by dankeelan | Mar 2, 2021 | Benefits, Featured, U.S. Economy
Relief is coming to unemployed people previously not eligible for unemployment benefits. The U.S. Department of Labor announced an expansion on Thursday of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). The guidelines expand eligibility for three...
by dankeelan | Mar 2, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
Still fresh off of a landmark victory in California, companies like DoorDash, Instacart, Lyft and Uber are preparing to bring their message supporting an independent workforce nationwide. But the companies will face new hurdles in passing similar legislation outside...
by dankeelan | Mar 2, 2021 | Featured, Gig Workers, Technology
Software engineer Armim Samii created a Google Chrome extension, UberCheats, that helps workers spot pay discrepancies. The extension automatically extracts the start and end points of each trip and calculates the shortest travel distance between the two. If that...
by dankeelan | Feb 23, 2021 | Featured, Finance, Remote Work
Employers across the country quickly embraced remote working when the COVID-19 pandemic began last year, and in many cases companies have suggested the new working arrangement was a success. Remote working becoming the new normal was a godsend for many employees,...
by dankeelan | Feb 23, 2021 | Entrepreneurs, Featured
With Californian Kamala Harris as vice president, it’s clear the new Biden administration is taking its cues from the once-Golden State on labor policy. In one of its first acts in office, the Biden Administration placed a regulatory freeze on a Department...
by dankeelan | Feb 23, 2021 | Featured, Learning, Remote Work
Blank facial expressions, slumped shoulders and Zoom fatigue are real. Learning online can be exhausting, but school doesn’t have to seem like a daily battle. Like most parents, Digital Strategist Roshanda Pratt has been dealing with remote learning for nearly a...
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