There are about 276,300 people working in the state’s tourism industry, according to the Nevada Resort Association. Or, at least there were.
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The company’s website showed no open booking dates until June 1 as of Friday afternoon. As recently as Thursday morning, the company was allowing bookings beginning May 1 for its Las Vegas properties.
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak has yet to confirm when casinos will be able to reopen, but operators are already preparing for the day they’ll have to reassure guests their properties are clean and safe amid the virus outbreak.
Operators were unable to assist more than 30 percent of callers on Monday, according to data shared by the unemployment office.
The state’s unemployment insurance claims website now allows users to reset their password online any time during the day.
“If workers aren’t working and not getting paid, they do not pay dues,” union spokeswoman Bethany Khan told the Review-Journal. She added that nearly all of the union’s 60,000 members are laid off.
“Sadly, it is all too common for fraudsters to take advantage of the public during times of great distress and hardship,” Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said Monday.
They qualify as independent contractors or self-employed, a spokeswoman for the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation said.
While businesses across the country have shuttered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Reno-based tech accelerator is working to build diversified businesses in Northern Nevada.
Unemployment insurance office spokespeople urge claimants to remain patient as the state handles record-high application volumes.