P.F. Chang's Clearwater FL WARN Notice Pf aAN 6,
September 18, 2020
Attn: Steven Gustafson, State Trade and Rapid
Mayor Frank Hibbard
Office of the Mayor Response Coordinator
REACT Program
Offices of the City Council
MSC 229
P.O. Box 4748 107 E. Madison Street
Clearwater, FL 33758-4748 Tallahassee, FL 32399-4137
Frank.Hibbard@myclearwater.com. Via
email: WARNnotices(&- deo.myflori a.com
Via fax: (850) 921-3859
RE: Notice Pursuant to the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act
To Whom It May Concern,
In compliance with the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification
("WARN")Act(29 U.S.C. § 2101 el seq.), P.F. Chang's China Bistro (the"Company")is writing
to comply with any actual or potential obligation it may have to provide you with notice of a mass
layoff, as that term is defined by statute, at our operation located at 27001 US Highway 19 N, Ste
41150, Clearwater, FL, 33761.
In March 2020, the COVID-19 virus reached pandemic proportions causing various
governmental agencies to issue various orders that resulted in our company having to temporarily
suspend and/or reduce operations at restaurants across the county including, but not limited to the
one identified above. At the time these orders were initially issued in Spring 2020, our Company
had no idea of how long the orders would last and, more importantly, the continued impact that
the COVID-19 virus would have on our operations. These unforeseen circumstances may have
resulted in limiting our ability to schedule shifts and operate as we previously did. Many of our
employees, at the restaurant identified above, have suffered a reduction of hours of greater than
50%because of the reduced operations at the restaurant.
As governmental orders limiting restaurant operations remain in place for the foreseeable
future, it is now clear to the Company that temporary reduced operations and reduction of hours
at the restaurant identified above may last beyond six (6) months from its start back in the Spring.
The reduction of work hours at this location are the unfortunate result of sudden,
unexpected COVID-19-related circumstances that were conditions outside of the Company's
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control and for which the continued duration is still unknown. The reduction of hours lasting
beyond six months was not reasonably foreseeable until now. As a result of these unfortunate and
unforeseeable circumstances, we are notifying you as soon as practicable, taking into account the
great difficulties affecting our industry faces in projecting future staffing needs under the
circumstances. Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 2101(b)(2)(A), any reduction in the notification period(to
the extent a notice is required) is a result of the unforeseeable business circumstances and
economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
It is unknown how long the reduction of hours will last as our Company has no control
over governmental regulations relating to COVID-19. There will be no bumping rights or bumping
procedures since the employees of the Company are not covered by a collective bargaining unit or
represented by a union. The reduction of hours, and whom is effected remains unclear, but we
anticipate that this will affect up to 75 employees who have been employed for more than six
months and previously worked an average of more than 20 hours per week.
All of the information required by 20 CFR § 639.7(e) is available for your review by
contacting me at 470-432-8018.
Sincerely,
.Cate McConnell
Kate McConnell
Human Resources Business Partner
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