#warn

The WARN act requires companies with over 100 full-time employees to give workers 60 days notice of layoffs. Is anyone filing an EEOC claim?

I’ve been hearing that layoffs strategy was/ is being reviewed due to WARN filing issues from this year (class action). Anyone hear of a RIF plan solidified for Q4/ Q1?

Here is what I captured in our threads over last two days, I hope this helps somebody:

===== A. Technology, Engineering, and Cybersecurity =====

1. "They are laying off tons of Cyber Security employees at the moment." (@c6+1k8nb9xqa)
2. "TES is getting gutted." (@c5+1k8nb9xqa)
3. "The entire GXC team has an invite on the calendar. Fiddelke and his cronies are insane, their email specifically said a goal was to 'accelerate technology'." (@c4+1k8nb9xqa)
4. "Tech is getting hit with them as well." (@bh+1k8nb9xqa)
5. "Target plans to outsource all of tech, engineering, and security, what does not get moved to India will be outsourced to a contract here in the US." (@a2+1k8njmzmw)
6. "Tech / R&D - Nothing yet!" (@a5+1k8neramv)
7. "TES Procurement." (@a5+1k8nd7sed)
8. "Which team of cyber? Does anyone in cyber received an email?" (@df+1k8khq2xa)
9. "The entire r&d/new technology team was let go. Their lab, which is where lots of teams went for testing and where they gave tours to outside groups, is dark and empty." (@ba+1k8rbk1en)
10. "Lots of engineers, TES: L4s in service centers got hit hard, also L6, and WFM." (@OP+1k8p4z1py)
11. "I’ve seen two senior engineers get laid off from digital. Also saw a principle get laid off from research and development area." (@a4+1k8nx6h2k)
12. "Food supply chain lost a few directors." (@dx+1k8khq2xa)
13. "EA is gone." (@a7+1k8nj573p)
14. "Enterprise Insights." (@a3+1k8ngxvkj)
15. "Data Analytics — My husband was just laid off. He's technically in the Tech space so looks like no sector is safe. He wasn't an engineer btw." (@ab+1k8nm3hwg)
16. "In my department most are L6 and L5 and the cuts were: 5x L7, 5x L6, 2x L5." (@a8+1k8p5x96h)
17. "The company's performance was lagging, so today's layoffs are the sad and painful result of that lackluster performance." (@OP+1k8nfxb8q)

===== B. Merchandising, Planning, and Design =====

1. "L7 planning directors. Remote L7 merchant directors." (@a8+1k8ngp8jp)
2. "A few contacts in Merch Planning have posted on LinkedIn that they were cut." (@ac+1k8np3z05)
3. "All buyers and planners did not survive." (@a8+1k8nr1dcy)
4. "Did planners company wide get laid off or just in F&B and E&B?" (@a4+1k8ntf0w6)
5. "I believe any L7 (director) planning role was cut. Merch Planning had roles from L4-L9. A few L8s and I believe 1-2 L9s as well." (@aj+1k8nr1dcy)
6. "Merchandising includes Buyers/Sourcing/Design/Tech, right?" (@aa+1k8neramv)
7. "Merch (design)." (@OP+1k8njsv5g)
8. "Creative (marketing) is gone, too no?" (@a1+1k8nngs71)
9. "Properties, Merch, Store Ops — so far..." (@a2+1k8neramv)
10. "Properties." (@OP+1k8neramv)
11. "They eliminated our US director so everybody reports directly to India now." (@a7+1k8r4vhg6)
12. "Some teams disappeared entirely (e.g. the Multilanguage team that handled all translations.)" (@a3+1k8ref4pn)
13. "This is the breakdown of the layoffs by position in the US: Director - 87, Manager - 56, Lead - 45, Analyst - 19, Principle - 9, Associate - 6, Partner - 5, Specialist - 4, Engineer - 3, Auditor - 3, Accountant - 2, Designer - 2, Admin Assistant - 2, Recruiter - 2, Consultant - 2, Scientist - 1, Other - 11." (@a5+1k8p4cdjv)
14. "Agostino said names of teams and people who were let go in a team meeting today, when's he getting fired for leaking names?" (@a6+1k8rgty6d)

