Former employees of Mexican-themed fast food chain Guzman y Gomez have filed a class action lawsuit after the company abruptly closed all eight of its U.S. restaurants in the Chicago area, alleging workers were terminated without the 60 days' notice required under federal and Illinois law.
The lawsuit, filed in Illinois federal court by Chicago-based Haseeb Legal, seeks up to 60 days of pay and benefits for more than 500 affected workers. According to the complaint, employees first learned of the closures through an internal company message posted on May 21 that read: "After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to exit the US market. This means we will be closing all our restaurants from today."
