About a year ago, Steve Smith stood outside a press conference at a hotel in Sacramento where Uber, Lyft and DoorDash announced plans to spend millions on a statewide ballot initiative that would exempt them from a state law requiring the gig economy companies to hire most of their independent […]
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I am a CPA specializing in helping busy business owners decrease the amount of time and energy they need to manage their accounting system. Getty Jane starts a wedding photography business. She already has bookings on most weekends for the rest of the year to keep her busy and hopefully fill up […]
In his 35 years in this country, Hernan Gonzalez had never been without a job. He’s spent his life in hospitality because “it’s what Miami is all about,” said Gonzalez. That all changed in March, when he was laid off after 16 years as a server and sommelier at the […]
A view of Stateline, Edgewood and Lake Tahoe.Bill Rozak / Tahoe Daily Tribune When the pandemic hit back in March, Nic Owens’ job at a renewable infrastructure company in San Francisco, like so many others, transitioned to work-from-home. Though his company could be flexible at times with remote working in […]
Commissioners say those county employees who volunteer will be paid their normal wages and a bonus by: Gerry Ricciutti Posted: Oct 1, 2020 / 07:57 PM EDT / Updated: Oct 1, 2020 / 07:57 PM EDT YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Mahoning County Commissioners think they may have found some extra […]
Dear Ms. MoneyPeace: I am a working mom with two children studying from home. I’ve read about making use of time at home to declutter, rearrange financial priorities and consider ways to save. Please write something for those of us overworked who need to improve our financial situation but do […]
Detroit – The worries are growing for United Airlines flight attendant Jordy Comeaux. In a few days, he’ll be among roughly 40,000 airline workers whose jobs are likely to evaporate in an industry decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. Unless Congress acts to help for a second time, United will furlough […]
Many workers at the posh Langham hotel in Pasadena, California, abruptly lost their jobs in May during the pandemic and still haven’t returned to work. Now that business is coming back, they’re demanding that the hotel rehire them ― and they’re hoping Major League Baseball can help make it happen. […]
United States 2020 census form Getty/liveslow As they scramble to complete the census count weeks earlier than originally planned, Census Bureau workers across the country say their task is being undermined by the technology that was supposed to revolutionize the national count. It’s the latest twist in a troubled count […]
Matt Stroshane/Walt Disney World Resort via Getty Images In early July, the Walt Disney Company reopened parts of two amusement parks: Disney World near Orlando, Florida, and Disneyland in Anaheim, California. The former reopened to house the tightly controlled 13-week experiment known as the NBA Bubble, in which staff, players, […]
Tara Liebeck Photography A Virginia Beach bridal salon gifted 75 designer wedding dresses to healthcare workers in recognition of their hard work and sacrifice amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Ava Clara Couture Bridal was inundated with more than 600 applications when they announced the giveaway in April, leading them to […]
The bartenders, nurses, airport, casino and convention workers who help power Nevada’s economy rallied Tuesday in Las Vegas for a “Right to Return” ordinance that would require businesses to hire back employees who were laid off or furloughed because of the coronavirus crisis. “Every one of those workers should have […]
SUMMIT, NJ — Following the Summit school district’s release of a final reopening plan and health/safety plan two weeks ago, the local teachers union — like some other unions around the state — has issued a new letter citing health and safety concerns about reopening schools. Summit schools were originally […]
Rebecca Mallery, who is applying for subsidized housing for herself, and her 9-year-old son, Chord Pagel, outside her home in Bullhead City, Ariz. on July 28, 2020. (Joe Buglewicz/The New York Times) For Sara Gard, the government’s safety net moved smoothly into place when the coronavirus pandemic upended her family’s […]
The number of businesses going under in South Florida is growing at an alarming rate, cutting the chances for laid-off workers to find other jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to Yelp, the national online business listing firm, nearly 3,000 businesses closed in the tri-county area between March 15 and […]
One of the biggest consequences of COVID-19 for enterprises beyond 2020 will be the acceleration of the trend to working the majority of the working week from home. Already organizations were encouraged to look into it on the promise that each employee working from home would, on average, work an […]
Apr. 13—CHARLESTON — When West Virginia native Brad Smith visited Bluefield in March 2019 to announce the location of an Intuit Prosperity Hub here, he said “giving back” is part of the values he learned growing up in the Mountain State. Those values were again reflected Monday for his home […]
Some people are growing tired of paying high rent to travel from their bedroom to their living room by: Stephanie Grindley Posted: Apr 12, 2021 / 11:59 AM EDT / Updated: Apr 12, 2021 / 12:14 PM EDT WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — Calling all remote workers! Do you find yourself paying high […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) -Summer in Rapid City brings to mind public pools like The Roosevelt Swim Center with its variety aquatic family fun, the Jimmy Hilton Pool at Sioux Park with its fountains and youth dinosaur slide, the Parkview Pool with its sand volleyball area, the Roosevelt 50 Meter […]
For older Americans battered by the jobs market during the pandemic, here’s some encouraging news: There are 7.4 million job openings in the U.S. (as of Feb. 28), the Labor Department says. That’s up from 7.1 million a month earlier and the most since January 2019. It’s the latest sign that demand […]
Apr. 2—Annie Mendez shifted from restauranteur to store owner during the pandemic. Fifteen days before Christmas, Mendez dropped plans to revive her restaurant and instead opened House of Envy to sell women’s clothes in the Laurel Mall near Hazleton. “During COVID people aren’t coming out. Money is tight. We are […]
Tiffany Arnold had been a paratransit driver for Atlanta’s mass transit system, MARTA, for nine years when COVID-19 sent the city into lockdown. Just like that, her job and all her co-workers’ jobs vanished. “How are we going to eat, how are we going to live, how are we going […]