READ IT: Akorn layoff letter to employees
Employees of Decatur's Akorn Pharmaceuticals received this letter Wednesday, informing them the company is closing all of its operations and that they were out of work as of Thursday.
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Decatur Mayor Julie Moore Wolfe said she was "furious" about the company's handling of the shocking announcement that workers would be laid off abruptly with no severance.
Akorn Pharmaceuticals will be the subject of an investigation for the way it handled the closure of its Illinois facilities, state officials said.
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