Employers Might Lose Workers

NOGALES, ARIZONA, USA – Employers who temporarily closed their businesses due to the pandemic and did not request loans from the federal government for payroll, are not paying their workers.

Arturo Garino, mayor of Nogales, Arizona, indicates that this has generated concern among business owners, who do not know if their workers will return since some have chosen to search for other jobs.

He explained that the federal government offered loans to businesses to pay their workers so they can remain employed.

But those who did not obtain loans and stopped paying their worker’ wages through temporary closures, some workers may have found other jobs, and it is not known whether they will return when businesses reopen.

The mayor added that during this contingency the federal government allocated a support incentive of $1,200 dollars for adults and $ 500 for minors.

But that some need to make payments like house, car.

Reopening

For May 15, he estimates a probable opening of businesses in Arizona but it may change, said the mayor.

Other cities and states have already started reopening businesses but not at their maximum capacity; for example, cinemas operate at 25% capacity per room.