 68 |
| Jun 26, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Sacramento | Sacramento | 55 | Closure, permanent | 4 COVID order |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Jun 10, 2020 | Sacramento | Sacramento | 63 | Closure, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Mar 25, 2020 | Santa Clara | San Jose | 100 | Layoff, temporary | 5 days after effective date |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Mar 25, 2020 | Santa Clara | San Jose | 100 | Layoff, temporary | 0 COVID order |
| Nov 25, 2015 | Jan 24, 2016 | Los Angeles | Los Angeles | 86 | Closure, permanent | 60 |
Also filed as: P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.; P.F. Chang's China Bistro; P. F. Chang's China Bistro; P. F. CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO.
Where the notices landed
- Santa Clara County4 notices, 350 workers
- Sacramento County2 notices, 118 workers
- Los Angeles County1 notice, 86 workers
- Monterey County1 notice, 62 workers
- San Jose2 notices, 200 workers
- Sacramento2 notices, 118 workers
- Los Angeles1 notice, 86 workers
- Sunnyvale1 notice, 75 workers
- Palo Alto1 notice, 75 workers
- Monterey1 notice, 62 workers
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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 P.F. Chang’s China Bistro the shortest gap shown is 0 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.
5 notices are marked temporary. A temporary layoff that runs past six months is treated as a termination under the federal Act, and the employer should issue a new notice before that point.
Full statute walk-through: the California 60-day rule, section by section.
If you work, or worked, at P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
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 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.