AEG, the organization that owns and operates Staples Center, not only home to the Los Angeles Kings, but also the NBA's Lakers and Clippers, announced that it has set up a fund to help all 2,800 part-time game-day staffers cope with lost wages during the suspended seasons..
Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which owns the Colorado Avalanche, pledged to pay part-time and hourly workers at Pepsi Center for the next 30 days and are advocating their vendors and partners do the same.
The Montreal Canadiens implemented special measures for uninsured arena workers of both Montreal and Laval of the American Hockey League to receive 75 percent of their remaining wages. Insurance-eligible employees will receive 95 percent of their salaries, the maximum legally allowable to receive an insurance benefit, as the Canadiens upped their insurance benefits by 40 percent. Canadiens players then committed additional money to ensure workers would receive their full wages.
The Ottawa Senators have finalized a program to help meet the needs of each individual member of their staff during the season pause.