Crashing websites and jammed phone lines are preventing workers put out of a job by the coronavirus crisis from even applying for unemployment benefits. Some are so frustrated by the endless dropped calls that they’ve considered just giving up — even if it means foregoing some much-needed cash. “You want to keep trying because you...

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  • California is trying again to extend unemployment benefits to workers on strike
    Months after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the proposal, lawmakers in Sacramento are trying again to extend unemployment benefits to California workers who are on strike. Under Senate Bill 1116 ...
    04/24/2024 - 12:51 pm | View Link
  • Billions of Workers Exposed to Health Hazards Due to Climate Change
    New data show that 15,000 people die every year due to exposure to parasitic and vector-borne diseases in the workplace. “These include a lot of diseases like dengue, rabies, and various ...
    04/21/2024 - 8:04 pm | View Link
  • Tesla has begun sending out severance info to laid-off workers. Here's how much they're getting.
    Tesla has begun sending severance information to laid-off staff. Five former workers told Business Insider the severance offer included two months' pay and health insurance. On Sunday, Elon Musk told ...
    04/16/2024 - 1:01 pm | View Link
  • Family Dollar stores closing due to thefts, workers say
    MEMPHIS, Tenn. — At least two Family Dollar stores in Memphis are closing this month due to thefts, employees say. The Family Dollar in the 3400 block of Summer Avenue and the Family Dollar on Coleman ...
    04/5/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
  • Rail workers see cuts in benefits due to previous debt ceiling deal
    Railroad workers across the United States had their sick and unemployment benefits cut ... two years as part of pandemic aid tied to the coronavirus national emergency that Congress ended last ...
    05/12/2023 - 5:34 am | View Link
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