california_warn_expanded_2020-03-16: 1582

Big Local News is collecting and updating WARN (layoff/furlough) notices from state government sites and is processing the data to make it more useable. So far, we are collecting and updating daily or weekly data from 36 states. A federal law -- the WARN Act (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act) requires companies with more than 100 employees to give 60 days notice of any layoff, closure or furlough and 17 states have their own similar statutes. This data provides much more granularity into the types of jobs being lost and the companies that are furloughing workers, or that plan to close completely. A key note is that "unforeseen business circumstances" can mean that a company doesn't have to provide 60 days notice. For example, California has lifted that level of notice for its state version, or mini-WARN Act. Nonetheless, even though the advance time limit is flexible, companies still have to submit. Please cite the WARN data as collected by Big Local News. California data can be cited as collected and processed by Stanford journalism student Vanessa Ochavillo. This project includes a general README, a more specific README for California and a more specific file layout README that details the fields by state. Some states are missing but we are working to obtain the data or build scrapers. If you are interested in contributing, please let us know at biglocalnews@stanford.edu.

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rowid	name	address	city	num_employees_affected	layoff_date	union	union_rep_info	local_workforce_investment_area	date_notice_received	layoff_or_closure	severance	bumping_rights	jobs
1582	Centerplate	['4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way', ' Santa Clara', ', CA', ' 95054']	Santa Clara	759	4/15/18	No	Teamsters Local 853UniteHere! Local 2	NOVA Consortium (North Santa Clara), Employment De	2/22/18	Layoff	Employer did not State	No	{'Accounting Clerk': 3, 'Accounting Manager': 2, 'Admin Assistant': 5, 'Banquet Captain': 3, 'Banquet Server': 32, 'Barback': 20, 'Bartender': 154, 'Busperson': 3, 'Cashroom Cashier': 12, 'Cashroom Supervisor': 1, 'Cook I': 14, 'Cook II': 48, 'Cook III': 30, 'Executive Chef I': 1, 'General Manager': 1, 'Hosp Dir, Premium Services': 1, 'Hospitality Asst Mgr-Quick Serve': 1, 'Hospitality Cashier-Quick Serve': 49, 'Hospitality Lead-Quick Serve': 19, 'Hospitality Mgr-Quick Serve': 2, 'Hospitality Mgr-Suites': 1, 'Hospitality Server-Quick Serve': 33, 'Hospitality Supv-Beverage': 3, 'Hospitality Supv-Quick Serve': 25, 'Hospitality Supv-Vending': 1, 'Host/Hostess': 32, 'HR Assistant': 3, 'HR Coordinator-NPO': 1, 'HR Manager': 1, 'In-Seat Server': 16, 'IT System Admin': 1, 'Office Manager': 1, 'Porter-Banquets': 2, 'Reg Controller': 1, 'Restaurant Supervisor': 13, 'Restaurant Worker': 28, 'Sous Chef I': 1, 'Sous Chef II': 1, 'Sous Chef III': 16, 'Steward': 19, 'Steward Supervisor': 3, 'Suite Attendant': 139, 'Vendor/Hawker': 4, 'Warehouse Manager': 1, 'Warehouse Supervisor': 1, 'Warehouse Worker': 10, None: None}