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Coronavirus relief talks restart as jobless aid divides GOP and Democrats

August 3, 2020 Editor

From today’s CNBC News Online: Democrats and Trump administration officials will sit down again Monday afternoon to try to hammer out an elusive deal on a fifth coronavirus aid bill.…

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Senate GOP, White House propose cuts to unemployment relief checks

July 28, 2020 Editor

From today’s ABC News Online: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell introduced a new coronavirus relief plan on the Senate floor after Senate Republican leaders and the White House appear to…

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California unemployment falls, but virus surge likely to reverse job gains

July 17, 2020 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: California added 558,200 jobs from mid-May to mid-June and state unemployment fell from 16.4% to 14.9% — but don’t start celebrating yet. The numbers don’t…

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Unemployment and job growth show strong improvement, but coronavirus darkens the outlook

July 2, 2020 Editor

From today’s Los Angeles Times: The U.S. economy added a larger-than-expected 4.8 million jobs in June despite the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, registering solid gains for the second straight month after…

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Employer-Based Health Care, Meet Massive Unemployment from Pandemic

June 29, 2020 Editor

From today’s New York Times: In the early months of 2020, Americans were engaged in the perennial election-year debate over how best to reform the nation’s health care system. As…

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How COVID-19 turned a spotlight on weak worker rights in the U.S.

June 24, 2020 Editor

From today’s Harvard Gazette: As the economy reopens after the COVID-19 shutdowns, businesses are taking a varied, often patchwork approach to ensuring health and safety for their workers, and much…

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Why a Rotting Green Bay Boardwalk May Help Solve America’s Jobs Crisis

June 22, 2020 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The governor of Pennsylvania wants to hire unemployed workers to help the state track the spread of the coronavirus in the fall. City Council members…

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In Fine Print, Airlines Make It Harder to Fight for Passenger Rights

June 12, 2020 Editor

From today’s New York Times: As air travel reopens and flight bookings begin to creep up, AvGeeks — aviation geeks — and others may notice some new legalese in the…

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What to Make of the Rebound in the U.S. Jobs Report

June 5, 2020 Editor

From today’s New York Times: The job market halted its pandemic-induced collapse in May as employers brought back millions of workers and the unemployment rate unexpectedly declined. Tens of millions…

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A Hidden COVID-19 Risk Factor: Your Employer Policy on Paid Sick Leave

June 3, 2020 Editor

From today’s Atlantic Magazine: When the coronavirus first hit the United States, some politicians referred to it as the “great equalizer” because it supposedly didn’t discriminate. But very soon, that…

Coronavirus relief talks restart as jobless aid divides GOP and Democrats

Senate GOP, White House propose cuts to unemployment relief checks

California unemployment falls, but virus surge likely to reverse job gains

Unemployment and job growth show strong improvement, but coronavirus darkens the outlook

Employer-Based Health Care, Meet Massive Unemployment from Pandemic

How COVID-19 turned a spotlight on weak worker rights in the U.S.

Why a Rotting Green Bay Boardwalk May Help Solve America’s Jobs Crisis

In Fine Print, Airlines Make It Harder to Fight for Passenger Rights

What to Make of the Rebound in the U.S. Jobs Report

A Hidden COVID-19 Risk Factor: Your Employer Policy on Paid Sick Leave

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