WARN Layoff Monitor

Media & entertainment firms slashed 7,921 positions across 25 companies this year, averaging a 13.2% workforce reduction per firm.

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Laboure College of Healthcare, Inc. will lay off 65 employees in Southeast Massachusetts between August 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027. This adds another data point to healthcare sector layoffs under WARN tracking.

Amazon's largest-ever cuts hit 30,000+ workers since late 2025, part of 140,000 tech layoffs this year driven by AI restructuring.

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Xbox Layoffs and Union Response

• 🔥 Microsoft Xbox Cuts: Microsoft announced 4,800 total layoffs including 1,600 in Xbox, with 440 union positions...

Microsoft's Xbox layoffs expose sharp contrasts between official moves and public outrage.

• Fed appointment backlash: Asha Sharma was named to the...

Shelby County WARN notices surged 341% in the first half of 2026, affecting 1,557 employees versus 353 in 2025. Nike alone eliminated nearly 600 jobs...

Corporate AI blame for 156,270 layoffs collides with a federal data blind spot, strengthening pretext arguments in WARN litigation.

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OneBGS plans simultaneous marches July 15 across Rockville, Montreal, Austin, and Dallas to compel Microsoft into stalled effects bargaining after 440...

• Tyson filed a WARN notice with Nebraska DOL listing the Lexington plant and Jan. 20, 2026 closure date, noting some operations might continue past...

Microsoft insists recent Xbox cuts targeted an unhealthy business, not H-1B visa replacements, with affected roles mostly non-U.S. and visas...

Chevron issued a clean WARN notice for 180 layoffs at its San Ramon, California facility effective September 01, 2026. This adds a documented data point to energy sector cuts.

Adventist Health Systems/west submitted a verified WARN notice on June 24, 2026, covering 132 positions at a single Oregon site with no effective date...

• Bethesda developers warn Xbox cuts will cause substantial cascading delays and crunch on Elder Scrolls 6 due to lost expertise and proprietary...

Microsoft's 4,800 layoffs including 1,600 Xbox roles drew fierce public outrage after the company secured 2,273 H-1B visas this year. Critics labeled...

Gaming Sector WARN Filings

• 🔥 ZeniMax and id Software Cuts: Microsoft filings confirm 379 ZeniMax layoffs (213 at ZeniMax Online, 166 at ZeniMax...

Bethesda Game Studios union workers plan marches at all four studios on July 15, rejecting the company's effort to finalize 440 layoffs without further talks. The action signals unified pushback ahead of contract protections.

Charter Communications will permanently shut its Town and Country network operations center on Sept. 8, 2026, cutting 107 white-collar positions in a...

Baker Hughes is closing its Emmott Road facility in Houston, triggering 174 layoffs across manufacturing, engineering, and support roles starting this...

• Bethesda's OneBGS union marches July 15 across four studios protesting 440 cuts, after stalled contract talks on severance
• New Xbox CEO Asha...

• Maryland WARN notice confirms 213 ZeniMax Online and 166 ZeniMax Media layoffs totaling 379, with no separate Bethesda notice despite shared...