TGI Friday's layoff notices at a glance
TGI Friday's has filed 9 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Sep 21, 2015 and Oct 15, 2020, naming 423 workers. 9 were closures and 0 were layoffs; 9 permanent, 0 temporary. The largest single notice named 62 workers in Los Angeles County on Sep 21, 2015. Its latest notice, 44 workers in Orange County dated Oct 15, 2020, was 0.3% of the 17,128 workers named in all 180 Orange 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).
Every notice, newest first
| Notice date | Effective | County | City | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2020 | Oct 26, 2020 | Orange | Westminster | 44 | Closure, permanent | 11 under 60 |
| Oct 31, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | Orange | Costa Mesa | 54 | Closure, permanent | 61 |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Apr 14, 2019 | San Diego | El Cajon | 48 | Closure, permanent | 59 under 60 |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Apr 7, 2019 | San Diego | San Diego | 36 | Closure, permanent | 66 |
| Jan 19, 2018 | Mar 25, 2018 | Ventura | Oxnard | 41 | Closure, permanent | 65 |
| Jan 2, 2017 | Mar 6, 2017 | Orange | Yorba Linda | 42 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
| Feb 23, 2016 | Apr 25, 2016 | Orange | Laguna Niguel | 51 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
| Dec 24, 2015 | Feb 29, 2016 | San Diego | Carlsbad | 45 | Closure, permanent | 67 |
| Sep 21, 2015 | Nov 22, 2015 | Los Angeles | Valencia | 62 | Closure, permanent | 62 |
Also filed as: TGI Friday’s; TGI Friday's Inc.
Where the notices landed
- Orange County4 notices, 191 workers
- San Diego County3 notices, 129 workers
- Los Angeles County1 notice, 62 workers
- Ventura County1 notice, 41 workers
- Valencia1 notice, 62 workers
- Costa Mesa1 notice, 54 workers
- Laguna Niguel1 notice, 51 workers
- El Cajon1 notice, 48 workers
- Carlsbad1 notice, 45 workers
- Westminster1 notice, 44 workers
- Yorba Linda1 notice, 42 workers
- Oxnard1 notice, 41 workers
- San Diego1 notice, 36 workers
Local pages: Costa Mesa employment lawyer, El Cajon employment lawyer, Orange County employment law guide, San Diego 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 TGI Friday's the shortest gap shown is 11 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 TGI Friday's
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.