by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, U.S. Economy
Even as COVID-19 unemployment benefits expired last week, likely leaving millions in the lurch, top Democrats and Trump administration representatives failed to reach a deal on their extension Monday. “They are sticking to their position,” Senate Minority...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2020 | Future of Work, Gig Workers, Remote Work, U.S. Economy
Both the makeup and structure of the workforce has dramatically changed as companies figure out how to operate in a world affected by COVID-19. While some changes are temporary, others look to be permanent. In a new survey conducted by the Conference Board of 1,300...
by dankeelan | Aug 4, 2020 | Featured, Gig Workers, Stories, Tips, U.S. Economy
We have nothing to sell besides physical touch.” The thought jarred Amber Briggle awake some nights. It kept her from eating in the first week of the Covid-19 shutdown when she lost six pounds fretting over the sudden collapse of the business she’d built up her...
by dankeelan | Jul 28, 2020 | Benefits, Featured, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy
The Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program contained in the original CARES Act provided federal aid of an extra $600 per week for independent contractors, freelancers, and gig workers adversely affected by Covid-19 and not otherwise eligible for standard...
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 | Diversity, Gig Workers, U.S. Economy, Unions
Workers from the service industry, fast-food chains and the gig economy rallied with organized labor Monday to protest systemic racism and economic inequality, staging demonstrations across the U.S. and around the world seeking better treatment of Black Americans in...
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