RICHMOND, Va. — Just after a $205 million lawsuit filed against HDL was dismissed, the laboratory company made even more cuts to its staff. Downtown-based Health Diagnostic Laboratory announced yesterday the reduction of its staff by 42 employees, or 6 percent of its current workforce. Of those individuals, 30 work in the Richmond area, while the others are located throughout the country, according to a statement. All but one were full-time.
It is unclear what types of positions were included or if any executives were part of the layoffs.
This move brings the total number of positions that HDL has cut over the last eight months to 204, after it let 30 employees go in August and slashed 15 percent of its remaining staff, 132 workers, in November.
“We regret the business need to make these personnel reductions, and certainly recognize the challenges and difficulties this causes our former colleagues and their families,” an unidentified HDL representative said in the statement.
The statement says the decision was made “as part of our continuing efforts to refocus on our core mission and streamline our work force accordingly.”
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