Optum Cuts 57 Jobs; Tessera Therapeutics Reports Small WARN Notices

Health Care layoffs reported Aug. 22–23, 2026

In a series of WARN notices compiled for Aug. 22–23, 2026, employers in the Health Care sector disclosed workforce reductions totaling 59 employees across three filings. The reports were recorded with state regulators and reflect actions already logged earlier in 2026.

Reported layoffs

• Optum submitted a WARN filing that lists 57 employees affected, per a WARN filing with state regulators. The filing records the action date as 2026-12-07.

• Tessera Therapeutics appears in two separate WARN filings, each listing 1 employee affected, according to a WARN filing with state regulators. Both Tessera notices carry the date 2026-03-08.

All three notices were included in the aggregate Health Care layoff records for Aug. 22–23, 2026 and were reported via WARN filings with state regulators.

Recap

Across the reported WARN notices compiled for Aug. 22–23, 2026, employers in the Health Care sector disclosed 59 total job cuts: 57 at Optum and two separate 1-employee notices from Tessera Therapeutics, as recorded in WARN filings with state regulators.