Nearly 650 hotel employees have been laid off in the past week as a result of temporary property closures, according to a recent WARN report from the state Employment Development Department.
The Hyatt Regency Orange County in Garden Grove is the largest affected, with 369 job cuts.
Others include:
• Homewood Suites by Hilton Anaheim Resort-Convention Center; 73 employees
• Hilton Garden Inn in Irvine; 70 employees
• Hilton Garden Inn Lake Forest; 63 employees as a result of temporary closure
• Hampton Inn and Suites in Irvine; 47 employees as a result of temporary closure
• Holiday Inn Express in Costa Mesa; 17 temporary layoffs
All cuts are listed as temporary layoffs in the state filings.
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