CCSD, superintendent behind controversial funding bill Boyd lays off at least 2,500

Company warns it might have to sack up to 60 percent of workforce

Boyd Gaming Corp. has laid off at least 2,500 Nevada employees as Las Vegas’ visitation numbers remain well below pre-pandemic levels.

On May 22, the casino operator issued Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act letters to workers at all 29 of its properties — including its 12 operations in Southern Nevada — warning of possible impending layoffs affecting anywhere between 25 percent and 60 percent of employees. The company had approximately 10,000 employees in Nevada.

While the casino has been able to reopen all but three regional properties since then, a Monday statement from the company said it is still facing “significant restrictions” on its business.

“Given these ongoing challenges and continued uncertainty, we are moving forward with permanent layoffs of team members who were still on furlough and had not been recalled

different households.

But as data showed the virus was most likely to be transmitted indoors, the Newsom administration began modifying public health orders, including ordering people to wear face coverings and leaving outdoor activities alone.

Newsom has repeatedly implored people to refrain from social gatherings and he expressed frustration that many aren’t following the guidance.

“COVID-19 is not going away anytime soon, until there is a vaccine and or an effective therapy,” Newsom said. “Limit your mixing with people outside of your household. It’s just common sense, but the data suggests not everyone is practicing common sense.”

Newsom’s move faced immediate resistance from religious groups and business organizations. Fred Jones, attorney for the Professional Beauty Federation of California, suggested many hair salons may not comply with the order.

He said there is “no evidence that a single contagion has been spread in a salon since we’ve been allowed to reopen.”

“He should be partnering with his state licensed-professionals, not shutting us down,” Jones said.

Robert Tyler, the attorney for California-based Advocates for Faith and Freedom, said he believes Newsom’s order on religious services is unconstitutional. While Newsom says churches can meet outdoors, Tyler said many don’t have the facilitiesforthat.

“We have not only an economic crisis but we have a spiritual and mental health crisis that requires as much attention as COVID-19,” said Tyler, whose nonprofit organization represents churches on religious liberty issues. “To tell churches they can no longer meet indoors is just a further restriction upon the incredible services provided by churches across the state that are desperately needed.”

Back to square one

California was the first state in the country to issue a mandatory, statewide stay-at-home order aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus. Most businesses and churches voluntarily complied, scrambling to let employees work from home and moving worship services online.

Public health officials praised Newsom, crediting the March 19 order with limiting the virus’ impact in the nation’s most populous state, which has about 40 million residents. But the order devastated the economy, causing more than

7.5 million people to file for unemployment benefits.

Newsom moved quickly to reopen the economy in May but by mid-june there were signs that the virus was resurgent and when