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Pala Casino Employee Benefits

The memo by Jill Barrett, interim general manager of Harrah’s Resort Southern California, to staffannouncing a reduction in numbers of employees and changing benefits for furloughed employees—that was reported in last week’s Roadrunner—told a story. But, says Rincon Tribal Chairman Bo Mazzetti, it doesn’t tell the whole story.

“I don’t think people realize what we’ve continued to do during the COVID-19 crisis,” said the chairman during an interview on Monday at the tribal administration center.

“We were the first, or among the first tribe to declare a State of Emergency,” back in March when the announcements regarding the pandemic came thick and fast. That notification put both the federal and state governments on notice that the tribe had the ability to take certain actions to protect its members. Among those actions was the tribe’s, also one of the first in the county, closing Harrah’s.

At first the closure was for two weeks, and then it was extended.

“The first thing we were thinking was ‘What about the employees?’ ” recalls Mazzetti. “We will take care of them as long as we can.”

During the temporary closure, Harrah’s employees continued to be paid and their benefits eligibility was not interrupted without needing to use any vacation or sick time.

The tribe paid employees’ salaries for six weeks, including two weeks at full salary plus tips and then four weeks at 70% of salary without tips.

The chairman emphasized, “The tribe made it a priority that the Harrah’s employees continue to receive a significant percentage of their pay, plus benefits, through mid-April.”

Then from May 1 to May 22, the tribe paid for both the employer and employee portion of health insurance benefits for the approximately 1,150 “teammates” on furlough.

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Before reopening, 200-300 employees remained on furlough—whereby the tribe paid for both the employer and employee portion of the health insurance benefits. The total cost of that portion was about $750,000.

The total payroll, (including salaries and benefits) incurred by the tribe when the casino was closed was $7.2 million. Add on the $750,000 and the total through July was almost $8 million, according to Mazzetti. “The number one priority has been these employees and the tribe,” he said.

The number of employees affected by the “reduction in force” is about 23. They will be eligible for severance packages. “Furloughed is not just fired,” said Mazzetti. “They get severance packages and they could be hired back someday. They will be taken care of. We look on them as family. They have bills to pay like everyone else.”

No COVID cases

Meanwhile, the casino has operated under new health protocols, strict social distancing and with dozens of sanitation stations throughout.

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When it reopened it was at a considerably less capacity than when it was closed. Now it is operating at 55% capacity. “We are very proud of the protocols they have put in place,” said the chairman.

So far, there have been no COVID-19 cases identified within the reservation or in the casino, he said. “We’ve been pretty fortunate about that.” The tribe recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the County to cooperate with contact tracing and other forms of monitoring.

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