United Furniture Industries owner reportedly has vanished and is staying silent after laying off 2,700 staffers right before Thanksgiving
just two days before Thanksgiving. In the messages, sent just before midnight, UFI said it was laying off "all employees" due to"unforeseen business circumstances."
Former employee Toria Neal filed a class-action lawsuit against UFI last week, claiming the furniture company violated the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act by failing to provide the required 60 days written notice of a future closure.
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