Those $ 600 bonus payments are scheduled to expire on Friday. Some legislators want to extend them, but doing so would be a mistake. Unemployment pays more than work for approximately two thirds of the unemployed. Prospective workers will not only have to pay the fringe benefits, but have also …
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But the focus on high-profile borrowers like Kanye West distracts from the overall picture: The real PPP scandal is not who got help, but who didn’t. The PPP was a flawed program that failed to help small businesses and workers, and our economy continues to suffer as a result. When …
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High-speed Internet is key to working from home, to educating children when they cannot attend school in person, to telemedicine, to benefiting from social support programs and to allowing access to financial services for all, especially for those who live in remote areas. As this map shows, the digital divide, …
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Millions are increasingly desperate. Simply reopening the economy will not be enough, as millions of Americans are fully aware that a pandemic continues and there is no going back to our pre-crisis routine. Texas, for example, just closed its bars after trying to reopen too soon, while Florida is closing …
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The order prohibits foreign workers from using H-1B, H-2B, J-1, and L-1 visas to enter the United States until at least the end of the year. Companies use L-1 visas to transfer employees from an overseas office, while the H-1B visa is granted to foreign workers in specialized occupations. H-2B …
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