Employees at NEON, a nonprofit health provider, did not get their paychecks Friday, ratcheting up concern about the future of the organization that has served patients with low- or no-cost medical care for decades.
A day earlier, a federal judge appointed a receiver over NEON, which owes at least $8.6 million to one lender. The receiver would ultimately take the reins of managing NEON but has not done so yet as the specifics of his duties are still being worked out in the courts.
At least four employees told Signal Cleveland their pay didn’t appear in their bank accounts through the normal direct deposit on Friday. After a flurry of emails to staff with promises they would be paid, some employees said paper checks were passed out late Monday…