County record, California WARN filings

Los Angeles County Layoff Notices, Fiscal Year 2018-2019

Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.Legal notes by Benjamin Eghbali, Esq.

Every WARN notice filed by employers in Los Angeles County since July 2014: 4,440 notices and 393,811 workers, searchable and sorted newest first.

Every WARN notice filed with the California EDD since July 2014: 17,562 notices, 8,284 employers, 1,453,182 workers.

Layoff notices in Los Angeles County at a glance

Los Angeles County employers have filed 4,440 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 393,811 workers. The most recent notice is dated Oct 27, 2026. 1,033 of the notices show fewer than 60 days between notice and effective date outside the 2020 COVID window; the 60-day rule explains what that gap can mean for the workers involved. Since the EDD began reporting industry in 2026, the sectors filing most here are Healthcare and Social Assistance (2,039 workers), Manufacturing (672 workers), Arts Entertainment and Recreation (460 workers).

Notices in fiscal year 2018-2019, newest first

212 notices, 16,339 workers, page 3 of 3. Show all years.

WARN notices in Los Angeles County
EmployerCityNotice dateEffectiveWorkersTypeDays notice
Warner Media, LLCBurbankAug 9, 2018Nov 9, 20182Layoff, permanent92
BMA Car Wash, Inc.Canoga ParkAug 1, 2018Sep 30, 201847Closure, permanent60
Mattel, Inc.El SegundoJul 25, 2018Aug 3, 2018140Layoff, permanent9 under 60
Ant FarmLos AngelesJul 26, 2018Sep 24, 201880Closure, permanent60
Bay Club Howard HughesLos AngelesJul 27, 2018Aug 31, 2018100Closure, permanent35 under 60
6417 Selma Hotel, LLCLos AngelesJul 27, 2018Sep 25, 201881Layoff, permanent60
Best BuyLong BeachJul 27, 2018Oct 6, 201868Closure, permanent71
P.F. Changs China Bistro, lnc.El SegundoJul 24, 2018Sep 23, 201894Closure, permanent61
Hakkasan Holdings, LLC, d/b/a Hakkasan GroupWest HollywoodJul 24, 2018Sep 30, 201899Closure, permanent68
Swissport SA, LLCLos AngelesJul 17, 2018Sep 21, 2018829Layoff, permanent66
Golden State Overnight Delivery Service, Inc.GardenaJun 12, 2018Sep 17, 201872Layoff, permanent97
Minson CorporationMontebelloJul 5, 2018Sep 3, 2018113Closure, permanent60

Largest layoffs in Los Angeles County since 2014

Los Angeles County by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNoticesClosuresWorkers
2026-2027128144,887
2025-202637910017,001
2024-202539316333,983
2023-202437211518,466
2022-20232439116,079
2021-2022119617,859
2020-202160312162,626
2019-20201,317226153,474
2018-201921212116,339
2017-20181808315,945
2016-20171246714,596
2015-20161747916,509
2014-20151965916,047

Cities in Los Angeles County with notices

Local help after a layoff in Los Angeles

A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Los Angeles bring WARN back-pay claims in the Superior Court of the county, and the agency routes for the questions that usually travel with a layoff are the same statewide: unpaid final wages and vacation payout go to the Labor Commissioner, discrimination in who was selected goes to the Civil Rights Department (three years to file) or the EEOC (300 days). Our Los Angeles employment law page covers the local courts, agencies and deadlines. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088.

Source: California EDD WARN reports, July 2014 to Oct 27, 2026. County and city are as stated on the notice; for 2014 to 2017 filings, where the EDD listed only a city, the county is assigned from that city. 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.

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