Articles filed under Unemployment
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Pandemic firings lead to wave of bias claims from parentsNov 14, 2020 5:25 am - Parents who've lost their jobs during the pandemic are driving a surge of litigation, alleging their employers discriminated against them for taking care of their kids w...
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709,000 seek US jobless aid as pandemic escalatesNov 12, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits fell last week to 709,000, a still-high level but the lowest figure since March and a sign that...
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How 3 women are navigating life without a safety netOct 18, 2020 6:15 am - To be a college graduate in 2019 meant that you were better off than any other class since the Great Recession. The economy was strong and unemployment numbers were at a...
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I think my old boss is sabotaging my job searchOct 11, 2020 6:15 am - Q: I quit my job last year after a new boss took over. We had numerous disputes, she threatened to terminate me, and I decided it would be best to leave. I've had over 2...
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How to handle college loan debt as an unemployed recent gradOct 11, 2020 6:00 am - Entry-level jobs are scarce for recent college graduates, which leaves the Class of 2020 in a precarious position as their student loan debt comes due. Taylor Cabrera ha...
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The first female recession threatens to wipe out decades of progress for U.S. womenOct 04, 2020 6:25 am - Women helped pull the U.S. economy out of the last recession. This time around they are falling behind. The pandemic is disproportionately affecting women and threatenin...
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Analysis: New grads should take (almost) any job that paysSep 20, 2020 6:00 am - Today's young adults are graduating into an uncertain job market, as the pandemic has shuttered entire industries, raised the U.S. unemployment rate to roughly 10% and l...
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US layoffs remain elevated as 884,000 seek jobless aidSep 10, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week at 884,000, a sign that layoffs remain stuck at a historically high ...
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His boss wants him to keep meeting with clients, but without payAug 23, 2020 6:00 am - Q: Early in March, my husband was laid off because of the coronavirus pandemic. The owner of the company told laid-off employees he would pay them their equivalent hourl...
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Money and job worries pose real risk to global recoveryJul 19, 2020 6:00 am - The coronavirus pandemic is throwing the world into financial insecurity, posing a threat to the recession-hit global economy if it means consumers keep saving rather th...