Two Los Angeles-area Hometown Buffet Inc. employees filed a proposed class action Thursday, accusing the restaurant and its corporate affiliates of abruptly laying off all employees in California and failing to provide overtime, breaks, and sick leave.
Hometown Buffet instituted a “massive layoff” on March 21, without providing 60-days’ notice, when it furloughed workers due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The restaurant’s website indicates it temporarily closed all locations on March 22.
The lawsuit represents one of the few filed to date accusing a company ...
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