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NationofChange These companies took $1.8 billion in federal aid to save jobs. They laid off 90,000 workers anyway. Public Integrity found that more than 900 companies took PPP loans while laying off or furloughing at least 90,000 workers in 44 states and the District of Columbia. Rosa Rodriguez spent eight years ironing and hanging bathrobes for guests at the Mirage, the Bellagio and other five-star hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. But as COVID-19 spread through the United States and...

Trending Articles: These companies took $1.8 billion in federal aid to save jobs. They laid off 90,000 workers anyway Published: December 18, 2020   Rosa Rodriguez spent eight years ironing and hanging bathrobes for guests at the Mirage, the Bellagio and other five-star hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. But as COVID-19 spread through the United States and kept tourists away, there were fewer and fewer robes for her to press. In March, Rodriguez and about 800 of her co-workers were laid off fr...

Companies Took $1.8 Billion to Save Jobs and Laid Off 90,000 Workers Anyway A worker cleans stanchions and ropes in the front desk area of Bellagio Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip on June 4, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ethan Miller / Getty Images Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit investigative news organization based in Washington, D.C. Rosa Rodriguez spent eight years ironing and hanging bathrobes for guests at the Mirage, the Bellagio and other five-star hotels on the Las Vegas ...

Data fellow The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates betrayals of public trust. Sign up to receive our newsletters. Introduction Rosa Rodriguez spent eight years ironing and hanging bathrobes for guests at the Mirage, the Bellagio and other five-star hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. But as COVID-19 spread through the United States and kept tourists away, there were fewer and fewer robes for her to press. This content is available for republishing We ask that you ...