Universal City Studios, LLC layoff notices at a glance
Universal City Studios, LLC has filed 23 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between May 7, 2020 and Aug 12, 2026, naming 6,057 workers. 2 were closures and 21 were layoffs; 11 permanent, 11 temporary, 1 with the type left blank. The largest single notice named 3,025 workers in Los Angeles County on May 7, 2020. Its latest notice, 14 workers in Los Angeles County dated Aug 12, 2026, was 0.3% of the 4,887 workers named in all 128 Los Angeles County notices of fiscal year 2026-2027. 11 of the notices show fewer than 60 days between the notice date and the effective date (see how to read this). 10 notices carry a notice date later than the effective date it announces, which usually means the letter reached the EDD after the separations had begun. 3 fall in the March to June 2020 window when the Governor's COVID order suspended the 60-day requirement.
Industry as reported to the EDD: Information.
Every notice, newest first
| Notice date | Effective | County | City | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | Oct 12, 2026 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 14 | Layoff, permanent | 61 |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Apr 30, 2021 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 76 | Layoff, permanent | 57 under 60 |
| Feb 10, 2021 | Dec 29, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 17 | Layoff, permanent | 43 days after effective date |
| Dec 18, 2020 | Dec 13, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 67 | Closure, temporary | 5 days after effective date |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Jan 29, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 2 | Layoff, permanent | 310 days after effective date |
| Nov 25, 2020 | Dec 5, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 6 | Layoff, permanent | 10 under 60 |
| Nov 6, 2020 | Nov 13, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 52 | Layoff, permanent | 7 under 60 |
| Oct 21, 2020 | Dec 4, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 170 | Layoff, permanent | 44 under 60 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | Sep 18, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 4 | Closure, temporary | 6 days after effective date |
| Sep 11, 2020 | Sep 13, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 2 | Layoff, type not stated | 2 under 60 |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Sep 11, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 1,207 | Layoff, permanent | 1 under 60 |
| Sep 10, 2020 | Oct 9, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 20 | Layoff, permanent | 29 under 60 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Nov 6, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 23 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 11 | Layoff, temporary | 3 days after effective date |
| Aug 24, 2020 | May 11, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 59 | Layoff, temporary | 105 days after effective date |
| Jul 30, 2020 | Aug 8, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 517 | Layoff, temporary | 9 under 60 |
| Jul 23, 2020 | Jul 26, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 37 | Layoff, temporary | 3 under 60 |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Jul 19, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 108 | Layoff, temporary | 2 under 60 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 117 | Layoff, temporary | 71 days after effective date |
| Jul 2, 2020 | Aug 24, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 144 | Layoff, permanent | 53 under 60 |
| Jun 3, 2020 | May 9, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 350 | Layoff, temporary | 25 days after effective date |
| Jun 3, 2020 | May 22, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 29 | Layoff, temporary | 12 days after effective date |
| May 7, 2020 | May 3, 2020 | Los Angeles | Universal City | 3,025 | Layoff, temporary | 4 days after effective date |
Sites named on the notices
- 100 Universal City Plaza, Bldg. 1440 Universal City CA 91608 (Aug 12, 2026, 14 workers)
Also filed as: Universal City Studios, LLC - Studio Lot Operations; Universal City Studios, LLC - Studio Lot Post Production Operations; UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS DBA UNIVERSAL STUDIOS HOLLYWOOD; Universal City Studios LLC dba Universal Studios; Universal City Studios, LLC dba Universal Studios; Universal City Studios LLC; Universal City Studios, LLC DBA Universal Studios; Universal City Studios Productions LLLP.
Where the notices landed
- Los Angeles County23 notices, 6,057 workers
- Universal City23 notices, 6,057 workers
Local pages: Los Angeles 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 Universal City Studios, LLC the shortest gap shown is 1 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.
10 notices are 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.
11 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 Universal City Studios, LLC
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 2026-2027. 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.