Lawyers: Is it worth it for me to file a small claims against the restaurant I worked for in which they shut down our location without notice to employees?

Lawyers: Is it worth it for me to file a small claims against the restaurant I worked for in which they shut down our location without notice to employees?
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I am not a lawyer, but I will give my opinion. If you read on the internet that in California, employers don’t have to tell their employees they are closing down if there is a staff of less than 100, then legally you have no leg to stand on. Fairness doesn’t always come into play in life and definitely regarding legal matters.
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