Pennsylvania’s land-based casinos employ more than 18,000 people, but ongoing closures threaten that number. While Wind Creek Bethlehem has pledged to continue paying its 1,600 workers during the three-week mandatory shutdown, other casinos are warning state officials that additional furloughs or permanent firings could be coming.<\/p>\n
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Since October, several casinos have submitted WARN (Workers Adjustment and Retraining Notification) filings with the state. Such notices are required when a company is considering mass layoffs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Hollywood Casino at Penn National filed a WARN report in October, advising the state that 18 jobs were being permanently eliminated because of COVID-19. This month, Presque Isle Downs & Casino said in a WARN notice that 434 workers are being furloughed during the state’s three-week shutdown of casino businesses. The number includes 134 employees who have been on furlough since March 25.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rivers Casino Philadelphia will remain closed on city orders through at least January 15, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the City of Brotherly Love. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health says the casino, as well as indoor dining, gatherings, and events, have been determined to be “high risk” environments for COVID-19 transmission. Indoor […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":159410,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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