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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Lifestyle
Jonathan Barrett Business editor

Guzman y Gomez faces class action from US workers over closed stores

A general view of a Guzman y Gomez restaurant in Brisbane
The class action claims Guzman y Gomez was required to give 60 days’ written notice before a mass layoff. Photograph: Darren England/AAP

American workers at Guzman y Gomez’s shuttered US stores have launched a class action lawsuit against the Mexican-themed Australian fast food chain over allegations staff were terminated without adequate pay or notice.

The legal claim, filed in a US federal trial court in Illinois, was sparked by GyG’s decision last week to immediately close its string of Chicago stores after giving up on its highly vaunted plans to expand in the US.

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