December 31, 2026 Layoffs: 422 Workers Across Three WARN Filings Share One Effective Date

New Year's Eve is shaping up to be a notable date on the 2026 layoff calendar. Three separate WARN filings — in Washington, Pennsylvania, and Virginia — all list December 31, 2026 as their effective date, covering 422 workers between them. Each filing comes from a different industry and a different stated reason, but they share the same scheduled end-of-year date.

These are reported plans, not confirmed job losses. A WARN effective date is the date an employer says the employment loss is scheduled to occur. Plans can change, and an employer can postpone, extend, or cancel a layoff after filing, with additional notice where the law requires it.

The three filings

Starbucks, SeaTac, Washington — 135 workers. The newest of the three filings, with a notice date of October 23, 2026 and an effective date of December 31, 2026.…