Workers Who Were Laid Off Say They’re Being Passed Over“”For Their Own Jobs

Workers Who Were Laid Off Say They’re Being Passed Over“”For Their Own Jobs

Like millions of Americans who lost their jobs during the pandemic, Jorge Padilla had hoped to work for many more years before the economic meltdown interrupted his plans. But in March, Padilla was laid off from his job as a banquet server in the Las Vegas area when tourism all but disappeared, and even though his old company has ramped up hiring again, it hasn't contacted him.



Padilla says that's because Station Casinos, which owns the Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa and Casino where he worked for nine years, is making anyone who wants a job reapply and is hiring mostly lower-paid workers rather than longtime employees like him. "We worked hard for this company, and we were loyal for many years,“ says Padilla, 57, who used