COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 28, 2025

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Workers’ Compensation Collateral Commitments

We have provided our insurance carriers and certain states with commitments in the form and amounts listed below:

(in thousands)	December 28, 2025		December 29, 2024
Cash collateral held by workers’ compensation insurance carriers	$	3,376	$	18,082
Cash and cash equivalents held in Trust	11,424		15,406
Investments held in Trust	70,601		99,506
Letters of credit (1)	3,385		2,605
Surety bonds (2)	21,116		19,831
Total collateral commitments	$	109,902	$	155,430

(1)We have agreements with certain financial institutions to issue letters of credit as collateral.

(2)Our surety bonds are issued by independent insurance companies on our behalf and bear annual fees based on a percentage of the bond, which are determined by each independent surety carrier. These fees do not exceed 2.0% of the bond amount, subject to a minimum charge. The terms of these bonds are subject to review and renewal every one to four years and most bonds can be canceled by the sureties with as little as 60 days’ notice.

Operating Lease Costs

Operating lease costs were comprised of the following:

(in thousands)	2025		2024
Operating lease costs	$	13,144	$	14,447
Short-term lease costs (1)	6,445		7,508
Other lease costs, net (2)	3,288		2,841
Total lease costs	$	22,877	$	24,796

(1)Excludes expenses related to leases with a lease term of less than one month.

(2)Other lease costs include variable lease costs, net of rental and sublease income.

Information Related to Lease Liabilities

Other information related to our operating leases was as follows:

	December 28, 2025	December 29, 2024
Weighted average remaining lease term in years	6.8	7.2
Weighted average discount rate	5.1%	5.1%

Schedule of Future Minimum Lease Payments for Operating Leases under ASC 842

Future non-cancelable minimum lease payments under our operating lease commitments as of December 28, 2025, are as follows for each of the next five years and thereafter:

(in thousands)
2026	$	13,880
2027	12,245
2028	10,311
2029	7,838
2030	4,853
Thereafter	20,256
Total undiscounted future non-cancelable minimum lease payments (1)	69,383
Less: Imputed interest (2)	11,381
Present value of lease liabilities	$	58,002

(1)Operating lease payments exclude $0.1 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced.

(2)Amount necessary to reduce net minimum lease payments to present value calculated using our incremental borrowing rates, which are consistent with the lease terms at adoption date (for those leases in existence as of the adoption date of the new lease standard) or lease inception (for those leases entered into after the adoption date).