===== C. Customer Service, Operations, and Call Centers =====

1. "Quite a few of us across CSC." (@c0+1k8nb9xqa)
2. "L7 on my team. Store ops." (@bp+1k8nb9xqa)
3. "The call centers got hit hard. L2 - directors. Gone." (@ac+1k8ny0d51)
4. "DGS/CSC/GCS mega hits." (@a3+1k8p4z1py)
5. "GS, CSC, GR — Any word on how the call centers faired?" (@a2+1k8p2ba0w)
6. "All three? what are you talking about? 5 leaders (including Sr. Manager and Director). DGS/CSC/GCS were completely gutted." (@ac+1k8nxp7tb)
7. "400 TCB employees laid off." (@a2+1k8p53mv4)
8. "TCC is gone, and all service center TLs are gone." (@ak+1k8pgaz3b)
9. "AP. Higher up leadership has a private." (@a7+1k8neramv)
10. "Legal Affairs or Investigations — I see 9am blocked off on a L7 and L8 I think." (@c8+1k8nb9xqa)

===== D. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Community =====

1. "They let go most of the DEI teams and the company is being transformed into a sweat shop with no values or morals." (@OP+1k8rtbfab)
2. "The diversity team just changed their name to community impact or something like that and none of them were touched by layoffs." (@a9+1k8r4q82d)
3. "The diversity team doesn’t exist anymore." (@a5+1k8r41pyx)
4. "Much more supply chain folks next time. Community and belonging will also be affected once those holiday photos come off the fridge." (@ad+1k8rtbfab)

===== E. Finance, Analytics, and Administrative =====

1. "Finance impacted?" (@ad+1k8neramv)
2. "TES Procurement" and "Finance impacted" both mentioned as affected functional areas. (@a5+1k8nd7sed, @ad+1k8neramv)
3. "Official WARN notice... Positions affected include: Accountant, Analyst, Director Finance Strategy & Operations, Sr Manager Tech, Sr Manager Cybersecurity, Sr Recruiter, Team Lead Financial Products, Team Lead Guest Relations, Team Lead TCC Delivery Services, Tech Operations Program Manager, Vendor Manager." (@ad+1k8np2as9)
4. "Communications." (@a2+1k8nghft6)
5. "Design/PDD Teams — anyone get emails? What levels? What Divisions?" (@a5+1k8nf9ynm)

===== F. General, Multi-Area, or Target-Wide Mentions =====

1. "Tech / R&D - Nothing yet!" (@a5+1k8neramv)
2. "Tech, digital & cyber so far so good today. but... are we just left for latter and will there be a massive cut within these groups as well?" (@a7+1k8p1j133)
3. "The company's performance was lagging, so today's layoffs are the sad and painful result of that lackluster performance." (@OP+1k8nfxb8q)
4. "From what I’ve seen it’s mostly been low performing ICs in digital. Minimal impact. But I’ve heard rumors that there will be another wave that will hit digital harder after peak." (@a3+1k8nrdpg3)
5. "Very sad to see research and development teams eliminated, it always seems like the first thing to go in a mass layoff like this." (@OP+1k8pntp9g)
6. "In my area, all the L7s were let go were doing the work of an L5 or even an L4." (@a6+1k8r7fqnj)
7. "The distribution list that was used to email people who were laid off was shared." (@a5+1k8pkdyew)
8. "Associate buyer Sr Consultant Financial Products Lead IDO Specialist Sr AP Tech Investigations Sr FSQ Specialist Home Based Sr Specialist CSC Principal Engineer US Sr Photo Producer Associate Fabric Engineer — from what I saw." (@aa+1k8nqwqqq)
9. "TII employees that were not impacted received an email telling they would continue to be a team member. Apparently guest facing and marketing teams were most impacted." (@a5+1k8n55yrd)
10. "completely gutted." (@a4+1k8p2em87)

If we're laid off as fully remote, what if the WARN Act isn't added into our severance? Is there anything that can be done? I've heard about the class action lawsuit last year from a remote worker laid off last year who was working in CA but managers/work location were in NY and they didn't get WARN Act pay applied to them because they were remote. I think I'll only be getting 4 weeks severance if that's the case.

