Drilling company may layoff 700 local employees

BAKERSFIELD, CA. - A drilling company is warning the state it may layoff as many as 700 local employees.
Ensign Energy Services filed the worker adjustment and retraining notice with the state on Dec. 22.     According to the company's website, the "warn" notices issued provide protection to employees, their families, and the community by requiring employers give notice 60 days before a plant closing or mass layoff.      Ensign reports it's unsure