Amazon Files a 95-Worker Washington WARN Notice for December 7, 2026

Amazon has filed a Washington WARN notice covering 95 workers, effective December 7, 2026. The notice was dated November 2, 2026, giving workers 35 days between filing and effective date. It lists locations in Sumner, Pasco, Bellevue, Redmond, and Seattle, along with remote roles.

It is one of the newest dated notices on the registry, arriving in the same November 2 batch as notices from Chick-fil-A in Oxnard, California, and GEICO in Lakeland, Florida, both effective December 31, 2026. Among dated filings in that batch, Amazon's 95 is the largest, ahead of Chick-fil-A's 87.

What the filing says

WARN notices are advance notifications of qualifying mass layoffs and plant closures, filed with state labor agencies. The Amazon filing reports 95 affected workers across several Washington locations rather than a single site, plus remote positions. That spread matters: it is not a report of one facility closing, but of roles spread across the company's Washington footprint.

The filing does not say which teams or job types are affected. WARN filings record the employer's reported plan at the time of filing. They are reported plans, not confirmed job losses, and the final number can differ if plans change before the effective date.

The timeline

The notice date is November 2, 2026, and the effective date is December 7, 2026, a Monday, a 35-day gap. That is shorter than the 60 days the federal WARN Act generally requires for covered employers, which is worth noting but not, by itself, evidence of a violation. The federal rule applies only to employers with 100 or more full-time employees and to layoffs meeting its thresholds, and it carries exceptions for faltering companies, unforeseeable business circumstances, and natural disasters.

Workers checking this notice should look at the filing itself and at any notice received directly from the employer, not just the registry summary. If a notice period looks short, that is a question for the state labor agency or an employment lawyer, not a conclusion the registry data can settle.

The December 7 effective date falls in a relatively light stretch nationally. Upcoming weeks show 3,224 workers in the week of November 4, then 6,224, 5,939, and 9,858 in the weeks of November 11, 18, and 25, the last the heaviest upcoming week. The weeks of December 2 and December 9 are lighter, at 1,890 and 1,746 workers. Amazon's 95 workers sit inside that quieter early-December stretch.

Washington in the national picture

Washington remains the second-largest state in the registry's 90-day window, behind only California. The national window holds 685 notices covering 65,371 reported workers, with 26 counts unavailable. California leads with 21,216 workers, followed by Washington with 17,320, Illinois with 3,649, Texas with 2,863, and Maryland with 2,395. Together, California and Washington account for well over half of all reported workers in the window.

Washington's longer record puts the filing in perspective. The state's imported archive holds 1,530 non-cancelled notices reporting 250,129 workers, with 46 notices carrying future effective dates. In the last 365 days, the archive contains 153 official Washington filings reporting 29,796 workers, and the newest official notice date is November 2, 2026, the same date as the Amazon filing. For 2026 so far, Washington shows 135 notices and 28,731 reported workers, close to the full-year 2025 total of 31,257 across 132 notices.

That history shows why single filings should not be over-read. Washington's archive includes very large filings, such as the 3,445-worker Gebbers Farms notice, alongside many smaller ones. A 95-worker filing is modest by that standard, but it is the kind of mid-size filing that makes up most of the registry week to week.

What it means for affected workers

A WARN notice starts a clock, not a conclusion. Covered workers should expect a written notice from the employer with the details of their own situation, and can check whether the notice period, severance terms, and benefits continuation match what they were told. Unemployment insurance claims are generally filed with the state once employment ends, and Washington's Employment Security Department runs rapid-response services for affected workers, including help with benefits, retraining, and job search.

Workers should keep copies of everything: the written notice, any severance offer, and any communication about final pay, unused leave, and health coverage. Coverage continuation rules, including COBRA for eligible employer plans, depend on the plan and the worker's situation, so the employer's benefits notice matters more than any general summary.

How to read this number

The 95-worker figure is the number Amazon reported in its filing. It is not a count of confirmed job losses, and it is not a national Amazon total. The registry tracks notices, not companies, so this filing should not be added to other Amazon notices from other states or dates to produce a company-wide total. Each filing stands on its own.

Coverage varies by state, so state comparisons are approximate. Some states publish WARN notices promptly and completely, while others publish partial lists or none at all. Washington is one of the better-covered states, so its totals are more complete than those of states with thin or missing sources. A low registry total may simply mean weaker public reporting, not fewer layoffs.

Ninety-five workers across several Washington sites, with five weeks' notice, effective on a Monday in early December. That is the filing.

Data source: Layoff Atlas