At its properties in Illinois, Pennsylvania and New York

Rivers Casino furloughs most of its staff, cuts salaries

In Des Plaines, a total of 1,442 of the casino's 1,493 employees will be furloughed.
2020-04-14
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Officials said the Rivers Casino locations will reopen when the respective states determine it's safe to do so. The furloughs are expected to last through June 30, during which time the casino will pay 100% of the employees' health benefits.

Rivers Casino announced Friday it will furlough most of its employees this week as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic at its locations in Des Plaines, Illinois; Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Schenectady, New York.

"This was an extremely difficult decision and one we desperately hoped to avoid," said Greg Carlin, CEO of Rivers Casino. Officials said the Rivers Casino locations will reopen when the respective states determine it's safe to do so.

The furloughs are expected to last through June 30, during which time the casino will pay 100% of the employees' health benefits, officials said, as reported by Chicago Daily Herald.

In Des Plaines, a total of 1,442 of the casino's 1,493 employees will be furloughed, company spokesman Dennis Culloton said Monday. Employees who will remain on the job for business continuity purposes will take substantial salary cuts, he added. 

The Des Plaines casino closed March 15, ahead of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's order to close all nonessential businesses in order to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Rivers continued to pay its employees during the time it was closed, officials said.

Rivers Casino in Schenectady suspended operations on March 16, ahead of a statewide closure order intended to slow the spread of COVID-19. Since closing, Rivers continued paying its team members for approximately the past month, spokesman Al Roney said. 

The casino on Pittsburgh's North Shore has been closed since March 15. All casinos in the state are shut down by order of the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board.

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