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HuffPostLaid-Off Workers Still Waiting For New Unemployment Benefits
And new guidance from the Labor Department could exclude some gig workers from benefits.
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Government's $2 Trillion Coronavirus Response Stumbles Out The Gate
It might take a while for people and businesses to get financial relief.
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Trump's Labor Department Takes A Hacksaw To Coronavirus Paid Sick Leave
The White House had already gutted the provision, the labor department figured out a way to do more damage.
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As Unemployment Claims Surge, Millions Are Still Waiting For Expanded Benefits
This family is struggling to afford food while bureaucracy keeps them from getting the money promised by lawmakers.
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Video Shows Amazon Workers Packed Into Cafeteria Less Than 2 Weeks Ago
“Everybody’s close to each other, look,” says one employee in the video.
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Amazon Workers Are Scared, Unprotected As Coronavirus Sweeps Through Warehouses
Workers say they're being pushed to the brink, even as the company fails to protect them from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Americans Want Paid Sick Leave For Coronavirus Crisis. Why Won't Congress Deliver?
It’s “beyond shameful” that Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won't prioritize it, one advocate says.
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After Denying At-Risk Workers Paid Leave, Kroger Relaxes Policies Slightly [UPDATE]
The company appeared to change its policy after this article's initial publication.
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Walmart’s Emergency Sick Leave Is Not Good Enough
“There will be people who die who work at Walmart because of this policy," one worker advocate said.
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Republicans, White House Gut Paid Sick Leave In Coronavirus Bill
Trump said he’d expand paid sick leave during the crisis. That’s not happening.
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Workers At These Companies Say They Can’t Get Sick Leave
A terrifying prospect in the middle of the coronavirus epidemic: More than half of workers at the biggest chains can't get time off when they're ill.
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Mitt Romney Proposes Sending Americans $1,000 To Deal With Coronavirus Downturn
The Utah senator joins a rising chorus of economists who want to send out checks.
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Big Business Gets A Pass On Sick Leave In White House-Dem Coronavirus Aid Deal
Millions of workers are left out, increasing the risk that they’ll do their jobs while sick and further the spread of this virus.
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Trump Twiddles His Thumbs With Economy In A Tailspin
The fact that the Trump administration and the Republicans have not come out with a clear plan is an "outright cruelty," said one economist.
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House Democrats Set Up Coronavirus Paid Leave Standoff With Senate
A new plan in the House would allocate emergency sick day funding to deal with the coronavirus outbreak, while also creating a permanent employer mandate.
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Finally, Everyone Understands Why Paid Sick Leave Is Necessary
Too bad it took the massive coronavirus outbreak to get (almost) everyone on board.
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About Half Of Working Americans Say They Went To Work Sick In The Last Year
Three-quarters of the public says companies should be required to provide all full-time employees with paid sick days, a new HuffPost/YouGov survey finds.
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Want To Fend Off A Coronavirus Recession? Send People Money.
One-time cash payments now are the obvious solution to a nervous economy.
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Women Seem Further Away From Real Power With Each Passing Day
It’s official: Three old men are vying to run the country, while the fate of abortion rights rests with another handful of guys.
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America's Broken Social Safety Net Can't Withstand The Coronavirus
Millions are uninsured, and many more face skyrocketing insurance costs. Others don’t have paid sick days.
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