FAIRMONT, W.Va. (AP) - The parent company of a West Virginia hospital that closed has agreed to pay $126,648 in matching 401(k) contributions for hospital workers, the state attorney general’s office said Friday.
California-based Alecto Healthcare Services agreed to the payment for employees of Fairmont Regional Medical Center following an attorney general investigation and union negotiations, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey’s office said in a news release. Alecto announced its decision in February to close the hospital, which shut down in March.
“The hard-working, former employees of Fairmont Regional deserve any benefits owed to them,” Morrisey said in the release. “Neither these professionals, nor the surrounding community, asked for their hospital to close in the midst of a global pandemic.”
“Today is another victory for workers of the former Fairmont Regional Medical Center,” said Joyce Gibson, regional director for Service Employees International Union District 1199.
Morrisey’s office earlier announced it worked with the union and the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union to recoup more than $1.08 million in paid time off for former workers at the hospital.
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