148 Kenosha Contract Jobs to End Dec. 31
Employers relying on staffing firms should review vendor-change clauses and notice obligations before client switches take effect.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in Jobs — General
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The Allstaff Group, an employment firm based in Gurnee, Illinois, will eliminate 148 contracted workers at a Visual Pak plant in Kenosha, Wisconsin, effective Dec. 31, after Visual Pak chose a different staffing vendor for the site.
Why it matters
Staffing contracts can end abruptly when a client switches vendors, and the affected workers are treated as permanent eliminations rather than temporary layoffs. For Kenosha-area employers and staffing firms, the case shows how dependent contract labor is on a single client relationship.
148 Allstaff-contracted workers are being laid off at a single Visual Pak plant in Kenosha, effective Dec. 31. The disclosure comes from a WARN notice, and no comparator for the plant's prior contract headcount was reported.
The players
The Allstaff Group
An employment firm based in Gurnee, Illinois, that places contracted workers with client manufacturers and warehouses.
Visual Pak
A contract packager and manufacturer based in Waukegan, Illinois, whose Kenosha plant uses staffing vendors for its workforce.
The details
Visual Pak, a contract packager and manufacturer based in Waukegan, Illinois, chose a different staffing vendor for its Kenosha plant at 9605 136th Ave. Allstaff's contracted employees at that site are being eliminated as a direct result of the vendor change, not because of a broader Allstaff restructuring. Because the workers were employed through Allstaff rather than directly by Visual Pak, the staffing firm's contract with its client determined their continued employment.
Timeline
Dec. 31: Allstaff's contracted employees at the Kenosha plant are eliminated.
Over the next six months: Allstaff does not foresee new assignments for the eliminated employees.
Market Landscape
Contract staffing firms are exposed when a single manufacturing client changes vendors, because the workforce is tied to the contract rather than the employer of record. Advance notice through a WARN filing gives Wisconsin workers and local officials a window to respond before the Dec. 31 elimination date.
Employers that rely on staffing firms should review how contract workforce arrangements end and what notice applies when a client changes vendors. Workers placed through staffing agencies should confirm their employer of record and any WARN-related rights with qualified employment counsel.
The takeaway
Contract workforces can shrink on a single client's vendor decision, so operators should track their own staffing contracts' end dates and vendor-change clauses. Watch for the Dec. 31 effective date and any follow-up hiring announcements from the replacement vendor at the Kenosha site.
Further reading
For broader context on hiring and layoff trends, explore more Jobs — General coverage.
Source note: This article includes information reported by BizTimes - Milwaukee Business News.
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