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Conduent files layoff notice for 64 San Francisco workers

Conduent files layoff notice for 64 San Francisco workers

Money Moves San Francisco, CA local

Second California layoff of 2026 for the government-services contractor, following 51 cuts in Cypress

5 days ago: San Francisco layoff notice filed

Overview

Updated 1 hour ago

Sixty-four workers at Conduent's San Francisco office will lose their jobs December 22, 2026, three days before Christmas. The company filed the required 60-day WARN notice with California's Employment Development Department on October 23, covering workers at 375 Beale Street.

The filing is Conduent's second California layoff notice of 2026. In June, the company filed for 51 workers at its Cypress office in Orange County, effective August 28. Conduent, spun off from Xerox in 2017, runs back-office operations for state and local governments.

Why it matters

Sixty-four workers lose their jobs three days before Christmas, as a government-services contractor shrinks its California footprint for the second time in 2026.

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Key Indicators

64
San Francisco workers slated for layoff
Effective December 22, 2026 at 375 Beale Street.
115
California workers affected by 2026 notices
64 in San Francisco plus 51 in Cypress.
2
WARN notices filed in California in 2026
Cypress filed June 26; San Francisco filed October 23.
60
Days of notice required by law
Both the federal and California WARN Acts require 60 days.

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Organizations Involved

CS
Conduent State & Local Solutions, Inc.
Government services contractor (subsidiary of Conduent, Inc.)
Filed WARN notices for 115 California workers in 2026

The state and local government services arm of Conduent, handling back-office processing for public agencies.
CI
Conduent, Inc.
Publicly traded business process services company
Parent company reducing its California workforce

Parent company of Conduent State & Local Solutions, spun off from Xerox in January 2017.

Timeline

June 2026 December 2026

4 events Latest: 5 days ago
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  1. San Francisco layoff scheduled

    Upcoming Layoff

    64 workers are scheduled to be laid off at the San Francisco office, three days before Christmas.

  2. San Francisco layoff notice filed

    Latest Regulatory Filing

    Conduent State & Local Solutions files WARN notice for 64 workers at 375 Beale Street, San Francisco, with layoff dated December 22.

  3. Cypress layoff takes effect

    Layoff

    51 workers exit Conduent as the Cypress layoff becomes effective.

  4. Cypress layoff notice filed

    Regulatory Filing

    Conduent files WARN notice for 51 workers at its Cypress, Orange County office, with layoff effective August 28.

Scenarios

1

San Francisco layoff proceeds as scheduled

Likely Resolves by Dec 23, 2026

Discussed by: Employment law trackers, who note WARN filings generally match actual layoffs.

On December 22, 2026, Conduent lays off all 64 workers at 375 Beale Street. Workers remain employed and paid through the 60-day notice period, then the reduction is complete.

2

Conduent files further California layoff notices

Possible Resolves by End of 2027

Discussed by: Pattern of two 2026 filings suggests ongoing restructuring; employment law trackers watch for a third.

Conduent's cost-cutting continues into 2027, leading to at least one more California WARN notice covering 50 or more workers. A third filing within a year would confirm systemic shrinkage rather than one-off site closures.

3

San Francisco layoff is reduced or canceled

Unlikely Resolves by Dec 22, 2026

Discussed by: Rare in practice, but WARN notices can be revised if business conditions change before the effective date.

Conduent revises the notice before December 22, laying off fewer than 64 workers or none. A new contract or assignment could preserve some jobs, though such reversals are uncommon after a notice is filed.

Historical Context

3 moments from history that rhyme with this story — and how they unfolded.

January 2017

Xerox splits off Conduent (2017)

Xerox divided into two companies: Xerox kept printers and copiers, while Conduent took the business process services arm, including government contracts. Conduent began trading as a standalone company on January 3, 2017.

Then

Conduent inherited a portfolio of government and commercial outsourcing contracts along with the costs of Xerox's services division.

Now

As a standalone company, Conduent has faced recurring pressure to cut costs and improve margins.

Why this matters now

This layoff notice is part of the same cost pressure the company has carried since its 2017 birth as a standalone firm.

2023

DXC Technology layoffs (2023)

DXC Technology, the outsourcing firm formed from the 2017 merger of Computer Sciences Corp and Hewlett Packard Enterprise's services arm, announced roughly 10,000 job cuts in 2023 as part of a turnaround plan.

Then

The cuts were meant to reverse years of declining revenue.

Now

DXC's trajectory shows how business services firms built through mergers can fall back on mass layoffs to survive.

Why this matters now

Conduent follows the same pattern: a services giant turning to repeated workforce reductions years after its corporate restructuring.

August 1988

The WARN Act (1988)

Congress passed the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, requiring employers with 100 or more workers to give 60 days' notice before a plant closing or mass layoff. The law followed a wave of 1980s factory shutdowns that left workers without warning.

Then

Workers gained a 60-day window to seek new jobs and retraining.

Now

The law created the public record trail that makes layoffs like Conduent's visible and trackable.

Why this matters now

This Conduent notice exists because the WARN Act requires it, and the disclosure gives the public a window into the company's workforce cuts.

Sources

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