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As layoffs skyrocket, America's unemployment safety net is underprepared

Heather Long and Abha Bhattarai
Mar 22, 2020 6:24 AM - More than a million workers are expected to lose their jobs by the end of March, economists say, a dramatic turnaround from February, when the unemployment rate was near a record low.
Low-wage workers could be especially hard hit by this recession

Andrew Van Dam
Mar 21, 2020 6:19 AM - The closings and temporary shutdowns of so many hotels, restaurants and shops is a necessary step to slow down a global pandemic, but it's laying waste to an entire sector, especially as states block all sit-down dining.
Coronavirus means many US workers are making no-win choices

Meryl Kornfield
Mar 21, 2020 6:18 AM - Americans have been told they need to stay home to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. For some workers, it's hard to choose between a paycheck and public health, keeping benefits or keeping the coronavirus from infecting their families and even losing sick time or testing positive.
McConnell stimulus plan: $1,200 per person under $75K income threshold

Associated Press
Mar 19, 2020 6:38 PM - The first federal checks to families could be $3,000 for a family of four under the White House proposal to unleash $1 trillion to shore up households and the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Trump invokes emergency authority; Big 3 automakers closing

By TIM SULLIVAN and DAVID RISING
Mar 18, 2020 3:28 PM - President Donald Trump on Wednesday moved to invoke emergency authority to marshal industry to fight the coronavirus, as the economic fallout from the crisis mounted with word that Detroit's Big Three automakers are shutting down their North American factories to protect workers.
Treasury proposal: Deliver $500B to Americans starting April

By LISA MASCARO, ZEKE MILLER and ANDREW TAYLOR
Mar 18, 2020 3:28 PM - The Treasury Department said Wednesday it wants to dedicate $500 billion to start issuing direct payments to Americans by early next month as the centerpiece of a $1 trillion plan to stabilize the economy as the coronavirus epidemic threatens a body slam to taxpayers and businesses.
Trump invokes special powers to strengthen virus defenses

By JONATHAN LEMIRE and JILL COLVIN
Mar 18, 2020 3:27 PM - Confronting twin health and economic crises, President Donald Trump said Wednesday he will invoke emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against a coronavirus pandemic threatening to overwhelm hospitals and other treatment centers.
Layoffs intensify, leading to soaring unemployment claims as coronavirus closures continue

Rachel Siegel
Mar 18, 2020 1:56 PM - Layoffs are continuing to mount by the tens of thousands, prompting a surge of applications at unemployment offices nationwide, as coronavirus brings more of the U.S. economy to a standstill.
Constable: Coronavirus rekindles memories of past fears, unknowns we have overcome

By Burt Constable
Mar 17, 2020 6:43 AM - The Coronavirus Era is unprecedented, but Americans do have experience in conquering fear and the unknown.
How companies have campaigned against sick pay for years

Abha Bhattarai and Peter Whoriskey
Mar 15, 2020 6:11 AM - Although most Americans say businesses should offer sick pay, at least a dozen states have passed legislation since 2011 to block efforts to require medical leave. Even in liberal-leaning states that have passed sick pay requirements, some companies sidestep the requirement by counting their workers not as employees, but as contractors.

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