PORTLAND, Ore. ( KOIN ) — A former Shari’s employee has launched a class action lawsuit on behalf of all workers who were laid off when the restaurant chain abruptly closed last month .
As first reported by The Oregonian/OregonLive , Heidi Woebbeking filed the lawsuit against the corporation and its parent company Gather Holdings Guarantee on Tuesday. The complaint states the plaintiff worked for the chain for more than six months before she was “terminated without cause and did not receive 60 days notice of her termination.”
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State law requires employers to issue a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification at least 60 days ahead of mass layoffs. But when Shari’s shuttered doors at all Oregon locations on Oct. 20, the closure was news to many employees.
The lawsuit alleges the layoffs should have triggered a WARN Notice, as the restaurant chain planned to lay off at least 50 staff members and about 33% of its workforce.