Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act

Intel Lays Off 300 in Bay Area

October 17, 2024 6:41 amOctober 17, 2024 6:41 am

According to new WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) Act notices filed on Wednesday, Santa Clara-based Intel is to lay off over 2,200 jobs in four states, with California alone set to lose over 300. According to new federal WARN...

Tesla Announces 601 More Employees Laid Off in Fremont, Palo Alto

May 15, 2024 12:34 pmMay 15, 2024 12:34 pm

According to a new Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice filed late on Monday, electric automaker Tesla is to fire another 601 at their Palo Alto development hub and Fremont factory, adding to the over 3,300 employees in the...

Tesla Lays Off 3,332 Employees In California

April 23, 2024 7:09 pmApril 23, 2024 7:09 pm

According to Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notices filed on Tuesday, electric vehicle and battery manufacturer Tesla announced that they will be eliminating around 6,000 jobs nationwide, including 3,332 in California and 2,688 in Texas. Founded in San Carlos,...

SF Bay Area Sees Three More Companies Issue Mass Layoffs

April 13, 2024 2:45 amApril 13, 2024 2:46 am

According to new federal WARN notices and EDD filings, three major Bay Area companies lost 796 employees within the last few days, delivering yet another major economic blow to the region. The San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley, still...

Apple Fires Over 600 Workers From Silicon Valley Office In First Post-COVID Layoff By Company

April 5, 2024 5:00 pm

A Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) Notice released on Friday revealed that Cupertino-based computer and tech firm Apple will be firing 614 employees from their Santa Clara offices, resulting in their first post-COVID layoff. The San Francisco Bay...

Relocation of Call Centers in California

April 1, 2023 8:15 amApril 1, 2023 8:20 am

California’s Labor Code, in Division 2, Part 4, Chapter 4, deals with the “relocation of call centers.” Article 2 was added in 2022 by Chapter 752. Section 1409 provides that Article 2 applies to an employer’s relocation of a call...

SB 725: Grocery Workers

February 20, 2023 10:50 amFebruary 20, 2023 10:53 am

On February 16, 2023, Senate Bill 725 by Sen. Lola Smallwood-Cuevas (D-Los Angeles), was introduced to address grocery worker relocations, terminations, and mass layoffs. SB 725 would add Labor Code Section 1401.1. SB 725 would prohibit a grocery establishment, when a merger...