According to Yun Toutiao, as a Fortune 500 company in the United States, data storage giant Western Digital will lay off more than 300 employees in California in May this year. The San Jose, California-based company is known for producing disks and flash storage drives. According to three WARN notices submitted to California authorities, Western Digital disclosed last week that the company would lay off 313 employees. The Employee Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) notice requires employers to notify state authorities in the event of mass layoffs. According to three separate documents submitted to state authorities, Western Digital's layoffs are expected to begin on May 7 and will affect operating sites in San Jose, Milpitas and Irvine. The layoffs will affect positions such as chief engineer, financial supervisor, firmware engineering supervisor, senior director of sales operations, vice president of business development, and vice president of talent recruitment. Ac...