Are remote workers who don't live near LA/NY office just sc--wed because of some loophole for being remote?

Sw 5th: https://ccwd.hecc.oregon.gov/Layoff/uploads/LOT9376/WARN%209376%20Wells%20Fargo%20and%20Company%20-%205th%20Ave.%20Portland.pdf

Salem: https://ccwd.hecc.oregon.gov/Layoff/uploads/LOT9375/WARN%209375%20Wells%20Fargo%20and%20Company%20-%20Hawthorne%20Ave.%20Salem,%20OR.pdf

Hillsboro: https://ccwd.hecc.oregon.gov/Layoff/uploads/LOT9374/WARN%209374%20Wells%20Fargo%20and%20Company%20-%20Walker%20Rd.%20Hillsboro%20OR.pdf

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Why have there been no WARN notices in TX or CA from the 2H selection event? Did we not lay off enough people to trigger a WARN notice in the US?

Does the WARN filing mean 528 at HQ plus 287 at TNC?????
Or are remote and global roles missing?
I think TII would not be covered by the WARN notice as this is US only?
Am I wrong here?
What's the actual number???

I get the emails. ~528 for HQ, ~287 for TNC. Assuming this does not include Remote

The State Rapid Response Team (SRRT) received a Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq. ("WARN") letter from Target Corporation (“Target”) informing us of the permanent layoff of approximately 528 employees from its facilities located at:

1000 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403
According to the WARN, due to a substantial reorganization, employees will be permanently laid off beginning January 3, 2026.

Employees are not represented by a union. Bumping rights do not exist.

