San Bernardino Layoffs
California WARN Act filings
Intelligence shows 2,177 employees affected across 28 companies in the San Bernardino market. Searles Valley Minerals represents the largest single event with 270 positions eliminated. Additional restructuring confirmed at Frito-Lay, Inc and Republic National Distributing Company, LLC, with Unknown departments showing elevated exposure. Effective dates range from September 02 through October 25.
What is happening in San Bernardino County
San Bernardino County has 9 active WARN filings covering 625 workers. The largest is Frito-Lay, which filed for 248 workers. The next layoff takes effect on 2026-09-18.
Affected workers are spread across 10 cities in the county. The most affected are Fontana (521 workers), Chino (319 workers), Redlands (277 workers).
Manufacturing accounts for the largest share of affected workers in San Bernardino County, 37 percent of the total. Retail Trade is next.
Several employers appear more than once in San Bernardino County: Eclipse Advantage (2 filings). Repeat filings usually mean a phased reduction rather than a single closure.
The largest filings on record in San Bernardino County are Amazon, 379 workers, effective 2026-04-28; Searles Valley Minerals, 270 workers, effective 2026-04-07; Frito-Lay, 248 workers, effective 2026-06-06.
Upcoming and recent layoffs
Filings with an effective date in the future or within the last 90 days.
17 earlier filings in San Bernardino 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 San Bernardino, the following resources can help.
Apply online through the California Employment Development Department. You may be eligible before your last day.
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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.