Many L.A. museums are paying hourly employees during coronavirus closures, for now
"The coronavirus has closed all 21 of the major California museums The Times has been tracking during the crisis, raising the question of what happens to all those box office attendants, visitor services associates and other part-time and hourly employees who risk losing their pay when they lose their shifts?The Times surveyed 11 Los Angeles institutions including the Getty, the Broad, the Hammer, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, as well as museums in New York and San Francisco. All but one museum said they had not laid off part-time or hourly staff and will pay those employees through the end of March.
The Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, which announced its temporary closure Friday, laid off its part-time tour guides and two full-time ticket booth attendants but gave those employees two weeks’ pay. The museum said it plans to re-evaluate the situation after March 31 and hopes to bring back employees when the museum can reopen.
Nearly every museum surveyed by The Times said the coronavirus news was moving too fast for them to announce plans for after April 1."— Deborah Vankin, Mar. 17, 2020
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