{"id":40465,"date":"2023-12-23T11:53:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T16:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=40465"},"modified":"2023-12-23T11:53:15","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T16:53:15","slug":"more-layoffs-in-lakeland-goddard-produce-lays-off-44-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/12\/23\/more-layoffs-in-lakeland-goddard-produce-lays-off-44-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"More Layoffs in Lakeland &#8211; Goddard Produce Lays off 44 Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All of the employees of the fruit and vegetable distribution company at 1111 W. Main Street in Lakeland got the news: The business was closing immediately.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/download-4.png?resize=225%2C225&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40466\" style=\"width:399px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/download-4.png?w=225&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/download-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The nine office staff, four sales representatives, 13 warehouse workers, and 18 drivers will be paid for their current week\u2019s work plus two more weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goddard Produce was not required to give workers advanced notice under the federal law called the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridajobs.org\/office-directory\/division-of-workforce-services\/workforce-programs\/reemployment-and-emergency-assistance-coordination-team-react\/warn-notices\/warn-notices-procedure-and-instructions#:~:text=Employees%20entitled%20to%20notice%20under,are%20not%20entitled%20to%20notice.\">WARN Act<\/a>&nbsp;\u2014 which stands for Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act \u2014 because it had fewer than 100 employees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All of the employees of the fruit and vegetable distribution company at 1111 W. 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