The Illinois Department of Labor is seeking more than $3.8 million in back wages for over 350 Illinois-based former employees of Outfox Hospitality.
Outfox and its subsidiaries, Dom’s and Foxtrot, closed all stores and laid off their employees without sufficient notice, violating the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act.
The Department of Labor is pursuing legal action against Outfox for non-compliance with the WARN Act and seeking civil penalties of up to $500 per day of the violation.
Foxtrot is reopening under a new company helmed by its original founder, Mike LaVitola, while Outfox goes through bankruptcy proceedings.