AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT SOUTHWESTERN HEALTH RESOURCES

Farmers Branch, Texas-based Southwestern Health Resources, an alliance created by Texas Health Resources and UT Southwestern Medical Center, has announced a reorganization and a reduction in force.

Approximately 288 employees, including intake specialists, coding auditors and reviewers, business analysts, registered dieticians and quality auditors, and other support roles, are impacted by the reorganization, with layoffs scheduled by December 31, 2023.

According to a company spokesperson, “After careful consideration, we are adjusting our organizational structure and aligning our staffing model to meet current needs in our evolving healthcare market while also maximizing value, quality, and service for our patients. We are providing support and resources for employees whose positions are impacted."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT KLAUSNER FURNITURE INDUSTRIES

Asheboro, North Carolina-based Klaussner Furniture Industries, a contract manufacturer of furniture, has announced plans to close its facilities in and around Asheboro, North Carolina, starting August 7, 2023, and continuing through August 21, 2023. All executive and employee positions are being eliminated.

The closure will impact 884 employees at seven locations.

The company has noted that its primary lender has unexpectedly refused to continue to fund the company's operation operations.

According to a statement filed with the State of North Carolina, "As the result of challenging and unexpected business circumstances impacting our operations, Klaussner Furniture Industries, Inc. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries must unexpectedly wind down the operations."

“The outcome was not reasonably foreseeable, but due to these unexpected circumstances, the company can no longer sustain the operations. As a result, the company has made the difficult decision to cease operations and is providing as much notice as possible.”

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT UNITED FURNITURE INDUSTRIES

Tupelo, Mississipi-based United Furniture Industries has abruptly ceased operations and laid off more than 2,700 employees.

According to a company memo emailed from the board of directors to employees the night before the closure...

“At the instruction of the board of directors … we regret to inform you that due to unforeseen business circumstances, the company has been forced to make the difficult decision to terminate the employment of all its employees, effective immediately, on Nov. 21. With the exception of over-the-road drivers that are out on delivery. Your layoff from the company is expected to be permanent and all benefits will be terminated immediately without provision of COBRA.”

Drivers were instructed to immediately return equipment, inventory, and delivery documents for deliveries that had been completed to either the company's Winston-Salem, Verona, or Victorville, California locations.

For many, the handwriting was on the wall as vendor payments were late and line workers experienced a shortage of basic components like nuts and bolts.

Collateral damage...

Approximately 200 employees have lost their jobs in the Furniture Wood, Inc. plant in Vardaman, Mississippi as a result of its partnership with United Furniture Industries.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?