Retreat Behavioral HealthWorkers were officially notified of their termination through a company email on June 27, despite the email saying their positions were eliminated before that date.Lancaster County Workforce Development Board“So, what happens is an individual is considered what’s called a ‘dislocated worker,’ so as dislocated workers there’s a lot of services that are available for free and sometimes individuals just don’t know that,” Ramos explained.
According to court documents, the order was given to ensure former employees receive insurance coverage and are paid for their most recent pay period.PA CareerLink of Lancaster County. “What we are doing right now is ensuring that individuals know their rights and making sure that everybody has filed for unemployment and that they know the PA CareerLink is here and that there are resources here to help them,” Ramos said.
Ramos says her team and the state are expected to hold a meeting for employees later this week, but no time or location has been announced. The Department of Labor also opened a Wage and Hour investigation into the company’s sudden closure, but no new information was available.