Western Digital Technology, Inc. layoff notices at a glance
Western Digital Technology, Inc. has filed 13 WARN notices with the California Employment Development Department between Apr 14, 2016 and Mar 6, 2019, naming 1,198 workers. 1 was a closure and 12 were layoffs; 13 permanent, 0 temporary. The largest single notice named 232 workers in Santa Clara County on May 4, 2016. Its latest notice, 114 workers in Santa Clara County dated Mar 6, 2019, was 1.2% of the 9,463 workers named in all 102 Santa Clara County notices of fiscal year 2018-2019. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2019 | May 7, 2019 | Santa Clara | Milpitas | 114 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Mar 6, 2019 | May 7, 2019 | Orange | Irvine | 102 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Mar 6, 2019 | May 7, 2019 | Santa Clara | San Jose | 97 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Oct 18, 2018 | Nov 6, 2018 | Santa Clara | San Jose | 66 | Closure, permanent | 19 under 60 |
| Oct 18, 2018 | Nov 6, 2018 | Orange | Irvine | 51 | Layoff, permanent | 19 under 60 |
| Jun 26, 2018 | Aug 27, 2018 | Santa Clara | San Jose | 79 | Layoff, permanent | 62 |
| Mar 29, 2017 | Jun 2, 2017 | Santa Clara | San Jose | 131 | Layoff, permanent | 65 |
| Mar 29, 2017 | Jun 2, 2017 | Orange | Irvine | 51 | Layoff, permanent | 65 |
| May 4, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Santa Clara | San Jose | 232 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| May 4, 2016 | Jul 3, 2016 | Alameda | Fremont | 105 | Layoff, permanent | 60 |
| May 4, 2016 | Jun 17, 2016 | Orange | Irvine | 81 | Layoff, permanent | 44 under 60 |
| May 4, 2016 | Jun 17, 2016 | Orange | Santa Ana | 18 | Layoff, permanent | 44 under 60 |
| Apr 14, 2016 | Jun 17, 2016 | Santa Clara | San Jose | 71 | Layoff, permanent | 64 |
Where the notices landed
- Santa Clara County7 notices, 790 workers
- Orange County5 notices, 303 workers
- Alameda County1 notice, 105 workers
- San Jose6 notices, 676 workers
- Irvine4 notices, 285 workers
- Milpitas1 notice, 114 workers
- Fremont1 notice, 105 workers
- Santa Ana1 notice, 18 workers
Local pages: San Jose employment lawyer, Irvine employment lawyer, Fremont employment lawyer, Santa Clara County employment law guide, Orange 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 Digital Technology, Inc. the shortest gap shown is 19 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 Western Digital Technology, 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 2015-2016 to 2018-2019. 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.