A Pennsylvania law firm is investigating a potential class action lawsuit against Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant after the company abruptly closed all of its locations on Sept. 25 with little or no notice to employees, according to workers CoastTV spoke with.

The firm, Sauder Schelkopf, is exploring whether Iron Hill violated the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act , which requires employers with 100 or more full-time workers to provide 60 days’ written notice before mass layoffs or business closures.

Just over a week after the shutdown, Iron Hill filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on Oct. 4, initiating a full liquidation of the company.

"I found out three hours before coming in for my shift," said Daniel Hazard, who had worked as a server at Iron Hill since

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