Gov. Steve Sisolak signed Senate Bill 386, which gives hospitality and travel industry workers the right to return to their previous jobs.
The law gives workers who were laid off after March 12, 2020, for economic reasons due to the pandemic the ability to return to their jobs starting July 1, 2021, through August 21, 2022. The Culinary Workers Union Local 226, which lobbied heavily for the bill, says that thousands of union and non-union hospitality, airport, casino, travel, and stadium workers (including third-party operators at hotels and casinos such as retail shops, restaurants, bars, and parking facilities) are protected under the new law. Related
At the height of the pandemic, the culinary union estimates that 98 percent of its 60,000 members statewide were laid off and currently only 50 percent are back to work. The culinary union estimates that the new law covers 350,000 hospitality and travel employees statewide.
LAS VEGAS He wore a silk shirt and kept a slight scent of cologne about him. He liked to talk. There was always someone to talk to, like the production assistant from Los Angeles who blew $1,200 on video poker. They all brought their stories to the 40-foot marble bar at the Rio hotel, and later to a less glamorous joint a few miles from the Strip.
Las Vegas nearly ground to a halt during the pandemic. Casinos and restaurants are set to return to full capacity Tuesday, but many hospitality workers wonder whether they'll ever make up their losses.