As lawmakers negotiate another massive coronavirus relief billA key area of debate is whether the additional $ 600 in weekly federal unemployment benefits millions of Americans are earning during the crisis are discouraging them from returning to lower-paying jobs. That has prompted some Republican lawmakers to push for a reduction …
Read More »Does the additional $ 600 in federal unemployment aid really discourage people from going back to work?
As lawmakers negotiate another massive coronavirus relief billA key area of debate is whether the additional $ 600 in weekly federal unemployment benefits millions of Americans are earning during the crisis are discouraging them from returning to lower-paying jobs. That has prompted some Republican lawmakers to push for a reduction …
Read More »‘That’s something from Marie Antoinette s *** right there’: Melania Trump faces backlash over Rose Garden project amid national crises
The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. Melania Trump has been criticized for going ahead with a renovation project for the White House Rose Garden, while the country remains under the control of a series of national …
Read More »Congressional unemployment settlement won’t stop second layoff crisis
People wait in line as SF-Marin Food Bank delivers 1,600 bags of food in San Francisco on April 20, 2020. Work permits and layoffs created by coronavirus shelter orders are leading thousands of people to seek assistance. food. San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images With brief federal …
Read More »The $ 600 unemployment checks are ending. Some people never got them
People who lost their jobs wait in line to apply for unemployment benefits, after an outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at the Arkansas Workforce Center in Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA. , April 6, 2020. Nick Oxford | Stock Photo | REUTERS In mid-March, Erin Madden was fired from her job …
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