Positions affected in this layoff/closure are, but are not limited to:
Accountant, Analyst Performance and Insights, Associate Buyer - US, Associate Designer, Associate Fabric Engineer, Associate Manager Account Management, Associate Product Engineer, Associate Technical Developer, Business Partner Executive Development, Business Partner Store Ops, Buying Operations Business Partner, Category Merchant, Commercial P&O Lead, Communications Manager, Compliance Director, Content Analyst, Dir Engineering & Facilities, Dir Pricing & Promo Strategy, Dir Strategic Partnerships, Dir Sustainability, Director Executive Communications, Director Category Management Target Plus, Director Communications, Director Construction, Director Corporate Security, Director Creative Operations, Director Creative Production, Director Creative Strategist, Director Data Analytics, Director Digital Experience Support, Director Enterprise Growth Initiatives, Director Enterprise Leadership Operations, Director Enterprise Operations, Director Experiential Mktg, Director F&B Supply Chain, Director Food Safety Quality & Regulatory, Director GSCL Capacity Utilization, Director GSCL HR P&D, Director Guest Marketing Strategy, Director HR Crisis Management, Director Insights, Director Inventory Ops, Director Learning Enablement Design Ops, Director Legal Affairs Strategy & Operations, Director Logistics, Director Loyalty, Director Marketing Finance, Director Marketing Strategy & Ops, Director Merch Buying, Director Merch Finance, Director Merch Planning, Director OB Strategy & Operations,
Director Planning, Director Planning Operations, Director PM Project Management,
Director Portfolio Management, Director Product Design, Director Product Management, Director Production Design, Director Properties, Director Properties Finance, Director Property Mgmt, Director Research EGI, Director Roundel, Director Roundel Partner Solutions, Director Site Merch Ops, Director SPT, Director SPT Operations, Director Store Design, Director Store Operations - US, Director Stores Finance - US, Director Strategic Brand Partnerships, Director Strategy & Ops, Director Strategy Finance, Director Strategy Implementation, Director Supplier Perform Mgmt, Director Supply Chain, Director TA, Director Target Investigations, Director Target Plus, Director Textile Design, Divisional Planning, Equipment Engineer, Exp Mktg Business Partner, Experiential Mktg Lead, Financial Analyst, Item Data Quality Analyst, Lead Account Management, Lead BP HR Planning & Delivery, Lead BP Stores HR P&D, Lead Business Partner AP, Lead Business Partner Belonging, Lead Business Partner BP&N, Lead Business Partner HR Strategy, Lead Business Partner Store Ops, Lead Consultant Talent Acquisition, Lead Data Analyst, Lead Designer, Lead Equipment Engineer, Lead ER Paralegal, Lead ER Specialist, Lead Exec Search Consultant, Lead Executive Recruiter, Lead IDO Specialist, Lead Item Data Steward, Lead Legal Affairs Strategy & Ops Consultant, Lead Paralegal, Lead Project Mgr SC, Lead Strategist Communications, Lead Supply Chain BP, Lead TA S&O Consultant, Lead UX Designer, Logistics Analyst, Manager Account Management, Manager Digital Marketing Strategy, Manager Global Supply Planning,
Manager PSQR, Marketing Associate, Mgr Resp Sourcing Business Integration, PD Scientist, PD&Q Analyst, Portfolio Manager Store Operations, Pricing & Promo Strategy Lead, Principal Fabric Engineer, Principal Intelligence Analyst Stores SPIDA, Principal Operational Intelligence Analyst, Principal PM Food Traceability, Principal Product Engineer, Principal Program Manager, Principal Strategic Foresight, Principal Technical Designer, Principal UX Designer, Principal UX Researcher, Product Designer, Program Manager Inventory Management, Program Owner, Project Mgr,
Properties Strategy and Operations Professional, RBX Communication Manager

The State Rapid Response Team (SRRT) received a Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2101 et seq. ("WARN") letter from Target Corporation (“Target”) informing us of the permanent layoff of approximately 287 employees from its facilities located at:

7000 Target Pkwy., Brooklyn Park, MN 55445
According to the WARN, due to a substantial reorganization, employees will be permanently laid off beginning January 3, 2026.

Employees are not represented by a union. Bumping rights do not exist.

