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Is McDonald’s Restaurants of California laying off workers?

Yes. McDonald’s Restaurants of California filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 80 jobs. The most recent was filed Nov 19, 2025 for Monterey Park, California, effective Jan 26, 2026. Across every year on record since 2020: 8 notices covering 587 jobs.

587 roles affected across 8 filings.

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Filing history

McDonald’s Restaurants of California has filed 8 WARN notices between 2020 and 2025, cutting 587 jobs in total. Down 82% year-on-year: 80 jobs cut in the last 12 months vs 444 the year before.

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Every filing

Monterey Park, California
Filed Nov 19, 2025 (11mo ago) · Effective Jan 26, 2026 · official filing →
80
Closure
Los Angeles, California
Filed Jul 8, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Sep 8, 2025 · official filing →
87
Closure
Van Nuys, California
Filed Jun 18, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Aug 19, 2025 · official filing →
87
Layoff
Los Angeles, California
Filed Apr 8, 2025 (1y ago) · Effective Jun 9, 2025 · official filing →
66
Layoff
Los Angeles, California
Filed Dec 27, 2024 (1y ago) · Effective Feb 24, 2025 · official filing →
62
Layoff
Castro Valley, California
Filed Dec 18, 2024 (1y ago) · Effective Feb 24, 2025 · official filing →
64
Closure
Porter Ranch, California
Filed Dec 17, 2024 (1y ago) · Effective Feb 24, 2025 · official filing →
78
Closure
San Jose, California
Filed Sep 8, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Nov 10, 2020 · official filing →
63
Closure

Questions

Is McDonald’s Restaurants of California laying off employees?

Yes. McDonald’s Restaurants of California filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 80 jobs. The most recent was filed Nov 19, 2025 for Monterey Park, California, effective Jan 26, 2026. Across every year on record since 2020: 8 notices covering 587 jobs.

How many jobs is McDonald’s Restaurants of California cutting?

80 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 587 jobs across all 8 official WARN filings on record since 2020.

When do the McDonald’s Restaurants of California layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Jan 26, 2026. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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