Ex-employees file class action lawsuit against Pirch, claiming illegal layoffs

Former employees of Pirch, the high-end kitchen furnishing store that filed for bankruptcy last month, have filed a class-action lawsuit against the retailer.
In the lawsuit, filed Wednesday, former Pirch worker Liza Rogers and others in the class allege that Pirch failed to follow state and federal laws when it laid them off abruptly several weeks ago.
Pirch did not respond to a request for comment.
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