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Labor officials not pursing action against Dartmouth Health following planned layoffs

Labor officials not pursing action against Dartmouth Health following planned layoffs

In this May 17, 2011 photo, the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is seen in Lebanon, N.H. Officials from Burlington's Fletcher Allen Health Care, the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and other hospitals serving Vermont are joining to announce the creation of the nation's first statewide "accountable care organization." The announcement, made Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, means about 42,000 of Vermont's 118,000 Medicare beneficiaries will get their care from the new entity. Accountable care organizations are called for under the federal health overhaul law of 2010. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Toby Talbot


MANCHESTER, N.H.- Following Dartmouth Health’s plans to eliminate more than 400 jobs officials with the Department of Labor say they’re not planning to take any action over whether or not the company was required to inform state officials of the move.

On Wednesday officials with the Department of Labor confirmed that they didn’t receive any Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice in relation to Tuesday’s announced layoffs which would result in in 124 people losing their jobs, and the company eliminating 303 open positions as officials said Dartmouth didn’t have to.

And while the Department of Labor isn’t raising any concerns with the issue, officials with the State’s Department of Business and Economic Affairs may be coordinating response services for those affected employees.

The concern comes after Dartmouth announced Tuesday it would not only be doing away with more than 400 positions within in its system but also means some programs will also be eliminated.

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