Cisco Systems, Inc. Layoff — July 2026

Strauss Borrelli PLLC is investigating Cisco Systems, Inc. after Cisco notified the California Employment Development Department on June 16, 2026, of a mass layoff at its Milpitas, California facility. The firm alleges Cisco may have conducted layoffs affecting 154 employees without providing the 60 days' notice required under the federal WARN Act, potentially entitling affected workers to back pay and benefits. The notice to the state indicates a planned mass layoff event tied to the WARN Act process, prompting the law firm's inquiry into whether Cisco violated notification requirements. The investigation seeks to determine whether employees were denied the required 60 days' severance/notice and to contact impacted workers about legal remedies.

Cisco Systems, Inc. disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the CA state workforce agency on June 16, 2026. The notice covers 471 employees in Milpitas, CA (Santa Clara County), with the layoff effective July 13, 2026.

The state lists each affected employee separately by work location, so this filing spans 3 CA communities: Francois Blvd San Francisco, Milpitas, West Tasman Drive San Jose.

That is roughly 0.5% of the 90,400 people Cisco Systems, Inc. employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 15 layoff events at Cisco Systems, Inc. since March 2023, including 3,341 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 8 additional events known from news reporting.