The bar where I worked closed down last Sunday (1/15) for a remodel that would take 5 days. The goal was to be reopened by that weekend.
We were only given 3 days notice, as we had planned for this many many times but it kept being postponed. So they didn't want to tell us ahead of time just in case it wasn't happening again. Sure, fine.
Sucks to miss 5 days of work (about 3 shifts), but we all figured it was a necessary evil.
Come Friday (1/20), we hadn't received any updates and no schedule had been released. So I reached out via group text to see what was going on. I was told by management that the remodel would extend through the weekend. Alright cool, thanks for letting us know.
Now today (1/23), we get a text saying we will not be open at all this week or weekend. So 5 days turned into at least 2 weeks of missed work with no compensation or apology.
I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but is there any recourse here? Is this legal? (we're in LA county). I knew we were expendable but holy shit, how are we supposed to pay rent? Seems like management is neglecting SOME sort of laws/worker protections. Just wanted to see what you all thought. Thanks for your time.