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Tyson Foods Files WARN Notice for Mass Layoff of 729 at Eagle Mountain, Utah Plant

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EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
729
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~0.5%
PLANNED DATE
Not disclosed
729 OF 138,000 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Eagle Mountain, Utah.

A specific layoff date has not been disclosed.

Based on news reporting.

Summary

Strauss Borrelli PLLC is investigating Tyson Foods, Inc. after the company notified the Utah Department of Workforce Services on August 13, 2026 of a mass layoff at its Eagle Mountain, Utah facility. The notice alleges Tyson Foods will lay off 729 employees and may have failed to provide the 60 days' WARN Act notice required by federal law. The firm is exploring whether affected employees are entitled to 60 days of severance pay and benefits due to an alleged late or missing WARN notice. The article identifies Tyson Foods' headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas and describes the WARN Act requirements and potential employer liabilities if notice rules were violated.

Tyson Foods, Inc. cut 729 jobs in UT.

That is roughly 0.5% of the 138,000 people Tyson Foods, Inc. employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 26 layoff events at Tyson Foods, Inc. since October 2023, including 5,777 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 22 additional events known from news reporting.

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Estimated figure based on news reporting. Not yet confirmed by Tyson Foods, Inc..

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Tyson Foods, Inc.TSN
Consumer Staples · 138,000 employees
26
EVENTS TRACKED
5,777
JOBS IN WARN FILINGS
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CREATED AUG 18, 2026LAST UPDATED AUG 18, 2026