So I had some work done on my rear brakes about a month and a half ago. They replaced pads, did some work on the rotors. Would this in any way affect the ebrake?

Apparently my ebrake is totally broken right now and as of right now, they are saying that they are probably not responsible for the ebrake issues, because they work they did have nothing to do with the ebrake.

Any ideas?

 

Unlikely, unless they messed (unintentionally or intentionally) with the e-brake adjuster assembly.

It might just need to be adjusted or the cable could have broken or come loose somewhere.

What type of work did they do on the rotors?

Exactly what do you mean by e-brake totally broken?
Did it work at first (after you got the car back from the shop) and fail later?

 

^There is your answer. Yes, they did work that did affect the parking brake.

To do work on the rear rotors, they remove the rear rotors. To remove the rear rotors, the parking brake shoes need to be adjusted away from the rotor.

Upon replacing the rotors, the parking brake must be readjusted. Sound like to me that they did not perform the mandatory adjustment to the parking brake upon reassembly.

Seriously, I would not argue with those clowns. If a mechanic told you that he did nothing to affect the parking brake, then that mechanic is a clown. Clowns should not be given a second opportunity to screw-up anything else on your car.

Don't fight this issue with them. You will only be shooting yourself in the foot. Cut your losses. Take your car to another mechanic to have your parking brake adjusted.

 

Well, maybe yes, maybe no. The rotors can be turned on the car. That's why we want to know "what kind of work they did on the rotors". It will help to narrow down the possibilities if we know whether or not they pulled the rotors.

This is not indicated nor required per the service manual procedure (assuming P-brakes were not out of adjustment). However, sometimes using the adjuster to back the P-brake pads away from the rotors can make it easier to get the rotors off.

Another possibility is that they inadvertently left the P-brake engaged (handle up) while trying to remove the rotors. Then the P-brake pads would have been tight against the inside of the rotors making them difficult/impossible to remove. If at this point they still did not realize their error (leaving the P-brake engaged), they then may have proceeded to use the adjuster sprocket to back the pads off of the drum/rotor. If they did do this and did not readjust the P-brake using the P-brake adjuster sprocket, then your e-brake should not have worked from the moment you got the car back.

 

Timing wise, my theory is a fairly safe assumption. Otherwise, his parking brake suddenly not working right after having brake work done is a colossal coincidence.