# California — State employment law headcount triggers that deviate from federal thresholds

For California, law category is layoff notification; state law name is Cal-WARN; state threshold is 75; federal threshold is 100; key differences is lower threshold (75 vs 100 employees), applies to plant closings, mass layoffs, and relocations, recorded from its source on 2026-08-14.

- **State:** California _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Law category:** layoff notification _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State law name:** Cal-WARN _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **State threshold:** 75 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Federal threshold:** 100 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Key differences:** lower threshold (75 vs 100 employees), applies to plant closings, mass layoffs, and relocations
- **Coverage / scope:** 60 days _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> California (Cal-WARN) California&#x27;s WARN Act covers employers with 75 or more employees, according to the <https://edd.ca.gov/en/jobs_and_training/Layoff_Services_WARN/> California Employment Development Department . [ 6 ] The threshold is 75 workers, not the federal 100, per the <http://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/Cal-WARNAct.html> California DIR . [ 7 ] Cal-WARN requires 60 days of written notice, matching the federal period.

## Source

- https://layoffcalculator.com/insights/state-mini-warn-guide

Last verified: 2026-08-14. Review by: 2027-02-10.
Part of [State employment law headcount triggers that deviate from federal thresholds](https://referencesource.org/state-employment-law-headcount-triggers/).