On June 6, 2026, Legacy Cabinets decided to cease operations at its Eastaboga, Alabama, facility effective immediately. The announcement has piqued the interest of at least one law firm.

In most cases, the loss of 200 employees' jobs would have triggered a WARN notice requirement, but Legacy Cabinets invoked the "faltering company exception" to explain why it did not give employees 60 days' notice that closure was imminent. Employees received a June 6 email informing workers that Legacy Cabinets would permanently cease operations at its facility. According to numerous reports, the closure left "hundreds of employees without a job on short notice."

"We regret to inform you that due to business circumstances Legacy Cabinets, Inc. has made the difficult decision to permanently close," an email sent to employees read. "As required by the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), this letter serves to give you notice of our closing."

The action was met with skepticism by the Chicago-based law firm of Strauss Borrelli. The WARN Act, the firm said on its webpage, requires covered employers to provide 60 days’ prior written notice to employees, their representatives, and certain government parties in the event of a mass layoff or plant closing. 

"We are investigating whether Legacy Cabinets failed to provide at least 60 days’ notice before laying off potentially hundreds of employees and, therefore, violated the WARN Act, the company said.

The WARN Act is a federal law passed in 1988 by Congress that requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide a 60-day notice of significant layoffs or plant closings. This notice gives workers and their families time to prepare for job loss, seek new employment, and pursue training or retraining opportunities. The firm said on its webpage that it is looking for Legacy Cabinets employees in Eastaboga, Alabama, who did not receive 60 days’ notice or severance.