Right to return
Senate Bill 386, which would allow laid-off hospitality workers the right to return to their jobs, passed the Senate on a 12-9 party line vote.
A compromise amendment between gaming and union interests was added on late Tuesday and resulted in a shortened timeline for those workers who are offered their jobs back. If a laid-off employee is offered a position, they must accept within 24 hours and be available to start work within five calendar days.
If they don’t meet these requirements, the employer may offer the job to the next employee with the greatest length of time at the business.
“We have so many workers who were laid off as a result of the pandemic, who found themselves without a job the day after those doors had to close and are eager to come back to work, they’re eager to go back to work to provide for their families, make sure they have a place to live,” Cannizzaro said. “Senate Bill 386 provides a pathway to ensure that they can have their jobs back, that we can have our economy back.”