Western Dental Services, Inc. layoff notices at a glance
Western Dental Services, Inc. has filed 4 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between May 14, 2015 and Apr 15, 2020, naming 827 workers. 1 was a closure and 3 were layoffs; 1 permanent, 3 temporary. The largest single notice named 504 workers in Orange County on Apr 15, 2020. Its latest notice, 504 workers in Orange County dated Apr 15, 2020, was 2.9% of the 17,128 workers named in all 180 Orange County notices of fiscal year 2020-2021. 1 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. 3 fall in the March to June 2020 window when the Governor's COVID order suspended the 60-day requirement. The same employer appears in 1 U.S. Labor Department wage and hour investigation, with $5,138 in back wages agreed for 10 workers.
Every notice, newest first
| Notice date | Effective | County | City | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 | Orange | Orange | 504 | Layoff, temporary | 16 days after effective date |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 | Ventura | Oxnard | 53 | Layoff, temporary | 7 COVID order |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Apr 6, 2020 | San Francisco | San Francisco | 33 | Layoff, temporary | 7 COVID order |
| May 14, 2015 | May 14, 2015 | Orange | Orange | 237 | Closure, permanent | 0 under 60 |
Also filed as: Western Dental Services, Inc.
Where the notices landed
- Orange County2 notices, 741 workers
- Ventura County1 notice, 53 workers
- San Francisco County1 notice, 33 workers
- Orange2 notices, 741 workers
- Oxnard1 notice, 53 workers
- San Francisco1 notice, 33 workers
Local pages: Orange employment lawyer, Oxnard employment lawyer, San Francisco employment lawyer, Orange County employment law guide, Ventura 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 Western Dental Services, Inc. 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.
3 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 Western Dental Services, Inc.
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 2014-2015 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.