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.
Notices in fiscal year 2019-2020, newest first
6 notices, 339 workers. Show all years.
| Employer | City | Notice date | Effective | Workers | Type | Days notice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Alternatives School DBA Grace Bishop School | Merced | Apr 14, 2020 | Apr 3, 2020 | 2 | Layoff, temporary | 11 days after effective date |
| Southern & Pacific Specialty Finance, Inc. - Axcess Financial | Atwater | Apr 20, 2020 | Jun 20, 2020 | 1 | Closure, permanent | 61 COVID order |
| LorRonCo Foods Inc dba Paul's Place | Merced | Apr 29, 2020 | Mar 22, 2020 | 26 | Layoff, temporary | 38 days after effective date |
| LoRonCo Foods Inc dba Paul's Place | Merced | Apr 29, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | 26 | Layoff, temporary | 33 days after effective date |
| SVC Foods dba Strings Italian Cafe | Merced | May 11, 2020 | Mar 26, 2020 | 17 | Layoff, temporary | 46 days after effective date |
| National Express Transit | Merced | Feb 28, 2020 | May 1, 2020 | 267 | Closure, permanent | 63 |
Largest layoffs in Merced County since 2014
| Employer | Notices | Workers | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra-Cascade Nursery, Inc./Ballico | 1 | 544 | Jul 15, 2014 |
| National Express Transit | 1 | 267 | Feb 28, 2020 |
| Save Mart Supermarkets LLC dba Yosemite Wholesale | 1 | 254 | Sep 3, 2024 |
| QG Printing II, LLC | 1 | 241 | Feb 16, 2023 |
| SEMSA/Riggs Ambulance Service | 1 | 181 | Oct 31, 2025 |
| PSSI (Foster Farms) | 1 | 158 | Jul 27, 2017 |
| TVT Trucking, Inc. and FTU Labor Contractors | 1 | 142 | Nov 1, 2023 |
| Gino/Giuseppe, Inc. dba G&G Construction Co. | 1 | 135 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Merced Transportation Company | 1 | 107 | Jun 23, 2015 |
| Kmart Corporation | 1 | 74 | Jul 10, 2015 |
| California Dairies, Inc. (CDI) | 1 | 63 | Jan 16, 2018 |
| Sears, Roebuck and Co. | 2 | 59 | Oct 15, 2018 |
| McLane/Suneast, Inc. d/b/a McLane | 1 | 56 | Jul 12, 2016 |
| CST California Stations, Inc. | 1 | 48 | May 4, 2016 |
| EMCA Staff LLC/ACME Labor LLC | 1 | 46 | Jan 17, 2023 |
| Greif Packaging LLC | 1 | 43 | Jul 31, 2025 |
| 99 Cents Only Stores LLC | 1 | 41 | Apr 4, 2024 |
| LorRonCo Foods Inc dba Paul's Place | 1 | 26 | Apr 29, 2020 |
| LoRonCo Foods Inc dba Paul's Place | 1 | 26 | Apr 29, 2020 |
| SVC Foods dba Strings Italian Cafe | 1 | 17 | May 11, 2020 |
Merced County by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Notices | Closures | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-2026 | 5 | 3 | 240 |
| 2024-2025 | 3 | 2 | 265 |
| 2023-2024 | 5 | 2 | 199 |
| 2022-2023 | 3 | 2 | 422 |
| 2020-2021 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019-2020 | 6 | 2 | 339 |
| 2018-2019 | 2 | 2 | 59 |
| 2017-2018 | 2 | 2 | 221 |
| 2016-2017 | 2 | 0 | 58 |
| 2015-2016 | 2 | 2 | 122 |
| 2014-2015 | 2 | 1 | 651 |
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.
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.