H&M Fashion USA, Inc. Layoff — May 2026
SOURCEOFFICIAL FILINGIllinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity· filed February 20, 2026View the filing ↗
What we know
Location: Chicago, IL (Cook County).
A WARN notice for this layoff is recorded on February 20, 2026.
Industry: Clothing & Clothing Accessories Retailers.
Disclosed through an official WARN filing with the IL state workforce agency.
Summary
Strauss Borrelli PLLC is investigating H&M Fashion USA, Inc. after H&M notified the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity on February 20, 2026 of a planned mass layoff at its Chicago facility. The notice indicates H&M may be laying off 181 employees, and the firm is probing whether H&M failed to provide the 60 days’ notice required under the federal WARN Act. The article explains potential employee remedies under the WARN Act, including 60 days of pay and benefits if notice was not properly given. The firm invites impacted H&M Chicago employees to contact them for potential legal action related to the alleged failure to provide adequate WARN notice.
H&M Fashion USA, Inc. disclosed this layoff in an official WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice recorded by the IL state workforce agency on February 20, 2026. The notice covers 181 employees in Chicago, IL (Cook County), with the layoff effective May 7, 2026.
That is roughly 0.4% of the 47,000 people H&M Fashion USA, Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 3 layoff events at H&M Fashion USA, Inc. since January 2026, including 319 jobs documented in official WARN filings.
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