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DJI Services LLC California Layoffs 2025: What Employees Should Know
DJI Services LLC has 2 layoff notices on file with California's Employment Development Department (EDD) under the state's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, covering 98 jobs in Los Angeles County. That is what the state has published since July 2025, not an all-time total. If you were one of them, here is what the filing says, how much notice the law asks for, and what to look at before you sign anything.
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What the filing says
These are the details as DJI Services LLCreported them to the state. The EDD publishes every notice, and these figures come from the state's report as retrieved on Aug 13, 2026.
| Location | County | Notice given | Jobs end | Workers | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerritos | Los Angeles County | Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | 61 | Layoff Permanent |
| Cerritos | Los Angeles County | Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 7, 2025 | 37 | Layoff Permanent |
How much notice the law requires
California's WARN Act requires 60 days of advance written notice before a covered mass layoff, and its only statutory exception is a physical calamity or an act of war — far narrower than federal law's three. Who is covered and how the thresholds are counted is in our California WARN Act guide.
What this filing shows
The shortest gap in these filings is 4 calendar days between the notice date and the date the jobs end. That is less than the 60 days the statute describes.
In dates: counting 60 days back from the Nov 7, 2025 last day of work lands on Sep 8, 2025, and that notice is dated Nov 3, 2025.
This is a fact drawn from the public filing, not a conclusion that anyone broke the law. The date an employer records is not always the date workers were told, employers of different sizes are covered differently, and exceptions can apply. Whether it means anything in your case is exactly what a free consultation sorts out.
DJI Services severance: what to check before you sign
A severance offer is not the notice pay the WARN Act describes. Severance you were already promised — in a contract, a handbook, or a union agreement — cannot be used to satisfy that obligation, though Labor Code section 1402 does let an employer reduce a back-pay award by voluntary payments it was never required to make. A release may also give up more than you expect. Justin reviews severance agreements before workers sign. What to check before you decide is in our full guide to the California WARN Act.
Two things worth doing this week either way. File for unemployment now — WARN money does not reduce it, and the filings here run through Nov 7, 2025, so you do not have to wait for your last day. And keep every document, including the notice itself and anything showing when it arrived.
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Questions people are asking
What is the DJI Services severance package?
The WARN notice DJI Services filed with the state does not list severance terms, and we do not publish any employer's package. A WARN notice reports how many jobs end, where, and when. Severance is a separate contract offered at the employer's discretion. California law does not require it, and an employer cannot use contractual severance to satisfy what the WARN Act requires, so being offered a package does not by itself answer whether notice pay is also owed. If you have an offer in hand, the terms in front of you are the ones that matter, and they are worth reading closely before the deadline on them runs.
Am I owed severance from DJI Services LLC?
California law does not require severance on its own, and a severance offer is a separate thing from WARN pay. An employer cannot use contractual severance to satisfy its WARN obligation, so being offered a package does not answer whether notice pay is also owed.
Does taking the severance reduce what I could recover?
It depends on why the money is being paid. Severance the employer was already obligated to provide — under a contract, a policy, a benefit plan, or a union agreement — cannot be set against what the WARN Act requires. A payment that is genuinely voluntary and unconditional, one the employer had no legal obligation to make, can reduce that liability. Wages for work you actually performed during the notice period are not voluntary severance at all. Which category DJI Services's offer falls into is a question about the document in front of you, not about the layoff, and it is one of the better reasons to have the paperwork read before the deadline on it runs.
What if I did not get 60 days of notice?
California's WARN Act requires 60 days of advance written notice before a covered mass layoff, and its only statutory exception is a physical calamity or an act of war. That is far narrower than federal law, which has three exceptions. The shortest gap in these filings is 4 days, which is 56 short of 60. That is arithmetic on two published dates and not a finding that anyone broke the law: the recorded date is not always the date workers were told, and coverage depends on the employer's size and how many people were let go.
Can I still collect unemployment?
Yes. Under Labor Code section 1407, WARN-related payments are not treated as wages for unemployment purposes, so they cannot be used to deny or reduce your benefits in California. You do not have to wait for your last day — the filings here run through Nov 7, 2025 — and filing early is generally better than filing late.
