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Is Red Lobster Restaurants laying off workers?

Yes. Red Lobster Restaurants filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 37 jobs. The most recent was filed Jul 14, 2026 for Santa Maria, California, effective Aug 31, 2026. Across every year on record since 2020: 3 notices covering 137 jobs.

137 roles affected across 3 filings.

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1 WARN filing in the last 4 months (37 jobs) · 1 permanent site closure
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Filing history

Red Lobster Restaurants has filed 3 WARN notices between 2020 and 2026, cutting 137 jobs in total. Activity picked back up in the last 12 months (37 jobs) after a quiet prior year.

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Every filing

Santa Maria, California
Filed Jul 14, 2026 (3mo ago) · Effective Aug 31, 2026 · official filing →
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Closure
Milpitas, California
Filed Oct 10, 2024 (2y ago) · Effective Dec 7, 2024 · official filing →
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Layoff
Oxnard, California
Filed Apr 13, 2020 (6y ago) · Effective Apr 13, 2020 · official filing →
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Layoff

Questions

Is Red Lobster Restaurants laying off employees?

Yes. Red Lobster Restaurants filed a WARN notice in the last 12 months covering 37 jobs. The most recent was filed Jul 14, 2026 for Santa Maria, California, effective Aug 31, 2026. Across every year on record since 2020: 3 notices covering 137 jobs.

How many jobs is Red Lobster Restaurants cutting?

37 jobs in WARN notices filed in the last 12 months. 137 jobs across all 3 official WARN filings on record since 2020.

When do the Red Lobster Restaurants layoffs take effect?

The most recent filing lists an effective date of Aug 31, 2026. The WARN Act requires roughly 60 days' advance notice, so the filing date precedes the job losses.

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