Merced County Layoff Notices

Layoff notices in Merced County at a glance

Merced County employers have filed 33 WARN notices with the EDD since July 1, 2014, naming 2,577 workers. The most recent notice is dated Apr 28, 2026. 4 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.

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33 notices, 2,577 workers. Filter by year in the table below.

Largest layoffs in Merced County since 2014

Merced County by fiscal year

Cities in Merced County with notices

• Merced19 notices, 1,359 workers
• Ballico1 notices, 544 workers
• Atwater7 notices, 264 workers
• Livingston1 notices, 158 workers
• Los Banos4 notices, 110 workers

Local help after a layoff in Merced

A WARN notice is the start of a paper trail, not the end of your rights. Workers in Merced 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 Merced 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.