According to the announcement, Sega of America will lay off 61 employees in early March
It seems that Sega of America is laying off about 13% of its employees, meaning that 61 employees will be laid off. As noted by ResetEra user stopmrdomino, the layoff announcement was posted on the X (Twitter) account @WhatLayoff:
???? LAYOFF ALERT - California ????????
- What Layoff? (@WhatLayoff) 31 January 2024
Sega of America, Inc. at 140 Progress, Suite 100, Irvine CA 92618 and 6430 Oak Canyon Road, Suite 100, Irvine CA 92618 will layoff 61 employees on March 8, 2024 as indicated in a California WARN notice.
Here's What We Know
The tweet indicates that the information was taken from the California WARN Notice, a law that requires California companies to give 60 days' notice of mass layoffs. According to the VGC, the California Employment Development Department confirmed the WARN notice, saying that there will be two separate layoffs of 49 and 12 employees. The layoffs will take effect on 8 March 2024.
It is worth noting that Sega itself did not announce any layoffs.
Sources: GamingBolt, VGC, @WhatLayoff, stopmrdomino
