'Normally, they've been really good with repaying any days they've missed, but with the cyberattack and us being put on a 'need-to-know basis,' I'm up in the air. This has put his coworkers on edge, the employee told 7News. Depending on robbing Peter to pay Paul, do you want to pay a late fee to your rental office or a late fee to the electric company? Do you want to take a chance with maybe your car loan people will understand, maybe the bank will understand and let you keep your car for another two months because MGM got a cyberattack?' 'What it means is I may be late on bills I've never been late on. 'Just seeing an old-school sign in the middle of the lobby did not give me any confidence,' the employee said.
That employee said further delay of this money could jeopardize his ability to pay bills.
'Based on the fact we're really being put on a 'need-to-know basis,' I'm more worried the same thing will happen where we won't receive overtime pay or sick leave pay or vacation pay or any bonus pay you're supposed to receive.' 'They haven't given us a real definite answer as to when we will receive that pay,' the employee said. Now, he's worried the hacking of the system could mean he won't see this money. He told 7News he is already owed bonus pay that should have been on a previous paycheck before the cyberattack.