Positions affected in this layoff/closure are, but are not limited to:
Accountant, Account Manager, Analyst TES Operations, AP Oversight Manager Process Standards, Auditor, Communications Manager, Cybersecurity Analyst, Dir Project Management & Global Business Integration, Director Accounts Payable, Director AP, Director Benefits, Director Data Analytics, Director Engineering - US, Director Financial Products & Services, Director Financial Products Service Center, Director Guest Relations, Director Internal Audit, Director Product Management, Director Team Member Service Center Support, Director Tech, Director Tech Services, Director TES Strategy & Operations, Director Travel Services, Engineer - US, Home Based Sr Specialist TCC, Home Based Team LS TCC, Lead BP Global Business Integration, Lead BP GSCL HR P&D, Lead Business Partner AP, Lead Compensation Consultant, Lead Consultant HR Shared Services, Lead Cybersecurity Operations Consultant, Lead Engineer - US, Lead Specialist Ops Support, Lead Technical Program Manager, Manager WFM, Principal Cybersecurity Analyst, Principal Engineer - US, Principal Enterprise Architect, Product Manager, Senior Admin Assistant - US, Specialist HR Ops Services, Sr Analyst Compliance Monitoring
Sr AP Tech Investigations, Sr Auditor, Sr Business Partner Resource & Ops Enablement, Sr Consultant Financial Products, Sr Content Developer, Sr Corporate Security Mgr, Sr Cybersecurity Analyst, Sr Cybersecurity Training Consultant, Sr Data Analyst, Sr Director Assistant Treasurer, Sr Director Business Transformation & Enablement, Sr Director Finance Strategy & Operations, Sr Director Procurement,
Sr Director Tech, Sr Engineer - US, Sr Engineering Manager - US, Sr HRBP GSCL HR P&D, Sr Inventory Accounting Specialist, Sr Manager Accounting, Sr Manager Accounts Payable, Sr Manager Assets Protection, Sr Manager Bank Program Mgmt,
Sr Manager Collections, Sr Manager Cybersecurity, Sr Manager Cybersecurity, Operations, Sr Manager Digital Guest Services, Sr Manager Fin Products GCS, Sr Manager Financial Products, Sr Manager FMOC, Sr Manager FPDR, Sr Manager Global Business Integration, Sr Manager Guest Relations, Sr Manager Internal Audit
Sr Manager Knowledge Mgmt, Sr Manager RedCard Guest Contact, Sr Manager Resource & Ops Enablement, Sr Manager Risk Modeling & Analysis, Sr Manager Sales Tax, Sr Manager Tech, Sr Manager Technology Audit, Sr Manager Travel Services, Sr Manager WFM, Sr Mgr Compliance Consulting, Sr Mgr Inventory Accounting, Sr Mgr Real Estate Tax, Sr Mgr VI Analytics & Acct, Sr Physical Inventory Operations Analyst, Sr Product Manager, Sr Recruiter, Sr Specialist HR Shared Services US, Sr Staffing Analyst, Sr Technology Auditor, Tax Analyst, Tax Manager, Team Lead Collections, Team Lead CSC, Team Lead Digital Guest Services, Team Lead Fin Products GCS, Team Lead FMOC, Team Lead Guest Relations, Team Lead RedCard Dispute Resolution, Team Lead RedCard Fraud Prevention, Team Lead RedCard Guest Contact, Team Lead RedCard Operations, Team Lead TCC Delivery Services, Tech Operations Program Manager, and Vendor Manager.

How do layoffs work with WARN? If WARN requirement is 60 or 90 days depending on the state, is that your severance? For someone that's been here for 1 or 2 years, would severance get bumped up to the WARN requirement instead of the 2 or 4 weeks? Thank you.

By December. Stay tuned.

Or are we still in rumorland? I’ve been hearing similar things, but nothing certain.

15% RIF across the board, notice on Nov 20, off payroll Dec 19 is what we were told.
OP: @d5+1k89bz5ta

Pretty embarrassing there is no WARN posted yet on the DEED website - https://mn.gov/deed/programs-services/dislocated-worker/dislocated-worker/news/
Not good.

Details from the latest California WARN Report for Santa Clara County
Notice Date: 10/17/25
Process Date 10/20/25
Effective Date12/19/25
Broadcom Inc. Layoff Permanent 247 3401 Hillview Ave Palo Alto CA 94304 31-33 Manufacturing

Maryland-based a.i. solutions, Inc. plans to start layoffs in early December, the company said in the recent notice filed Friday with the Alabama Department of Commerce.

https://www.al.com/business/2025/10/86-layoffs-coming-for-huntsville-aerospace-company.html

Check your states rules on WARN ACT: Some states now requires a 90-day notice before a mass layoff or the closure of a facility, a significant increase from the previous 60-day notice. The state's law, known as the (your state) WARN Act, now applies if 50 or more employees statewide are laid off and includes part-time workers in the count. If the 90-day notice is not provided, employers must pay an additional four weeks of severance pay in addition to the mandatory one week of severance per year of service.

Employer "establishment": The definition of an "establishment" has been expanded to include all facilities in (your state), and layoffs at different locations may need to be aggregated to meet the 50-employee threshold. This includes remote employees who report to a (your state) location.

Severance pay: In addition to the 90-day notice, employers must provide severance pay of at least one week for every year of service. If the 90-day notice is not given, an extra four weeks of severance pay must be provided.

