80 Acres Farms Shutdown, Enablx and Others Account for 879 Job Cuts Over Aug. 28–29 Period

80 Acres Farms shutdown and federal suits follow abrupt closures

80 Acres Farms abruptly closed operations earlier in August, resulting in about 500 employees being fired across facilities in Hamilton, Ohio; San Antonio, Texas; Aurora, Colorado; and parts of South Carolina, according to reports by lawnews.co.uk and WLWT. Four former employees have filed a federal class-action lawsuit alleging the company violated the WARN Act by terminating workers within 30 days of plant closures rather than providing 60 days' notice. The complaint seeks 60 days of back pay, interest and benefits for each impacted employee and says a promised severance offer was later rescinded by email when the business shut down. Reports also say creditors and vendors have sued for unpaid invoices (including a claim of $687,240 by The Job Center LLC), the company has filed for bankruptcy, and creditor claims exceed $900,000, which the filings say could complicate recovery for employees (lawnews.co.uk; WLWT).

WARN filings list three additional reductions

A WARN filing with state regulators shows Enablx, INC reported plans affecting 187 employees; the filing lists an effective date of 2026-12-31. The notice was reported by a WARN filing with state regulators.

Separate WARN notices reported by state regulators show Levine Management Group, Inc. with 72 employees affected (notice date 2026-08-17), and a filing linked to Scudetto Logistics that lists 120 employees affected (associated with notices dated 5/1/26, 6/5/26, 7/26, 8/26 and a filing date of 2026-05-14). Both of these reductions were disclosed via WARN filings with state regulators.

Aggregate impact

Together, the four records account for 879 employees affected across several states and industries between the company shutdown and WARN notices, per the filings and media reports cited above.

(Reporting based solely on lawnews.co.uk, WLWT and WARN filings with state regulators.)