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Originally Posted by Russ_Boston
I'm not a lawyer but my legal counsel at work says that there are many legal reasons why no notice is given for immediate closures. Most of the reasons have to do with potential liability claims (disability claims etc.) when employees are given 'time' to think about their upcoming unemployment. It's unfortunate that it comes to this but this is the way that most immediate closures happen in today's litigious world. We've seen it at Whiskey Creek and now at Coldstone and we'll see it again. Nothing to do with people being ruder or more ill-mannered or discourteous than they were 'back in the day'.
Remember that many business limp along and then one day the bank or the landlord or the creditor/vendors just say 'enough'. By Federal/State laws only companies of a certain size (over 100 or more in MA) are required to pay beyond hours worked. (60 days pay or notice in MA).
Google: Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification (WARN) Act if you wish to learn more.
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Russ - Thanks for that one. Lends some rationale for the abrupt closures.