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Shimmick Corporation WARN Act investigation. Strauss Borrelli PLLC, a leading class action law firm, is investigating Shimmick Corporation dba Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. ("Shimmick") regarding its recent potential mass layoff in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The WARN Act is a federal law that requires certain employers to notify their employees, in writing, at least 60 days before a plant closing or mass layoff takes effect. As a result, we believe Shimmick employees may be entitled to 60 days of severance pay and benefits. WHAT HAPPENED? On May 19, 2026, Shimmick notified the Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development of its decision to conduct a mass layoff at its facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The federal law, known as the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, requires covered employers to provide 60 days' prior written notice to employees, their representatives, and certain government parties in the event of a mass layoff or plant closing. We are investigating whether Shimmick failed to provide at least 60 days' notice before laying off 183 employees and, therefore, violated the WARN Act. ABOUT THE WARN ACT: The WARN Act is a federal law passed in 1988 by Congress that requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide a 60-day notice of significant layoffs or plant closings. This notice gives workers and their families time to prepare for job loss, seek new employment, and pursue training or retraining opportunities. The WARN Act aims to reduce the impact of sudden job loss on workers and communities by ensuring they have sufficient time to transition. Generally, employees must receive a WARN Act notice if they are laid off or if their hours are cut by 50% or more in any six-month period because of a plant closing or mass layoff. It is possible that a temporary layoff may still violate the WARN Act if it ends up lasting longer than six months. Employers who do not follow the WARN Act rules, either by giving notice too late or providing unclear notices, may have to pay employees back pay and benefits for the time they were in violation. If you were laid off from Shimmick Corporation dba Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. ("Shimmick") in Chattanooga, Tennessee and did not receive 60 days' notice or severance, we would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies. Please fill out the form below or contact us at 872.263.1100 or [email protected] ABOUT Shimmick Corporation: Shimmick Corporation, headquartered in Irvine, California, is a construction and infrastructure company that provides engineering and construction services for public and private sector projects. It specializes in heavy civil construction, including transportation, water and wastewater systems, bridges, tunnels, rail systems, and other large infrastructure projects. If you were laid off from Shimmick Corporation dba Shimmick Construction Company, Inc. ("Shimmick") in Chattanooga, Tennessee and did not receive 60 days' notice or severance: We would like to speak with you about your rights and potential legal remedies. Please fill out the form below or contact us at 872.263.1100 or [email protected]. Contact Us Learn about your legal rights About the WARN Act. The WARN Act is a federal law passed in 1988 by Congress that requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide a 60-day notice of significant layoffs or plant closings. This notice gives workers and their families time to prepare for job loss, seek new employment, and pursue training or retraining opportunities. The WARN Act aims to reduce the impact of sudden job loss on workers and communities by ensuring they have sufficient time to transition. Generally, employees must receive a WARN Act notice if they are laid off or if their hours are cut by 50% or more in any six-month period because of a plant closing or mass layoff. It is possible that a temporary layoff may still violate the WARN Act if it ends up lasting longer than six months. Employers who do not follow the WARN Act rules, either by giving notice too late or providing unclear notices, may have to pay employees back pay and benefits for the time they were in violation.

Shimmick Corporation, an infrastructure solutions provider, has priced an underwritten public offering of 3.73 million shares of common stock at $3.50 per share. The company has granted underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 559,500 shares to cover overallotments. The Irvine, California-based company expects to receive net proceeds of approximately $12.2 million, assuming no exercise of the overallotment option. The offering is expected to close on 26 May 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Roth Capital Partners is acting as sole manager for the offering. Shimmick intends to use the proceeds for working capital and general corporate purposes. The company specialises in water, electrical and other critical infrastructure construction services.

Chickamauga Lock contract canceled. May 15, 2026 By Shelley Byrne The Nashville Engineer District announced May 8 that it has terminated a contract with Shimmick Construction, based in Irvine, Calif., to construct the lock chamber at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project. The project, at Tennessee River Mile 471 in Chattanooga, Tenn., involves replacing the antiquated and structurally deficient 60-by-360-foot lock with a new 110- by 600-foot lock. An alkali-aggregate reaction in the concrete of the original lock is causing concrete to expand and crack. "This decisive action is necessary to get the project back on track and protect taxpayer dollars," the district said in its announcement. The Chattanooga Time Free Press newspaper reported after reviewing documents stemming from the dispute that the contractor blamed the COVID-19 pandemic for delays and cost overruns, specifically citing a workforce that Shimmick said largely refused to wear masks or receive COVID vaccines. Shimmick Construction did not immediately respond to a request by The Waterways Journal for comment. U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, a Republican representing Tennessee's 3rd Congressional District, said earlier this year that the contractor's concrete pours were "inept," and that there were "a plethora of problems." The Nashville District said the decision to terminate the contract amounts to holding the contractor responsible "for failure to prosecute the workd with diligence, maintain project schedule, progress critical work, correct quality deficiencies and manager project controls." "The Nashville District actively collaborated with SCCI to improve efficiency of their execution and overall delivery of contractual obligations," the announcement stated. "Despite these efforts, the contractor's inability to meet contractual obligations resulted in the government's loss of confidence in their ability to perform the work required by the contract." The Nashville District framed the contract cancellation as necessary to mitigate costs and said the decision directly aligns with the Corps' "Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork" initiative, announced earlier this year. "We are very proud of our team and the Nashville District for their leadership and professional management of the delivery of one of the nation's critical infrastructure projects, the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project," Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Commander Col. Daniel Herlihy said. "Protecting the taxpayer's investment requires having the right people overseeing our projects every single day. Our team recognized the root causes of this contractor's delays and took decisive action. By terminating this contract, our USACE professionals enforced the high standards of accountability and efficiency the nation expects." The Corps of Engineers is exploring all contracting options to finish the remaining lock chamber construction, maintain the overall project timeline and to restore the lock to operation in 2028, according to the statement. A second ongoing contract at the lock site is unaffected. In February, the Nashville Engineer District announced the base approach wall and decommissioning contract, meant to be the final contract for the project, had been awarded to C.J. Mahan Construction Company LLC of Urbancrest, Ohio, for just over $192.1 million. That contract includes the downstream approach walls, breaching the existing dam to connect the upstream approach to the new lock, bringing the new lock into operation and removing the cofferdam. The Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project was authorized in 2003, with construction beginning the following year. Construction was suspended from 2012 to fiscal year 2015 due to funding restraints within the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. The new lock will handle nine jumbo (35-foot by 195-foot) barges in one lockage, compared to one barge per lockage in the existing lock, an 80 percent increase in efficiency to the navigation industry. Featured photo caption: An aerial photo of the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project as of January 21. The Nashville Engineer District announced May 8 that it has canceled Shimmick Construction's lock construction contract. (Photo by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers)