CHICAGO - A Chicago-based law firm has begun reaching out to Ultium Cells employees in Lordstown regarding what attorneys say could be potential violations of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act or WARN Act.

Ultium Cells, a joint venture between General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution, confirmed in a legal notice that it plans to lay off 1,334 hourly employees starting Jan. 5, 2026, at its Lordstown EV battery plant.

The job cuts include 1,090 Battery Assembly Operators, 142 Quality Operators, and 102 Material Operators. Approximately 850 of those layoffs are expected to be temporary.

Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a firm specializing in class action cases, stated it is investigating the layoff notification at the Ultium Cells facility on Tod Avenue SW. The firm's i

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