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'I'm Still Unemployed': Millions In Dire Situation As Savings Start To Run Out
When the coronavirus pandemic hit this spring, government relief payments provided a life raft to millions of people who had been thrown out of work. That… -
Uber, Lyft Will Not Suspend Service In California After Court Gives Them More Time
Uber and Lyft spent the past week threatening to shut down their ride-hailing services in California at the stroke of midnight on Thursday.But the… -
1 in 5 Child Care Jobs Were Lost Since Pandemic Started. Women Are Affected Most
The economic toll of the pandemic has led to the loss of nearly a quarter million jobs for child care providers, nearly all of whom are women and disproportionately Black or Latina. -
California Judge Orders Uber And Lyft To Consider All Drivers Employees
A California judge has ordered Uber and Lyft to reclassify their workers from independent contractors to employees with benefits, a ruling that could be… -
Supplemental Unemployment Benefits Could Stop Long Before The Pandemic Does
The extra $600 per week check — a supplemental unemployment benefit package approved by Congress back in March — is set to expire by the end of this week in most states. -
Essential Workers Hold Walkouts And Protests In National 'Strike For Black Lives'
Front-line workers in several U.S. cities walked off their jobs and took to the streets to demand racial and economic justice. -
AG Maura Healey Sues Uber, Lyft Over Worker Classification
The lawsuit alleges that Uber and Lyft are violating the state's wage and labor laws. -
United Airlines Tells 36,000 Employees They Might Lose Their Jobs
With bookings down and cancellations on the rise amid a surge in new COVID-19 cases, United's furloughs will be a "gut punch" to employees when federal coronavirus relief funding runs out. -
Amazon Is Offering To Keep 125,000 Workers It Hired For The Pandemic
Amazon has hired 175,000 temporary workers to deal with spike in online shopping during the pandemic. Now it's offering most of them permanent jobs. -
For Many, $600 Jobless Benefit Makes It Hard To Return To Work
For more than two out of three unemployed workers, jobless benefits exceed their old pay, researchers say. That can raise awkward questions for workers, bosses and policymakers.
