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REPORTED · WARN NOTICEPublished Dec 23, 2025

Verizon Communications Inc. Layoff — February 2026

EMPLOYEES AFFECTED
319
SHARE OF WORKFORCE
~0.3%
EFFECTIVE DATE
Feb 20, 2026
319 OF 101,200 EMPLOYEES

What we know

Location: Basking Ridge, NJ.

A WARN notice was filed on February 20, 2026.

Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the NJ state workforce agency.

Summary

Verizon Communications Inc. disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice filed with the NJ state workforce agency on February 20, 2026. The notice covers 319 employees in Basking Ridge, NJ, with the layoff effective February 20, 2026.

That is roughly 0.3% of the 101,200 people Verizon Communications Inc. employs.

LayoffTalk has tracked 29 layoff events at Verizon Communications Inc. since September 2023, affecting a combined 53,161 employees.

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LTLayoffTalk StaffStaff21 hours ago

Verizon Communications Inc. cut 319 jobs in Basking Ridge, NJ on February 20, 2026. If you were part of this round, what was your experience? Others going through it are reading. You can post anonymously below.

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Communication Services · 101,200 employees
29
EVENTS TRACKED
168K
AFFECTED SINCE 2023
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