Displaced Worker

There are restrictions on layoffs that may apply when you have a change in ownership or change in contract with certain types of workers. California law restricts layoffs of certain janitorial and building service personnel and grocery workers. There are also some specific municipal laws governing layoffs of various types of workers when there has been a change in ownership.

Updated content: Cities can enact local ordinances dealing with displaced workers, and California courts have upheld these local laws. For example, the California Supreme Court upheld a Los Angeles ordinance that forbids new owners of large grocery stores from laying off the existing¹