Orlando Facility Shutdown to Cut Over 300 Jobs in Florida
There was disappointing news for Walgreens employees in Florida this week with the announcement a major distribution center will be closed leading to mass layoffs.
Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, an employer with more than 100 full-time workers must give 60 days’ notice before laying off 50 or more people at a single site.
Walgreens officially filed a WARN Act notice with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity advising that an Orlando facility will be closed in May, resulting in 324 employees losing their jobs.
The notice stated:
“As Walgreens continues to work on solutions to help build business momentum and improve the efficiency of our operations, we have looked closely at our distribution center network, streamlining capacities wherever possible to best support our stores. After a careful review of our DC operations, we have made the difficult decision to close our Orlando, Florida, distribution center located at 2455 Premier Row, Orlando, FL 32809. Consistent with these plans, employment separations are expected to commence on or about May 17, 2024. We anticipate that these changes, when finalized, will be permanent and they would involve the entire facility. In total, 324 employees will be affected by this site closure.”
The Walgreens filing is the fifth WARN notice to be filed in Florida in March and the 29th of the year.