Stanford University layoff notices at a glance
Stanford University has filed 3 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Aug 28, 2020 and Jul 31, 2025, naming 627 workers. All were layoffs rather than closures; 2 permanent, 1 temporary. The largest single notice named 363 workers in Santa Clara County on Jul 31, 2025. Its latest notice, 363 workers in Santa Clara County dated Jul 31, 2025, was 3.4% of the 10,672 workers named in all 192 Santa Clara County notices of fiscal year 2025-2026. 2 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 no violations found.
Every notice, newest first
| Notice date | Effective | County | City | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | Santa Clara | Stanford | 363 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Sep 1, 2020 | Santa Clara | Stanford | 230 | Layoff, permanent | 4 under 60 |
| Aug 28, 2020 | Sep 1, 2020 | Santa Clara | Stanford | 34 | Layoff, temporary | 4 under 60 |
Sites named on the notices
- 450 Jane Stanford Way Stanford CA 94305 (Jul 31, 2025, 363 workers)
Where the notices landed
- Santa Clara County3 notices, 627 workers
- Stanford3 notices, 627 workers
Local pages: Santa Clara 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 Stanford University the shortest gap shown is 4 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 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 Stanford University
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 2020-2021 to 2025-2026. 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.