The Hard Rock Cafe at Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal is slated to close in April and 73 workers will lose their jobs, according to a federally mandated layoff notice filed this week.However, the restaurant said it will stay open as long as the Taj Mahal stays open, according to a published report.



The Associated Press quoted the cafe as saying it intends to honor its current lease, which expires at the end of 2016.



The notice with the state Department of Labor & Workforce Development cites bankruptcy proceedings as the reason for the termination. The workers at the restaurant, located inside the boardwalk casino, are scheduled to be let go April 22.



The so-called WARN notice, referring to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, comes amid months of turmoil for the Taj. The casino has teetered on the verge of closing since last year amid a battle over health and pension benefits between its union and billionaire investor Carl Icahn, who is the primary mortgage holder for the property and thus a de facto owner.



It was unclear if the layoffs at Hard Rock are tied to those negotiations. A spokeswoman for Trump Entertainment Resorts did not return requests for comment Wednesday.



The employees who would be laid off include bartenders, line cooks, servers, busers, retail workers and dishwashers, according to the WARN notice.



The news also comes after a year in which four of Atlantic City’s 12 casinos closed, as the resort town continues to grapple with increased gaming completion around the region and struggles to reinvent itself.



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