MOCA lays off all part-time employees in expectation of a long coronavirus closure
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles is laying off all its part-time employees, given the grim prospects for a long coronavirus-related closure.
MOCA began notifying all 97 part-time workers — including gallery attendants, exhibition installers, retail staff, education team members and AV crew — on Tuesday morning, a spokeswoman said. The museum called the layoffs temporary, saying it hoped to hire back staff when the museum reopened and made the move so workers could file for unemployment benefits and cash out accrued vacation pay.
MOCA had a total staff of about 185 before the layoffs. The museum said it would pay the laid-off employees through the end of the month, and it released a statement emphasizing that all of the affected positions required the museum be open and could not be performed remotely. “We are all facing extremely difficult circumstances created by COVID-19,” the statement read. “The desire to support community health and well-being in accordance with government mandates requires MOCA to take significant measures in order to protect the public and the future of the institution.”
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