Verizon has filed 5 WARN notices across 2 states, affecting 1,709 workers. The largest concentration of filings is in New Jersey. Filing dates range from Dec 31, 2024 through Aug 7, 2026. The Feb 20, 2026 filing for 1,319 workers in Basking Ridge is the largest filed in New Jersey in 2026 and larger than 99 percent of WARN filings nationally. Basking Ridge accounts for 87% of affected workers.
Type not specified for 60% of filings.
Verizon Communications is a telecommunications company headquartered in New York City. The company operates the largest wireless network in the United States and provides broadband, fiber optic (Fios), and business communications services. Verizon employs roughly 105,000 people.
Verizon has conducted multiple rounds of workforce reductions as the telecom industry consolidates and shifts toward automated network management. The company offered voluntary separation packages to thousands of employees in 2018 and has continued smaller reductions since. WARN filings from Verizon and Verizon Wireless reflect call center closures, retail store consolidations, and network operations restructurings across multiple states.
Verizon's early investment in fiber optic infrastructure (Fios) positioned it well for broadband demand, though the company stopped expanding the Fios footprint in the mid-2010s. Its acquisitions of AOL (2015) and Yahoo (2017) were intended to build a digital media and advertising business, but that strategy failed and the combined entity was sold at a loss in 2021. The company refocused on its core wireless and broadband business.
Verizon replaced CEO Hans Vestberg with former PayPal CEO Dan Schulman in October 2025. Schulman took over immediately with a mandate to reverse years of market share losses and revive growth. The company is completing its $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications (expected to close in early 2026) to expand its fiber network. Schulman has signaled aggressive changes to cost structure and company culture. Verizon is also investing in 5G network expansion, fixed wireless broadband, and AI for network management and customer service automation. Ongoing cost reduction efforts are likely to continue generating workforce changes.
Last reviewed 2026-04-15| Location | State | Type | Workers | Effective | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basking Ridge | NJ | 121 | 2026-08-07 | 2026-08-07 | |
| Not Provided | WA | Layoff | 54 | 2026-09-18 | 2026-07-16 |
| Basking Ridge | NJ | 1,319 larger than 99% of filings |
2026-02-20 | 2026-02-20 | |
| Not Provided | WA | Layoff | 165 | 2026-01-23 | 2025-11-21 |
| Basking Ridge | NJ | 50 | 2024-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
Verizon has an upcoming layoff effective Sep 18, 2026. If you are affected, you remain employed with regular pay and benefits until the effective date. Use this time to prepare: file for unemployment insurance so your claim is ready when your last day arrives, review your COBRA health coverage options, and visit your local America's Job Center for free career counseling and retraining vouchers. Ask about Rapid Response services, which are specifically designed for WARN-affected workers.
Find your state's unemployment insurance program and apply online. You may be eligible before your last day.
Continue your employer health plan for up to 18 months, or compare lower-cost options on the Health Insurance Marketplace.
Employers with 100 or more employees must give 60 days written notice before mass layoffs or plant closings.
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America's Job Centers offer free career counseling, resume help, interview prep, job search assistance, and retraining vouchers for workers affected by WARN Act layoffs. Ask about Rapid Response services.
All data on this site is sourced from official WARN Act filings published by state workforce agencies. Filings are updated regularly but may not reflect same-day submissions. Coverage varies by state.
2 outlets have covered this, between 2026-07-17 and 2026-08-31.
Across 2 filings where both a notice date and a layoff date are published, the median gap was 63 days. All of them met the 60 days the WARN Act requires.
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