Lease Termination Leads Miller’s To Let Go Of Nearly 700 Workers
May 10, 2022 at 1:32 a.m.
By David [email protected]
The notice date on the Indiana Department of Workforce Development website for Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN) is May 2.
The federal WARN Act requires employers to give official notice to several state and local government bodies of expected terminations. The affected employees also were notified.
The notification letter posted on the Workforce Development website states that “changing business terms and conditions” leave Miller’s Health Systems Inc. with no choice but to terminate its current operating lease with property owner Highgate Capital Investments/Aurora Health Network, effective June 30. The property owners will be contracting and appointing a new operator to manage the facilities effective July 1.
“Because this facility will be leased to and operated by another entity, the employment loss with MHS will be permanent,” the letter states. The affected employees will not have “bumping rights” into positions that are not being eliminated. MHS will offer its assistance with the new operator in the rehiring process for the current MHS employees. “We anticipate the new operator likely will hire most if not all of the MHS employees currently working at the healthcare facility,” the letter states.
The number of affected employees at each location is Huntington, 80; Indianapolis, 65; LaGrange, 67; Peru, 60; Rushville, 68; Sullivan, 76; Tipton, 161; and Wakarusa, 114.
The notice date on the Indiana Department of Workforce Development website for Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN) is May 2.
The federal WARN Act requires employers to give official notice to several state and local government bodies of expected terminations. The affected employees also were notified.
The notification letter posted on the Workforce Development website states that “changing business terms and conditions” leave Miller’s Health Systems Inc. with no choice but to terminate its current operating lease with property owner Highgate Capital Investments/Aurora Health Network, effective June 30. The property owners will be contracting and appointing a new operator to manage the facilities effective July 1.
“Because this facility will be leased to and operated by another entity, the employment loss with MHS will be permanent,” the letter states. The affected employees will not have “bumping rights” into positions that are not being eliminated. MHS will offer its assistance with the new operator in the rehiring process for the current MHS employees. “We anticipate the new operator likely will hire most if not all of the MHS employees currently working at the healthcare facility,” the letter states.
The number of affected employees at each location is Huntington, 80; Indianapolis, 65; LaGrange, 67; Peru, 60; Rushville, 68; Sullivan, 76; Tipton, 161; and Wakarusa, 114.
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