Xylem, Inc., a major American water technology provider with operations in Wisconsin, has announced it will be laying off dozens of employees at its Waukesha facility.

According to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) letter submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Xylem will permanently reduce its workforce at the facility located at N19W23993 Ridgeview Parkway, Suite 200.

https://www.wearegreenbay.com/news/local-news/dozens-of-wisconsin-workers-losing-jobs-as-major-company-announces-layoffs/

Acknowledge if impacted this cycle. There are numbers out as large as 7000 LRed this cycle as notified on Aug 13, 2025 but there is no formal place to sum it up. Are WARN notices available and what age group employees with locations impacted…. This is a whole mix soup, everyone served different.

How is the job market outside… hearing pathetic stories…

Ok, so the email confirming 80 layoffs came out today. Why wasn't Walgreens on the WARN list? I check it daily to try and guess when I'm going to get canned. I guess it will be a total surprise. How fun!

It would seem obvious that the WARN Act will be dismantled shortly since the bill was introduced by a senator who would be shunned today, and passed by a completely different type of congress than we see today. Not surprisingly Reagan did not sign the bill.
No question today's administration will ensure corporations have as much power to layoff as many workers without so much as a grunt. Removing guardrails meant to protect employees is their goal. Pay attention.

At least I get 2 weeks but dam they are doing just under the number not to qualify for the Warn Act.
Thanks Guys! No Really right before the holidays.

NJ WARN Notice. If Verizon lays off more than 50 people, they may be listed around 10/23.
But not sure if they have to be listed if they give employees 60 day notice. Nokia USA always gets away from being listed. Not sure how.

https://www.nj.gov/labor/assets/PDFs/WARN/2025_WARN_Notice_Archive.pdf

Ingersoll Rand Industrial U.S. Inc, known locally as Gardner Denver, filed an Illinois WARN notice indicating around 70 layoffs at its North Euclid Avenue facility in Princeton. The first layoff date in the filing is March 2026. The company manufactures compressors, blowers, and vacuum pumps. Local outlet 103.9 WLPO reports it has requested additional details from the company.

• Ingersoll Rand Industrial U.S. Inc - Princeton IL >https://www.starvedrock.media/wlpo/princeton-manufacturer-issues-layoff-notice/article_3408ceab-c3f7-405b-9c95-1aa38753d93f.html

• Air General Inc - Chicago O’Hare Airport IL - 55 layoffs on Nov 8 due to lost contract

• Brookdale Senior Living, Brookdale Lake View - Chicago IL - facility closing, 117 layoffs on Nov 17

• Carolina Therapeutic Services dba CTS Health Inc - Chicago IL - temporary layoffs of 33 employees at three facilities announced Sept 26

• CNC Logistics Inc - Palatine IL and West Chicago IL - plant closures, 57 layoffs in Palatine on Aug 27 reported Sept 23, 53 layoffs in West Chicago on Sept 23 reported Sept 30

• Mauser Packaging Solutions - Chicago IL - possible plant closure, 168 layoffs on Nov 21, tied to union negotiations and Teamsters Local 705 strike

• Penske Logistics LLC - Naperville IL - 37 layoffs on Nov 4 after prior contract loss in Missouri context

• Revelyst Inc - Rantoul IL - 126 layoffs on Nov 3 due to restructuring

• Rising Pharmaceuticals - Decatur IL - 86 layoffs on Nov 15 due to consolidation across two sites

• Spirit Airlines Inc - Chicago O’Hare International Airport IL - 64 layoffs on Dec 1 as part of nationwide staffing alignment during Chapter 11 restructuring

• Capital One Financial - Riverwoods IL - 382 layoffs on Nov 17 and 10 on Dec 19, supplemental to earlier reductions and 2026 cuts, linked to exiting Discover home equity and refinance business

• Harlem Furniture, formerly The RoomPlace - Lombard IL - plant closing, 35 layoffs on Nov 2, company shifting to direct to consumer and closing remaining stores

