Hospitality workers want 'Right to Return'; bill would make resorts offer laid off employees their former jobs
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — As more lights come back on across Nevada and on the Las Vegas Strip, laid off hospitality workers are itching to get back to work.
A piece of legislation being discussed at the Nevada State Legislature, known as the "Right to Return" bill, would guarantee workers the chance to get their jobs back. And while everyone wants to see more Nevadans employed as we begin to come out on the other side of the coronavirus pandemic, not everyone thinks the bill is the best path forward.
"We don't have jobs, we don't have anything," said Norma Flores, a laid off hospitality worker.
For two decades, Flores worked as a server at a local casino-resort in Southern Nevada. She was laid off one year ago, as COVID-19 concerns shut down Las Vegas. And ever since then, it has been tough to make ends meet... Read More