Mass Layoffs Hit Missouri: Hundreds to Lose Jobs
Brake manufacturer Otscon is closing a plant in Columbia in October, which will lead to the mass layoff of employees working there
Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, an employer with more than 100 full-time workers must provide a 60-day notice before laying off 50 or more people at a single site.
Otscon filed a notice with the Missouri Office of Workforce Development advising that all 160 employees working at the Columbia plant will lose their jobs when the facility closes.
Recent Job Cuts
Recently, five other businesses in Missouri filed for job cuts.
- Regency Enterprises Services filed a notice advising that 183 staff in St.Louis will be laid off on August 31.
- he Cheesecake Factory at the Chesterfield Mall in St.Louis County will permanently close in August, causing over 100 people to lose their jobs.
- Oregon Tool filed a notice with the Missouri Office of Workforce Development advising that it was closing a facility in Kansas City on August 2, leading to the layoff of 80 employees.
- Cherokee Nation Federal Consulting filed a notice with the Missouri Office of Workforce Development advising that it was laying off 187 staff in Kansas City on June 30.
- Food delivery business Yelloh, the iconic company formerly known as Schwan’s Home Delivery, announced the permanent closure of five of its facilities within the state.