by dankeelan | Jul 21, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, U.S. Economy
While millions out of work American citizens have been receiving $600 each week in federal Pandemic Unemployment assistance, due to a flaw in the CARES Act, many with mixed income across staff employment and freelance gigs have been prevented from receiving state...
by dankeelan | Jul 21, 2020 | Benefits, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
A Nevada judge said Monday the state unemployment office has to begin paying pandemic relief benefits to out-of-work gig and independent workers who haven’t completely stopped working and were cut off from receiving payments. Judge Barry Breslow in Reno ruled that...
by dankeelan | Jul 14, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, U.S. Economy
You can tell a lot about COVID-19 and the effects it’s had on the U.S. economy by looking at the numbers. The pandemic forced the closure of many businesses, at least temporarily, and led to record numbers of people losing their jobs. Here’s one example:...
by dankeelan | Jul 7, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers
Over 48 million Americans have applied for Unemployment Insurance (UI) in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. And though ridehail drivers are considered “essential” workers, Uber’s business dipped by 80% in April as shelter-in-place orders kept passengers at home. As...
by dankeelan | Jul 7, 2020 | Benefits, Entertainment
By all accounts, large gatherings such as concert halls, fan-filled stadiums and performance theaters will be the last venues to reopen. Those precautions have decimated entertainment, both nationally and locally. Cirque du Soleil filed for...
by dankeelan | Jul 7, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Around 12.9 million Americans are collecting unemployment benefits through the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, according to most recent Labor Department data. That program, created by the federal CARES Act relief law enacted in March, extends jobless...
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