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APRIL 8, 2013

Now, those employees are striking back at the company, and have filed a federal lawsuit claiming that the firm failed to obey a law requiring workers advanced notice of mass layoffs. fisker automotive cleantech auto hybrid automobile legal lawsuit employment jobs layoff' The company reportedly did not provide any severance pay.

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JULY 21, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm is set to announce major layoffs, according to multiple reports , which say the chipmaker is planning to cut more than 10 percent of its workforce. The layoffs are expected to be announced during Qualcomm's earnings call.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2009

But, in running it now for the second half of January, the keyword that popped to the top was: Layoffs And this is definitely a sign of the times. This hot list is based on various social signals of what people are writing about, reading, bookmarking, searching, etc. You can go to the Hot List post to see what was hot then. Here's the rest.

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

The layoffs number to more than half of the company's pre-acquisition workforce, of around 200 employees earlier this year. billion cash acquisition of Kythera by Allergan closed on October 1st. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Los Angeles-based online advertising marketplace Rubicon Project is in a major layoff, saying in its quarterly results on Wednesday that it is cutting 125 employees, or roughly 19 percent of its workforce. According to the company, its Q3 was a "challenging quarter" for its industry and "our business in particular".

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JUNE 10, 2010

The latest number released from the United States Department of Labor finds that 2009 was an ugly year for Californians, as measured by the number of mass layoffs and jobs lost. The BLS said that 2009 was the worst year since 2002 for California, the last time layoffs surpassed 500,000 employees. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 17, 2012

You may not see it here in Southern California's high tech sector--which has been booming, due to a surge of startup and accelerator activity--but apparently, the technology sector has seen its highest level of layoffs in three years, according to a report today. The number of cuts is apparently the largest, midyear total since 2009.

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OCTOBER 6, 2010

Qualcomm said that--if it shuts down the service--it will make "appropriate refunds" and would order some layoffs related to the shutdown. Tags: qualcomm television content streaming media layoffs entertainment jobs employment. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Citygrid did not respond to emails for comment yesterday from socalTECH, however, TechCrunch is placing the size of the cuts at 15 percent of the company. The cuts come on the heels of cuts at BeachMint, ShoeDazzle, and Cooking.com.

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JULY 15, 2009

Layoffs at personal finance software maker Intuit are set to hit a number of the firm's Southern California locations. The layoffs date are split between August 3rd and August 17th, according to the WARN filings. Tags: intuit software layoff warn.

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APRIL 1, 2009

Quoting a "source close to the company" VentureBeat said that the layoffs would be "drastic." Tags: veoh layoff jobs video content. San Diego- and Los Angeles-based online video site Veoh is reportedly in the midst of a "major restructuring," according to a report from VentureBeat. Veoh laid off 20 percent of its employees in November.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2009

For our Insights & Opinions section today, Cathy Ashbaugh, President of Pacific Shore Resources, a local recruiting firm, gives some well timed advice on how to handle a layoff: As we enter into the second quarter of 2009 we are beginning to see small signs of hope and improvement in the economy.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Los Angeles-based Nasty Gal , the online women''s wear retailer led by Sophia Amoruso, has reportedly laid off 10 percent of its staff, or over 20 employees, according to fashion industry reports. Nasty Gal said in a statement that the moves are part of a move to "strategically re-organize" its business. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2020

The on-demand scooter company said it laid off 30% of its staff, saying "Layoffs are never easy or comfortable to do" and saying that the layoffs were done as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Santa Monica-based Bird reportedly let 400 of its employees go on Friday, via a pre-recorded Zoom meeting, according to a report.

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JUNE 18, 2015

Disney/ABC Television , which had planned to replace about 35 information technology workers split between its New York and Burbank offices with imported H-1B workers from an outsourcer, has abruptly cancelled those plans.

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MARCH 30, 2016

Weestlake Village-based data storage and high efficiency power supply maker Qualstar said Wednesday that it is looking at "strategic alternatives", including "mergers, acquisitions and divestures", and also will make "personnel adjustments" to help it reduce operating expenses.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2018

Deails on the layoffs have not been announced by the company, nor reason for the cuts. The layoffs come even as the company has reportedly prepping an IPO offering in June. The cuts were reported by both the Pacific Coast Business Times and Santa Barbara Independent. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 1, 2013

The layoffs--reported by TechCrunch-- reportedly affected 130 people. The new cuts follow an earlier layoff in October of 2012, which also resulted in the loss of a number of positions in Los Angeles. The new cuts follow an earlier layoff in October of 2012, which also resulted in the loss of a number of positions in Los Angeles.

