Allstate To Lay Off 348 In Woodridge
July 3, 2013 by Becky Yerak, Chicago Tribune
By Becky Yerak, Chicago Tribune | |
McClatchy-Tribune Information Services |
July 02–Allstate Corp. will lay off 348 workers inWoodridge, one of several companies reporting planned layoffs last month totaling about 1,300.
TheNorthbrook-based home and auto insurer has said reducing expenses this year is one of its top priorities.
According to a report by theIllinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity released Tuesday,Allstate said a restructuring inWoodridge will leave 348 jobless onAug. 11.Allstate also divulged that it’s cutting more than 30 jobs at its headquarters.
Others informing the state of layoffs include:
-Federal Mogul Corp., 146 jobs inChicago
– Crownline Boats, a temporary layoff of 197 jobs inWest Frankfort due to poor sales
-G&D Integrated, 71 jobs inBartonville due to a lost contract
-Jacobson Staffing Co., which is also cutting 298 jobs inEast Moline due to a lost contract
-Filtration Group, 89 jobs inJoliet
-Testor Corp., two additional jobs inRockford
-Olin Corp., 160 additional jobs inEast Alton
-Abbvie Inc., 29 additional layoffs inNorth Chicago.
The Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN, Act, requires employers to provide 60 days advance notice of pending plant closures or mass layoffs.
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