Merced Layoffs
California WARN Act filings
Intelligence shows 224 employees affected across 2 companies in the Merced market. SEMSA/Riggs Ambulance Service represents the largest single event with 181 positions eliminated. Additional restructuring confirmed at Greif Packaging LLC, with Unknown departments showing elevated exposure. Effective dates range from September 29 through December 31.
What is happening in Merced County
Merced County has no WARN filings with an effective date in the next 90 days. The county's archive holds 2 filings covering 224 workers.
Every filing on record in this county names Merced.
Healthcare and Social Assistance accounts for the largest share of affected workers in Merced County, 81 percent of the total. Manufacturing is next.
The largest filings on record in Merced County are SEMSA/Riggs Ambulance Service, 181 workers, effective 2025-12-31; Greif Packaging, 43 workers, effective 2025-09-29.
Upcoming and recent layoffs
Filings with an effective date in the future or within the last 90 days.
No Merced County employer currently has a WARN filing taking effect in the next 90 days. The archive below covers everything previously filed in this county.
2 earlier filings in Merced County have already taken effect and are no longer listed here. They are included in the figures above.
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Under the California WARN Act, employers with 75 or more employees must provide 60 days advance notice before a mass layoff, relocation, or plant closure. If you were affected by a filing in Merced, the following resources can help.
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About WARN Act Filings
The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide 60 calendar days advance written notice of a plant closing or mass layoff. California's WARN Act (Labor Code sections 1400-1408) extends this to employers with 75 or more employees. All data on this site is sourced from filings published by the California Employment Development Department.