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DECEMBER 12, 2008

San Diego-based DivX has cut 21 employees in a layoff Thursday, a spokesperson for the firm told socalTECH Friday, confirming widespread reports of the move Thursday. Details or reasons for the layoff were not given. The layoffs follow the loss of the company's CTO late last week.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

The layoffs at Virgin Galactic follow a 10 percent cut in employees by SpaceX just a couple of weeks ago. Mojave-based spacecraft developer Virgin Galactic has cut 40 employees, saying that it is looking "to position our organization for the drive to commercial operations."

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2012

A report today from PandoDaily said that Santa Monica-based BetterWorks has terminated all of its sales and marketing staff, and half of its operations team. The move is an abrupt shift from feast to famine for BetterWorks, the high profile employee fringe benefits startup headed by prolific angel investor Paige Craig.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

The removal of Machinima's content from YouTube follows a major layoff and restructuring of Otter Media in December by AT&T. That move resulted in layoffs of employees across Otter Media, the removal of many Machinima creators, and shifting of many contracts to Fullscreen. Machinima had been part of Warner Bros.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

Once high-flying security software firm CyberDefender , which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February, looks to be taking the axe to its employees, according to a regulatory filing by the firm. In a filing with the state, CyberDefender says it is laying off 307 employees on June 1st. one of its investors.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The new cuts come on top of an earlier layoff involving 200 workers at the company. Irvine-based electric vehicle maker Karma Automotive is laying off 60 more workers in Irvine, as the startup continues to shed workers, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) report issued on Wednesday.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2014

The layoffs--first uncovered by the San Fernando Business Journal--apparently are due to a shift at the company towards more cloud-based services. financial finance software employment jobs layoff intuit' The cuts apparently are slated for September 15th. READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 20, 2019

Faraday Future has been facing financial issues due to a dispute with its lead investor, which has resulted in layoffs at the company, numerous lawsuits from vendors, and executive departures. The report says Faraday Future is leasing back the headquarters, which it sold to real estate investor Atlas Capital, for around $10M. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2019

The report--from the LA Times--confirmed the layoff with the company, which said that Space "must become a leaner company" to continue to deliver for its customers. Hawthorne-based SpaceX --despite a continuing string of successful launches--is cutting 10 percent of its 6,000 employees, according to a report published on Friday.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2014

In a major Los Angeles area layoff, daily deals and offers service LivingSocial is closing a sales facility in Torrance, and cutting 400 employees throughout the company, as part of a restructuring. livingsocial torrance layoff jobs employment daily deals restructuring marketing' READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2017

The bankruptcy follows a layoff of all of the company's employees in July , when it said it was unable to raise money to further fund its spacecraft development efforts. At the time of the layoffs, it said it would be continuing to look for funding.

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socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2018

The cuts this time apparently came from the advertising side of Snap, and follows a big layoff of engineers in February. Venice-based Snap has cut another 100 of its employees , according to reports on Thursday, as it continues to trim its workforce. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2013

Qualcomm has not issued any statement on layoffs or job changes at the company, and we have been unable to independently confirm the layoffs. wireless employment jobs layoff qualcomm' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

The company said the layoffs come as part of an "increased commitment to premium programming". The layoff is not the first for Machinima, which also cut around 10 percent of its staff back in December. machinima venture capital content youtube network hollywood layoff jobs employment' READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 7, 2014

Machinima has had a series of layoffs , as the MCN has struggled to find the right formula to sustain its content development business. machinima youtube network content hollywood google layoff jobs employment' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2012

The layoffs--first reported by PlugInCars--apprently included a "substantial part" of its sales and marketing staff. The layoffs impact approximately 15 percent of Coda's workforce. The layoffs apparently come as the company has sold less than 100 of its automobiles since launching in March, according to the report.

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socalTECH

MAY 15, 2020

Syndio's software is used to analyze employee compensation in real time, determining how hiring, promotion, layoffs, and other factors change pay equity. Syndio's headquarters are in Seattle, but co-founder and Chief Data Scientist Zev Eigen is based in Los Angeles. The company's CEO is Maria Colacurcio. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2019

A new report says that there are now a total of 11 lawsuits filed against troubled Los Angeles-based electric car maker Faraday Future , as it struggles to restart its operations after massive layoffs after its main investor, Evergrande Health, pulled its support from the firm.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2018

According to the report, the layoffs come as Qualcomm has been winding down its data center unit, which now apparently only has around 50 employees--down from nearly 1,000 earlier this year.

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