Layoff Tracker

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises has informed state officials that it may lay off as many as 1,045 workers from 25 of its restaurants in Chicago and its suburbs. The news was made public last week by Illinois officials via its monthly WARN reports, a state summary of potential mass layoffs. COVID-19 was marked as the reason for the layoffs at each restaurant. Read more at Eater Chicago

Atlantic City's top casino is laying off or cutting the hours of 422 workers in what it says is a direct reaction to strict new indoor dining limits imposed by Gov. Phil Murphy. The Borgata sent a letter to workers Friday afternoon outlining the cuts. Casino president Melonie Johnson said the cuts were in response to limits that took effect Thursday night under which indoor dining must halt from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. The casino is laying off 73 workers and reducing the hours of 349 others. Read more at Fox29

The Frankfurt Book Fair, which employees a robust staff year-round, announced “a restructuring program for its operating company” that will include both layoffs and organizational changes. “It is already clear that the existing structures are to be streamlined, for example by merging departments. This will also involve job cuts,” they said in a statement. Read more at Publishers Marketplace

Strategic Property Partners, the developer of Water Street Tampa, said Friday that it was laying off some of its staff and is moving its chief executive to a new role. The company said the changes were prompted by several buildings nearing completion in its first phase of development, which was its “largest and most intensive phase, representing a total investment to date of approximately $2 billion across 10 distinct new buildings.” Read more at Tampa Bay

Last month, the Walt Disney Co. revealed it was laying off 28,000 employees across its U.S. theme parks division, but the company wouldn’t break down exactly where the cuts were coming: Disneyland or Disney World? New federally required government filings give more insight: Orlando’s numbers are much higher than California, where Disneyland remains closed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Nearly 18,000 people are getting laid off in Florida, according to the report, or nearly a quarter of the resort’s Orlando workforce of 77,000 a year ago. Read more at Orlando Sentinel

Epiphany Farms Restaurant Group in Bloomington laid off more than 80 people Friday. Three of its four restaurants are effectively closed. Co-owner Ken Myszka said takeout will continue from Anju Above, with some menu items from the flagship restaurant Epiphany Farms in downtown Bloomington. Bakery and Pickle in Bloomington closed earlier this year. The Old Bank Inn in LeRoy closed early in the year, reopened and served outdoors and takeout through the summer, but has closed again at least until next spring. Read more at WGLT