Guzman y Gomez faces class action over abrupt US exit without worker notice

Over 500 workers were terminated without adequate notice or severance pay, losing income and benefits during an abrupt market exit.

When Guzman y Gomez quietly shuttered every one of its Chicago restaurants on a single May morning, more than 500 workers discovered their livelihoods had ended through a brief internal message — no warning, no severance, no ceremony. The abrupt exit from the American market, where Australian chains have long struggled to find footing, now faces a federal class action alleging the company violated laws designed to protect workers from exactly this kind of sudden abandonment. At its heart, the case asks an enduring question: when a business decides to cut its losses, what does it owe the people

Guzman y Gomez faces class action over abrupt US exit without worker notice

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