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US state and local governments brace for layoffs and cuts due to pandemic

Wed, 2021-01-13 10:28 — mike kraft
US state and local governments brace for layoffs and cuts due to pandemic Millions of jobs and drastic cuts to already struggling services on the line as health and economic crisis worsens the Guardian
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U.S. agency says employers should tread carefully in mandating COVID-19 vaccines

Thu, 2020-12-17 09:55 — mike kraft
U.S. agency says employers should tread carefully in mandating COVID-19 vaccines The U.S. agency that enforces workplace discrimination laws said on Wednesday that employers who choose to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 must be prepared to exempt employees with disabilities and religious objections. Daniel Wiessner U.S.
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As U.S. companies push to get workers vaccinated, states disagree on who's essential

Wed, 2020-12-09 12:02 — mike kraft
As U.S. companies push to get workers vaccinated, states disagree on who's essential Companies and industry groups lobbying to get their U.S. workers to the front of the line for COVID vaccination are running into a patchwork of state plans and confusion over who is essential, and who is not. Tina Bellon, Richa Naidu U.S.
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States instead of feds become worker safety watchdogs as pandemic worsens

Sun, 2020-12-06 10:31 — mike kraft
States become worker safety watchdogs as pandemic worsens Labor leaders and other advocates for tougher rules say the hands-off approach taken by the Trump administration has forced the states to step in. POLITICO

States are increasingly bypassing the federal government and imposing their own rules to protect workers from the coronavirus, creating a patchwork of regulations that could serve as a blueprint for new national standards promised by President-elect Joe Biden.

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Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help, travel nurses in demand

Wed, 2020-12-02 21:01 — mike kraft
Nurses wanted: Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement, recruiting students and new graduates who have yet to earn their licenses... AP NEWS
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OPINION: Every state needs emergency regulations to protect essential food workers from Covid-19

Mon, 2020-11-30 12:03 — mike kraft
States must act protect essential food workers during the pandemic- STAT A winter surge of Covid-19 will be especially grim for essential food workers, who still lack basic protections in the workplace. Patrick Skerrett STAT

The darkest days of the pandemic are still ahead of us, as we head into the winter with a surge of cases and without a national strategy to address Covid-19.

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Nurse Shortage problem prompts many to move to higher paying hospitals

Wed, 2020-11-25 17:17 — mike kraft
Need a Covid nurse? That'll be $8,000 a week A shortage of nurses means hospitals are paying high salaries to get the help they need. That threatens to shift the supply to more affluent areas. NBC News

 

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Some places were short on nurses before the virus. The pandemic is making it much worse.

Tue, 2020-11-17 13:19 — mike kraft
Some places were short on nurses before the virus. The pandemic is making it much worse. There is no shortage of nurses nationally.
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Research on illness-related absences during the COVID-19 increases

Tue, 2020-07-28 21:45 — mike kraft
Illness-Related Work Absence in Mid-April Was Highest on Record This survey study analyzes data from the Current Population Survey to compare trends in work absence over the first 4 months of 2020 relative to 2019 to shed light on the health and ecenomic effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. JAMAI
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From Coast to Coast, Middle-Class Communities are Shrinking

Thu, 2016-05-12 17:24 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CLICK HERE - STUDY - Pew Research Center - America’s Shrinking Middle Class: A Close Look at Changes Within Metropolitan Areas

latimes.com - by Don Lee - May 11, 2016

America's shrinking middle class, a growing concern for the economy and a central issue in the presidential race, cuts across virtually all communities from coast to coast, according to a study released Wednesday.

The report by Pew Research Center found that the share of the middle class fell in 203 of the 229 U.S. metropolitan areas examined from 2000 to 2014, including major cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, which saw a relatively sharp drop in its middle class.

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