CHICAGO: JPMorgan Chase will be laying off 42 out of 45 corporate communications staffers at recently acquired Washington Mutual.
 
The layoffs were among the 9,200 overall staffers cut at WaMu last week, according to Tom Kelly, head of regional and retail media relations. On December 1, 33 communications staffers received 60 days' notice that their jobs would be eliminated at the end of January. Nine employees will depart at different times throughout 2009 based on the completion of ...