WFCN –
As more companies in the state submit WARN notifications warning of impending layoffs, the number of devastating layoffs in Georgia is starting to rise.
Keep in mind that companies with over 100 full-time employees are required to give a 60-day notice before laying off 50 or more workers at a single location under the WARN Act.
Geodisc is the most recent Georgia firm to announce impending layoffs via a WARN notice.
The McDonough-based transportation, logistics, and supply management firm informed the Georgia Department of Labor this week of 68 layoffs.
Operators, auditors of warehouses, team leaders, and many more are among those losing their jobs.
Additionally, 107 workers at the company’s facility in Pennsylvania will be let go, as reported by Supply Chain Dive.
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But GEODIS isn’t the only Georgia company that has announced impending layoffs.
Here is a rundown of some other state-based enterprises that have laid off workers this year:
- Fairburn’s DHL Supply Chain is laying off 211 workers, while Atlanta’s McDonough Advanced Pro Services is laying off 65.
- Pitney Bowes is likewise reducing its Atlanta workforce.
- Flameau: WestRock has announced that employees at its Duluth headquarters will be laid off. Cuts 89 workers when Madison facility closes.
- Walmart: 295 workers in Dunwoody and 92 employees in Marietta will lose their jobs due to store closures.
- In Lawrenceville, 57 employees will be let go by Atlanta Attachment Company.
- Chemical Products Corporation: Ellisville, Georgia, site of 122 layoffs.
- 365 roles in Flowery Branch are eliminated in ZF Active Safety.
Have you heard of anyone in Georgia who has lost their job due to these layoffs? Are you worried about this?