Las Vegas "Inadequate infection control" Casinos and other labor unions filed a complaint 1 July 11:26
Amid the continued infection with the new coronavirus in the United States, casinos and hotels resumed operations last month in western Las Vegas, but the labor union sued the operating company for insufficient infection countermeasures and demanded thorough measures. It has become.
In Las Vegas, due to the spread of the new coronavirus, casinos and hotels in major industries have been closed since March this year, but it is necessary to keep the distance between people by 4th of last month After that, the reopening of business was approved, and tourists are returning to the city little by little.
However, a labor union made up of employees such as casinos filed a complaint on the 29th of last month that the three hotels in the city had insufficient infection control measures and asked the operating company to take thorough measures.
Among them, the union said that the company did not promptly inform its colleagues at work when the employee was found to be infected with the virus, and it did not obligate the user to wear a mask until the 24th of last month. Claims that employees were at risk of infection.
In the United States, there is a growing call for thorough measures to prevent infections at work, and the union side commented, "This case is just the beginning of efforts to protect workers."
Caesars Entertainment, one of the operating company's parent companies, commented on the lawsuit, saying, ``When an employee's infection is found, we will investigate it according to the instructions of the insurance authority and close the restaurant where the infected person was found and disinfect it. I have done this,” and emphasized that the response was appropriate.