GAFFNEY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) – A former employee of Limestone University filed a class-action lawsuit against the school on June 3.
This came shortly after a period of uncertainty for the nearly two-century-old university, which had its official closure announced on April 29 and held its final commencement ceremony in early May.
The initial complaint, which cites a law known as the WARN Act, claims Limestone University did not provide its employees with enough notice of the layoffs caused by the school shutting down.
WARN stands for Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, according to the complaint.
Under the WARN Act, most employers must provide a 60-day advanced notice to employees before a company closes or has mass layoffs.
The complaint claims that on April 17, Limestone University told 478 employees their jobs would be terminated by April 30.
The complaint says, in part:
“By failing to provide its affected employees who were temporarily or permanently terminated on or around April 30, 2025, with proper WARN Act Notices and other benefits, Defendant [Limestone University] acted willfully and cannot establish that they had any reasonable grounds or basis for believing their actions were not in violation of the WARN Act.”
The full initial complaint can be read here:
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