Employees Facing Changes After Layoffs Announced News | March 7, 2023 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy Hundreds of people at the Hutchinson Technology plant in Eau Claire are out of a job. Wisconsin’s Department of Workforce Development yesterday said Hutchinson is laying off over 200 people. That’s about 55 percent of the company’s employees in Eau Claire. The state says the layoffs are set to take effect on May 5th.