Ubisoft Layoffs in San Francisco: Severance Rights for Gaming Employees

Ubisoft's August 2026 WARN filing shows 93 employees cut from the San Francisco office. If you worked on Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Rainbow Six, or any of Ubisoft's other franchises at the SF studio, you're holding a severance agreement from a French-headquartered company that operates under different labor norms than what California law requires.

Here's something most people don't realize: severance agreements are negotiable. The offer you received is a starting point, not a final number. Employees negotiate better severance packages with the help of an attorney every day, and the results are often meaningfully better than the initial offer.

We review and negotiate severance agreements on contingency. That means no upfront cost to you. Our fee comes only from the additional amount we negotiate above what you were already offered. If we don't improve your package, you don't pay. There's no downside to having an attorney look at what you've been given.

WARN Act

Ninety-three employees clearly triggers both federal and Cal-WARN. Ubisoft owed 60 days' advance notice. If they didn't provide it, you're owed up to 60 days of pay and benefits on top of severance. French companies sometimes operate under European labor norms that have different notice requirements. California WARN is California WARN regardless.

Gaming IP Is Critical

If you were in game development, art, design, or engineering, the IP assignment provisions in your severance deserve serious attention. Game assets, code, designs, story content. Make sure the agreement doesn't claim ownership of personal projects. California Labor Code Section 2870 protects work created on your own time.

Non-Competes and the Gaming Market

French companies are accustomed to non-competes being enforceable. In California, they're void under Section 16600. The Bay Area and LA gaming industry is your market. Demand removal of any restrictive language.

Ubisoft Equity

Ubisoft stock (UBI) is listed on Euronext Paris. If you have equity, the treatment at termination may follow French plan rules. Make sure you understand how the equity plan handles involuntary termination for US employees specifically.

Standard Protections

OWBPA: 45 days for employees over 40 in group layoff. Final pay including PTO on your last day per Labor Code 201-203. Release waives all claims. Before signing, consider whether you have potential claims for overtime or crunch-related wage issues.

If you were part of the Ubisoft layoff, our employment attorneys can review your severance. San Francisco Superior Court. Free consultation.