Spokane Valley, Washington-based Incyte Diagnostics, following the recent acquisition of select assets of its clinical and anatomic pathology testing businesses by Burlington, North Carolina-based Labcorp, has issued a WARN notice affecting all 310 of its employees who may be laid off starting August 4, 2025..
This legal notification, required under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act, is a precautionary step triggered by the change in ownership and potential restructuring.
While the notice formally signals the possibility of job losses, it does not necessarily mean all employees will be laid off. Labcorp may choose to retain some or all of the existing workforce as part of the integration process.
Incyte pathologists will continue to offer professional anatomic pathology services to examine and interpret tissue samples, while Labcorp will provide tissue processing and slide preparation services.
The issuance of the WARN notice ensures compliance with federal labor laws while providing employees with transparency and time to prepare for any changes to their employment status.
Similar notices may be filed for other locations as the assets that Labcorp is acquiring involve multiple same-day testing labs and some technical assets of Incyte Diagnostics’ anatomic pathology business, including its two labs in Spokane Valley and its patient service center locations in North Spokane, Deer Park, Post Falls, Hayden, and elsewhere. The pending acquisition also includes Incyte's labs in Tukwila, Washington; Richland, Washington; and Missoula, Montana.
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