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Letter
# 8
Subj.: Dealer
needs help
Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 9:37 PM
From: <XXX> (intentionally nameless)
To: <ncda@fiax.net>
To Whom It May Concern,
I am a dealer at a major strip hotel, and have
been there for over 2 years. When I started working there, I was
told that I would be placed on the extra board for an indefinite
time until there was a position available. They told me that
during that time l would not receive any benefits or guarantees of
hrs to work. I did accept this due to the amount of money in
the past that the dealers have made and that anyone who wanted to
work there would have to go through the same treatment.
Since my hiring date, I have found out that the
rules are not the same for everyone- Some employees that have been
there longer than me and are still on the X-Board, have insurance.
Some employees that have been there less time than I, and work
less hrs than me, also have insurance.
The company's excuse to me is that 3 months
after I started working there the casino was sold to another
company with a different policy regarding ins. for employees- The
new policy of the present company in all their other properties,
(over 600) , is that if you work 24 hrs per week for a period of 3
or more months you would be entitled to health ins. I clearly have
worked more than that on any 3 month period you could choose. But,
they tell me that it was a mistake and that the management of that
particular property decided not to operate that way. So they say
that it was an error that sent the letters of eligibility to the
other e-board dealers that received their ins. packets and that
they took advantage of the company's mistake.
This happened over a year ago and those dealers
still have their benefits, and I do not. Three weeks ago I
received a letter from C.O.B.R.A telling me that if I did not
reply, that I will be turning down any benefits due to me. When I
explained my position, they said something should be done about
this immediately, but still my company has yet to respond.
I spoke to my shift boss, casino mgr., benefits
office, human resources director, benefits hotline, and still no
action. It's bad enough to work 32 hrs a week for over 2 years and
still have no benefits, but this runaround is really irritating
me. If you have any advice for me, please email me at (XXX) or
call me at: (XXX).
***NFGE
Response***
Unfortunately,
the extra boards are used in Nevada casinos and they are a fact of
life. There is no state law regulating their use and consequently
the resorts use them to reap more profits at the expense of the
workers. However, if they are administered unfairly and you can
show discrimination in the way they are being used, they may be
violating federal law. My first call would be to the U.S.
Department of Labor and see where that leads you.
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