{"id":136681,"date":"2020-05-23T00:46:57","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T07:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=136681"},"modified":"2020-05-25T21:08:20","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T04:08:20","slug":"rising-star-uses-ppp-loan-to-recall-workers-to-indiana-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/rising-star-uses-ppp-loan-to-recall-workers-to-indiana-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Star Using PPP Loan to Bring Back Workers as Indiana Casino Prepares for Possible Mid-June Reopening"},"content":{"rendered":"
UPDATE (8:45 pm PT, May 25) – This article has been updated to clarify any confusion about the term “laid off,” which typically represents a permanent reduction, as opposed to a furlough, which is a temporary reduction. it also adds a line to clarify that previous Rising Star Casino Resort employees will need to reapply.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n However, in a statement Monday to Casino.org, Rising Star General Manager Ben Douglass, reaffirmed the company’s plan to rehire as many previous workers as possible:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n “We absolutely are looking to rehire our laid-off team members prior to posting the positions for new hires,” he said. “In some cases, team members have moved on to other opportunities or decided to enter retirement at this time, for those positions we will look to hire a new team member. I would imagine our rehired team members will account for well over 90 percent of our total number once we are fully staffed again.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n The Rising Star Casino Resort has received approval from the Indiana Gaming Commission (IGC) to bring staff back on site as needed, General Manager Ben Douglass told Casino.org<\/em> on Friday.<\/p>\n