• The Compass Group USA, TouchPoint Support Services - Rockford IL, Freeport IL, Joliet IL, Aurora IL - contract losses leading to planned layoffs: 37 in Rockford and 20 in Freeport reported Sept 12, plus 105 in Joliet and 48 in Aurora reported Sept 19 for November

https://www.pjstar.com/story/news/state/2025/10/13/illinois-businesses-report-waves-of-layoffs-according-to-warn-act/86609807007/

Title: 60 plus Buckeye Ranch employees face layoffs after contract with Franklin Co. not renewed
Source: WSYX
Description: Buckeye Ranch says a county contract lapse will eliminate more than 60 positions.
Time: 10/10/25 11:49 AM

URL:

https://myfox28columbus.com/news/local/60-buckeye-ranch-employees-face-layoffs-after-contract-not-renewed-franklin-county-children-services-ohio-department-of-job-family-services-odjfs-december

Yang Ming (America) Corp. is closing its Houston customer service center at 3250 Briarpark Drive, Suite 201, laying off 118 employees starting November 30, 2025, with additional layoffs through March 15, 2026, per a Texas Workforce Commission WARN letter released October 8, 2025, and while the company did not provide a reason, it said the layoffs are permanent, operations at the site will cease, and some employees may be offered relocation to its New Jersey facility, with Yang Ming America headquartered in Newark, New Jersey.

Title: Shipping co. shutting down Houston office, lays off over 100 people
Source: KHOU
Description: A shipping company will close its Houston office and lay off more than 100 employees amid a restructuring.
Time: 10/10/25 07:48 AM
URL: https://www.khou.com/article/money/business/houston-business-journal/yang-ming-layoffs-houston/285-cb532863-a62d-4b4c-93e8-32b466cfa847

Starbucks filed a WARN notice saying 974 non-retail workers in Seattle and Kent will be laid off starting December 5, 2025, following last week’s disclosure of 338 statewide job cuts. It is unclear whether corporate or in-store roles are affected. The moves come as CEO Brian Niccol restructures to reverse a post-pandemic slump, with multiple Seattle closures including the Capitol Hill Reserve Roastery, which the company said shut for financial performance, not unionization.

Translation for locals and workers - nearly 1,000 jobs at risk in King County, timing locked by 60-day WARN rules, details on who is affected still pending. Watch for ripple effects in downtown and Kent warehousing and support operations, plus potential hiring freezes or transfers. If you are impacted, check the WA Employment Security Department’s WARN database, line up benefits and retraining options, and document timelines now.

https://www.fox13seattle.com/news/nearly-1000-starbucks-layoffs-seattle

https://straussborrelli.com/2025/05/13/national-oilwell-varco-warn-act-investigation/

• Title: SAP restructures Palo Alto office, cuts 82 roles - Silicon Valley Business Journal
  • Description: SAP is laying off 82 employees at its Palo Alto office as part of a global restructuring. The company is reallocating resources towards new technologies like AI and cloud computing. This layoff is part of a plan to continuously optimize its workforce, affecting 1% to 2% of employees worldwide.
  • Source: Silicon Valley Business Journal
  • URL: https://www.bizjournals.com/sanjose/news/2025/10/07/sap-layoff-palo-alto.html

• Title: SAP America lays off dozens at Palo Alto research center
  • Description: SAP America, the U.S. branch of the German software company, is permanently cutting 82 jobs at its research facility in Palo Alto. This was officially reported in a state-required Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing. The layoffs will take effect on November 21.
  • Source: KRON4
  • URL: https://www.kron4.com/news/technology-ai/sap-america-lays-off-dozens-at-palo-alto-research-center/

