[IANAL] Indeed, the California WARN Act[0] explicitly says "layoffs"[1] instead of "employment loss", which would cover termination. However, it's also true t

[IANAL] Indeed, the California WARN Act[0] explicitly says "layoffs"[1] instead of "employment loss", which would cover termination. However, it's also true that courts don't like it when you try to get cute. It should be interesting. [0] https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&division=2.&title=&part=4.&chapter=4.&article https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.x... [1] https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=LAB&sectionNum=1400 https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio....