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 | Featured, Gig Workers, Tips, U.S. Economy
One of the small-business loan relief programs included in the historic stimulus package Congress passed in March contains a provision that many gig workers and freelancers might have overlooked. They’re eligible for a $1,000 grant that doesn’t...
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...
by dankeelan | Jul 6, 2020 | Featured, Future of Work, Jobs, Training
Four20 Academy is taking pre-registration for training offered to workers in the cannabis industry, as well as custom training and certification for Cannabis companies. Initial programs will cover training for individuals working or seeking work at medical marijuana...
by dankeelan | Jun 30, 2020 | Entrepreneurs, Featured, Tips
As a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I’m always surprised by the fact that some never seem to be able to that first startup going, while many others never seem to stop, starting their second or third initiative before the first one is fully hatched....
by dankeelan | Jun 30, 2020 | Diversity, Featured, Gig Workers
Black gig workers are calling out the empty gestures of solidarity and support from the companies they drive, deliver, and work for as so-called independent contractors as the Black Lives Matter movement gains momentum across the U.S. Black workers affiliated with the...
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