Does taking a new job hurt my claim?
No. Wages you earn at a new job during the notice period do not reduce what DJI Services may owe under WARN. That holds even if you start before Nov 7, 2025, the last day of work in these filings. You do not need to delay a job search to protect a claim.
How long do I have to act?
Generally three years. The federal WARN Act sets no limitations period of its own, so courts borrow the closest state deadline, which in California is the three-year period for a liability created by statute. The clock starts when you suffer an employment loss, not when the notice went out. Measured from the last day of work in these filings, Nov 7, 2025, three years runs to about Nov 7, 2028. If this was a layoff rather than an outright termination, the loss may not count until the layoff has lasted more than six months, which can start the clock later still. Treat all of it as an outer edge rather than a plan. Other claims arising from the same layoff run much shorter, and a severance offer usually carries its own deadline measured in days.
Where a layoff can raise a legal question
A layoff is lawful on its own, and nothing below is a statement about DJI Services. These are the places California law can still come into play, depending on the facts of your own situation.
- The severance you were asked to signA release can give up claims you did not know you had, and the terms are sometimes negotiable.
- How you were selectedA reduction in force still cannot be used to cut someone for a protected reason such as age, disability, pregnancy, or a complaint they made.
- Your final paycheckCalifornia sets when final wages are due at termination, and unpaid time or accrued vacation can carry penalties on top of the wages.
- The length of the notice periodWhere a notice period turns out to fall short of what the law required, the question usually belongs to everyone in the same position rather than to one person.
General information about California law, not legal advice, and reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship.
What the numbers show
- The 98 affected positions are in Cerritos.
- The shortest gap between notice and last day here is 4 days, against a statewide median of 61 days across every notice on file.
- By headcount it sits in the top 45% of the 599 employer layoffs tracked here.
- The 98 workers leaving DJI Services LLC re-enter a job market where Los Angeles County unemployment stood at 5.3% in June 2026, above the 5.2% statewide rate (Bureau of Labor Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
- All 2 notices are dated within a single month, November 2025, which reads as one event reported site by site rather than a rolling reduction.
These are counts and comparisons drawn from the published filings, not findings about DJI Services.
Free job-search help near Cerritos
America's Job Center of California is the state's no-cost network for laid-off workers: help filing and keeping unemployment benefits, federally funded retraining, and résumé and interview coaching. Your WARN notice may name one; this is the closest to the site in these filings.
SELACO Cerritos AJCC (opens in a new tab)
10900 E 183rd Street, Cerritos, CA 90703 · 562-402-9336
Comprehensive center (full services on site)about 3.9 miles from the Cerritos site
Locations and hours change — confirm before visiting, or find another center with the EDD's center locator (opens in a new tab). Directory: U.S. Department of Labor, Jul 31, 2026; distances are straight-line from the address in the filing.
Other layoffs filed in Los Angeles County around the same time
158 employers have WARN notices on file in Los Angeles County, covering 17,863 workers. These filed within about a quarter of this one.
- Amazon6,975 workers
- Meta Platforms, Inc.4,150 workers
- Jet Propulsion Laboratory543 workers
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles439 workers
- Anthony International398 workers
- HRL Laboratories383 workers
Listed because they appear in the same county in the same public data. No connection between these employers is implied.
Key points
Each point is explained and sourced above · Verified August 13, 2026
Key points from DJI Services LLC California layoffs 2025, verified as of August 13, 2026
Workers affected · Los Angeles County · published since July 2025
98
CA EDD WARN report
Notices filed · California · published July 2025 to August 2026
2
CA EDD WARN report
Jobs end · As filed
Nov 7, 2025
CA EDD WARN report
Days between notice and last day · Arithmetic on two published dates
4 calendar days
CA EDD WARN report
Approximate outer claim deadline · 3 years from the last day of work — an outer edge, other claims run shorter
About Nov 7, 2028
Code Civ. Proc. § 338(a)
Los Angeles County unemployment rate · vs 5.2% statewide, not seasonally adjusted
5.3% (June 2026)
BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
Notice California law describes · California
60 days before a covered mass layoff
Lab. Code § 1401
Available exceptions · California
Physical calamity or act of war only
Lab. Code § 1401
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