LuLaRoe, the controversial multilevel marketing company that has faced a barrage of lawsuits over the past few years, is laying off all 167 employees at its California warehouse.

The embattled company announced its plans to cut the workers in an Oct. 20 letter to the Employment Development Department of California (EDD). The company did so because state law dictates that employers inform the EDD and affected employees 60 days before conducting a "plant closing or mass layoff."

In the letter obtained by BuzzFeed News, LuLaRoe said it will "permanently lay-off [its] warehouse workforce" in Corona five days before Christmas. Every employee — from the warehouse's maintenance engineer to forklift drivers — will be affected.

In a statement to BuzzFeed News, LuLaRoe confirmed the warehouse will be permanently closed and the company's shipping operations will be moved to its distribution center in South Carolina.

"Understanding the significant impact this decision would have in the lives of so many families and the local community—this decision was not made lightly; and was a sole effort to meet the immediate and long term business and operational demands needed to continue pioneering the social retail industry," a spokesperson for LuLaRoe said.



The spokesperson added they are connecting the employees with staffing agencies, "knowing they will continue to succeed and shine on the road ahead."

The Press-Enterprise first reported that the company had informed the EDD of the layoffs.