LAS VEGAS (KTNV) – In an internal letter to employees, MGM Resorts announced Monday that it will cancel programs expected to start in August.
The company says current health data is the reason for the decision and will reopen all of its entertainment venues when “it is safe to do so.”
The letter to entertainment and sports employees also says that MGM Resorts plans to “call back as many employees in our division as possible, as quickly as we can.”
MGM Resorts owns several major properties on the Las Vegas Strip, including MGM Grand, Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, Park MGM, and others.
The company also shared the following resources for employees below:
MGM Emergency Grant Fund: Created several years ago to provide financial assistance to employees facing difficult circumstances such as natural disasters, fires, accidents, and other difficulties, the fund’s eligibility was recently expanded to include employees affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and closure related properties.
- How does it work: Grants are awarded to MGM employees and directly pay for urgent needs such as rent, mortgage payments, groceries, utilities, and other essentials.
- Employees separated on August 31 remain eligible to apply for grants under the Employee Emergency Grant Fund until November 29.
- Amount collected / distributed: Over $ 14 million raised for the Grant Fund, including a $ 6 million donation from MGM Resorts.
- To date, the company has dispersed more than $ 11 million in emergency grant payments to support qualified employees and their immediate families affected by the COVID-19 crisis.
- Learn more about Grant Fund: It can be found HERE and HERE.
- Facilitate employment: MGM partnered with large companies such as Amazon, Walmart, Kroger, Albertsons, CVS and others to provide temporary employment to MGM employees affected by the closings.
- Continuous health coverage: MGM provides health coverage to all laid off / terminated employees through August 31.
Read the full letter below:
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