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Work-From-Home Future Could Make it Easier for Some to Find Jobs
When the COVID-19 pandemic finally ends, it will likely be remembered as a time of great tragedy. But like any global crisis, it will also be remembered for the way it transformed society as people found ways to adapt, innovate, and build a new world. For many...
Optimize Your Home Network for Remote Work and Learning
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed work/life patterns for many of us. While there are some folks out there on the front lines doing dangerous, essential work and moving around in the world, many of us are locked down at home, doing our part to reduce...
The $600 Federal UI Benefits Expired — Gig Workers Still Qualify for Benefits
Self-employed and gig workers can collect state-level unemployment benefits through the end of the year under the CARES Act. When the $2 trillion CARES Act passed in March, self-employed, independent contractors, gig workers and other nontraditional workers became...
Gig Work Isn’t Just for Millennials
The gig economy has changed work in America in a big way over the past several years as former full-time employees turn to freelancing, driving for Uber, or taking one of the growing number of remote, self-employed roles available. And there's one group that...
As UI Began to Run Out, a Freelance Job Came Just in Time
His regular state unemployment benefits had run out, as had the weekly $600 supplement that Congress approved to help jobless workers make it through the pandemic. He was still eligible for payments under an emergency extension of benefits for 13 weeks, but the clock...
How to Run Your Freelance Business
The fashion industry’s recovery will mean more work for self-employed workers. But even the most talented creatives can struggle to manage time and finances while delivering results on their own. Freelancers already know that being self-employed is not glamorous. But...
Negotiate a Better Freelance Rate
If you're a freelancer, the chances are that the prospect of negotiation fills you with dread. When we hear that word, a pretty clear and consistent picture is conjured, and it goes something like this. You state your price, they laugh and counter with something far...
Don’t Miss the Freelance Remote Learning Opportunity
Teaching as a profession is a tradition that runs deep in my family. My mother taught elementary grades in NYC public schools, my brother and I teach university (and, in my case, corporate universities), and the next generation is taking their place as...
