Wisconsin youth services organization to shut down following federal contract cancellation
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WFRV) – A youth services organization with employees in Wisconsin is no longer being contracted by the U.S. Department of Labor, thus ending its operation.
According to a Worker Adjustment and Retention Notification (WARN) letter submitted to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), the Milwaukee Job Corps Center, also known as Horizons Youth Services, has had its contract canceled with the U.S. Department of Labor, resulting in nearly 100 layoffs.
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The termination of this contract will result in the permanent layoff of 97.75 Horizons Youth Services employees and 2.55 additional staff who are employed by their subcontract partners.
The WARN letter says the employees will lose their jobs between June 6 and June 30.
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The affected employees are not represented by a union and there are no bumping or transfer rights.
For more details on the layoff, click here.
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