Employers filed notices covering 1,253 Inland Empire jobs from Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, state WARN report shows
The largest entries were a temporary closure affecting 533 workers at Fender Musical Instruments Corporation in Corona and a permanent closure affecting 206 at Myers Power Products in Ontario, according to the Employment Development Department.
Employers filed notices of layoffs or closures affecting 1,253 workers at Inland Empire sites that the state processed from Oct. 1 through Nov. 9, according to the California Employment Development Department's WARN report.
The report, which lists notices processed from July 1 through Nov. 9, shows nine entries for Riverside and San Bernardino counties with processed dates in that period. The total is the Gazette's sum of the employee counts listed for each entry.
The entries are advance notices of planned layoffs and closures, not confirmed job losses. Each of the nine lists an effective date after Nov. 10, the date the file was last modified.
The department says California employers may have to give notice ahead of time under the WARN Act when they plan a mass layoff, a plant closure or a relocation.
Largest notices
The largest entry was a temporary closure at Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, 311 Cessna Circle in Corona, affecting 533 employees. The notice is dated Oct. 15 and lists an effective date of Dec. 14. The report places the site in manufacturing.
Myers Power Products, Inc. reported a permanent closure at 2950 East Philadelphia Street in Ontario, affecting 206 employees. The notice is dated Oct. 9, was processed Oct. 15 and lists a Dec. 15 effective date.
Two notices list the same Perris address, 3700 Indian Ave. National Distribution Centers, LLC reported a permanent closure affecting 167 employees, and Eclipse Advantage, LLC reported a permanent closure affecting 35. Both notices are dated Nov. 4 and list Jan. 4, 2027, as the effective date.
Other notices
A notice from the employer listed as AMF Bowling Centers, Inc. Castle Park reported a permanent layoff of 130 employees at 3500 Polk Street in Riverside. The notice is dated Oct. 5, with a Dec. 4 effective date. The report places it in arts, entertainment and recreation.
Everidge Inc. reported a permanent closure affecting 90 employees at 8886 White Oak Ave. in Rancho Cucamonga, effective Feb. 26, 2027.
Tawa, Inc., listed as doing business as 99 Ranch Market, reported a permanent closure affecting 49 employees at 4024 Grand Avenue in Chino, effective Nov. 15.
Jacuzzi reported a permanent closure affecting 42 employees at 14525 Monte Vista Ave. in Chino, effective Dec. 7. The report places that site in retail trade.
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. listed a permanent layoff of one employee at 1840 California Ave. in Corona, effective Dec. 18.
Totals
Riverside County sites accounted for 866 of the affected workers in the period and San Bernardino County sites for 387, by the Gazette's count.
Since July 1, the report lists 27 Inland Empire entries covering 1,839 workers. The notices processed since Oct. 1 account for 68% of that total.
Statewide, the report's summary sheet counts 28,489 employees affected by notices processed since July 1.
The department says on the report that it updates the file every Tuesday and Thursday. The version used here carried a Nov. 10 last-modified date.
