Orange Layoffs
California WARN Act filings
Intelligence shows 5,596 employees affected across 56 companies in the Orange market. Republic National Distributing Company represents the largest single event with 561 positions eliminated. Additional restructuring confirmed at Ford Design Studio and Manna Beverages MBV-CA LLC - 1226, with Unknown departments showing elevated exposure. Effective dates range from July 29 through November 02.
What is happening in Orange County
Orange County has 12 active WARN filings covering 1,026 workers. The largest is Wind & Sea Restaurant, which filed for 198 workers. The next layoff takes effect on 2026-09-08.
Affected workers are spread across 17 cities in the county. The most affected are Irvine (1,974 workers), Tustin (662 workers), Anaheim (637 workers).
Retail Trade accounts for the largest share of affected workers in Orange County, 31 percent of the total. Professional Scientific and Technical Services is next.
Several employers appear more than once in Orange County: Amazon (3 filings). Repeat filings usually mean a phased reduction rather than a single closure.
The largest filings on record in Orange County are Amazon, 821 workers, effective 2026-04-28; Republic National Distributing, 640 workers, effective 2025-09-02; Amazon, 332 workers, effective 2026-01-26.
Upcoming and recent layoffs
Filings with an effective date in the future or within the last 90 days.
28 earlier filings in Orange County have already taken effect and are no longer listed above. 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 Orange, 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.