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Yountville hotel HR director calls on government to intervene in COVID-19 crisis
From Wine Country Times
Sebastian, who bikes18 miles to work each way and Teresa, an elderly woman with "the strongest work ethic," were furloughed last week from their jobs the Yountville hotel.
Pandemic 'worse than the 9-11 terrorist attacks,' COVID-19 furloughed Palm Springs hotel worker says
From Coachella Today
A furloughed Renaissance Palm Springs associate, one of thousands laid off last week by the company that manages the property because of the COVID-19 pandemic, likened what the world is experiencing to 9-11 - only worse.
'My heart is truly broken' Bayfront hotel front office manager says about COVID-19 furloughs - which might include her own
From St. Pete Standard
The Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront is now like a "ghost town," thanks to customers staying away and most of the staff now on furlough because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 forces Walnut Creek Embassy Suites to furlough 90 percent of staff
From East Contra Costa News
COVID-19 forces Walnut Creek Embassy Suites to furlough 90 percent of staff
'I have seen devastation,' Hilton Orange County HR director says about COVID-19 furloughs
From SE LA Times
The word that Thais Rodrigues, human resources director at Hilton Orange County Costa Mesa, uses most to describe how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected him and the hotel's associates is "devastation."
Hilton Tampa employees, including those furloughed, share their COVID-19 stories
From Tampa Republic
For employees at Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore, most now furloughed thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, March came in like a lamb and is going out very much otherwise.
Future of COVID-19 Marriott employee, one of thousands furloughed by hospitality company, and pregnant wife in doubt
From Dallas City Wire
Until last week Omar Mir was a accounts receivable specialist at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport Marriott in Irving. Overnight Mir, who has a a pregnant wife at home, has found himself to be just one of the thousands of associates furloughed from their jobs at a nationwide hospitality chain due to the COVID-19 crisis.
New Orleans will 'work through this with the courage, willpower and force', hotel GM says following COVID-19 furloughs
From Nola Reporter
Sarah Wilson, assistant general manager at Le Pavillon Hotel on Poydras Street in New Orleans, isn't a native to the city but she knows the COVID-19 has wrought unprecedented change on The Big Easy.
Single mother, young son separated due to COVID-19 furlough
From PHX Reporter
The COVID-19 crisis is keeping a 23-year-old furloughed front desk agent from her son.
Houston Marriott Sugar Land employees among those in hotel industry facing furloughs due to COVID-19
From SW Houston News
Two of the almost thousands of associates furloughed from their jobs at a nationwide hospitality chain because of COVID-19 - one of whom says he is in quarantine - are unsure of the future as company officials call upon government to intervene.
Hospitality executive who had to lay off 60 calls on government: 'We need your help'
From Texas Business Daily
A nationwide hospitality company's regional director, who personally had to inform a portion of the thousands of associates furloughed from their jobs with the company, said that she is struggling to compare it with anything that came before.
Longtime Omaha Marriott employee provides a face to hospitality workers suffering economically due to COVID-19
From Omaha City Wire
One hospitality worker
Employees of Houston Embassy Suites by Hilton report suffering due to COVID-19 furloughs
From Houston Republic
The general manager of a Houston-area hotel provided stories about a few of the thousands of associates furloughed from their jobs at a nationwide hospitality chain because of COVID-19.
Hotel employee can't go home to Ethiopia to visit sick father following COVID-19 furlough
From NW Atlanta News
One of the thousands of associates furloughed from their jobs at a nationwide hospitality chain because of COVID-19 now can't go home to Ethiopia because of the virus.
COVID-19 furlough "action is necessary," painful, Atlanta hotel officials say
From ATL Standard
This past Friday, notice arrived at Hotel Indigo Atlanta Midtown to immediately shut down its food and beverage operation and furlough 11 of it 20 associates.
Furloughed Atlantic Beach employee provides face to thousands of Remington Hotels employees out of work due to COVID-19 pandemic
From Duval Times
Until recently Melissa Botto was a reservations agent at One Ocean Resort in Atlantic Beach, Fla. That changed when the coronavirus pandemic caused massive cancellations at the resort and her position to be furloughed until further notice.
Pier House Resort & Spa HR director calls for government help after employees furloughed due to COVID-19
From Key West Reporter
A human resources director at a Key West resort managed by a nationwide hospitality chain forced to furlough the bulk of its 6,800 associates because of COVID-19 pandemic wants government officials to step up and provide assistance during the crisis.