• Title: SAP cuts dozens of Bay Area jobs as part of new layoff strategy
  • Description: SAP is laying off 82 employees in Palo Alto as part of a broader, multiyear restructuring effort. The company is shifting away from large-scale reductions in favor of a "continuous optimization" strategy, which involves smaller, annual job cuts. This approach is likened by a CFO to "brushing your teeth," and is intended to streamline operations and focus on emerging technologies.
  • Source: San Francisco Chronicle (hosted on MSN.com)
  • URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/human-resources/sap-cuts-dozens-of-bay-area-jobs-as-part-of-new-layoff-strategy/ar-AA1O2vhJ?ocid=BingNewsVerp

• Title: SAP America lays off dozens at Palo Alto research center
  • Description: An international software and IT company, SAP, is reducing its workforce at its Bay Area facility. Eighty-two workers at the Palo Alto research lab will be permanently laid off. This is a strategic move to focus on new areas, including AI and cloud computing, which are key to the company's future.
  • Source: KRON4
  • URL: https://www.kron4.com/news/technology-ai/sap-america-lays-off-dozens-at-palo-alto-research-center/

• Title: Tech companies plan hundreds of Bay Area job cuts in fresh layoffs
  • Description: Several tech companies are planning hundreds of job cuts across the Bay Area, adding to the region's employment uncertainty. The article mentions the SAP layoffs and other reductions at companies like Google. These cuts are attributed to various factors including tariff issues, China's economic woes, and high business costs in California.
  • Source: The Mercury News
  • URL: https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/08/economy-jobs-tech-bay-area-google-layoff-work-chips-oracle-web-internet/

• Title: SAP cuts dozens of Bay Area jobs as part of new layoff strategy
  • Description: SAP has laid off 82 employees in Palo Alto as part of a global strategic shift. The company is moving toward a model of consistent, smaller annual workforce reductions to keep pace with industry changes driven by AI and cloud technology. This new approach has drawn criticism from employee representatives, who worry about its long-term impact.
  • Source: San Francisco Chronicle
  • URL: https://www.sfchronicle.com/tech/article/sap-layoffs-palo-alto-21089194.php

Is it going to be WARN + Severance? given its a mass layoff.

TIAA's loss is Empower's gain.

TIAA filed letters to local and state officials last week under the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, or WARN Act, saying its latest 31 job cuts in Denver will begin Dec. 1. The round of layoffs will not include any positions at its Broomfield Data Center, at 11525 Main St., the company said.

The T. Brown Duckett mess continues.

We can't fit everyone at the Deerfield office but that's the point: Layoffs are inevitable and they want people to quit. Stick it out for your severance and WARN act pay.

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act of 1988

There's nothing noted on the WARN Act tracker about Stifel layoffs. www(dot)warntracker(dot)com.

Does anyone know how they got around this?

Hi folks, if we accept a job within the 60 day WARN period and start, are we still eligible for severance?

A total of 163 people will be laid off on 12/12/125. I seen it on the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) website.

According to warntracker.com

Lists 50 positions that were in the tower downtown and their titles:

https://ccwd.hecc.oregon.gov/Layoff/uploads/LOT9354/WARN%209354%20Wells%20Fargo%20Center%20Portland%20OR.pdf

I'm sure some other state will be affected. Overall this is not good!

https://www.warntracker.com/?company=oracle-america&year=2025

How is VZ laying off all year round without adding to the NJ Warn List which is against the law

https://www.nj.gov/labor/assets/PDFs/WARN/2025_WARN_Notice_Archive.pdf

New York Amends WARN Act to Require Disclosure of AI-Related Layoffs

https://www.kaufmandolowich.com/news-resources/new-york-amends-warn-act-to-require-disclosure-of-ai-related-layoffs-by-keith-j-gutstein-esq-and-shiddhartha-uddin-esq-8-4-2025/

A company that specializes in the logistics surrounding medical equipment and products has filed official notices with Pennsylvania to reduce their work force in the coming days.

Owens & Minor Halyard, Inc, located at 500 Independence Avenue, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, has filed a WARN notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.

https://tristatealert.com/cumberland-county-medical-distribution-center-to-layoff-75-jobs/