Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, head of the California Labor Federation, agreed. She said that the governor has used the unemployment insurance debt “as an excuse” not to sign Portantino’s bill — which was cosponsored by the federation — but that she hasn’t “heard anything else” about h...
California’s $20 an hour minimum wage for fast-food workers doesn’t take effect until April, but the casualties are already piling up. Pizza Hut franchises this week told more than 1,200 delivery drivers that they’ll lose their jobs before the higher wage kicks in. …it defies economic...
That frustration has been mounting for months and with no new deal for a COVID-19 relief package in Washington D.C., the extra federal money is no more. It’s especially tough for gig workers, independent contractors and those who are self-employed. ...
California https://edd.ca.gov/unemployment/ Colorado https://pua.clouduim.cdle.state.co.us/Claimant/Core/Login.ASPX Connecticut http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us/PUA/filePUA.htm Delaware https://ui.delawareworks.com/ Florida https://floridajobs.org/cares-act Georgia https://www.dol.state.ga...
DelawareandNevadaare among the states where officials are re-imposing some restrictions on non-essential businesses. Rules have also tightened recently inCalifornia,IllinoisandVirginia. Meanwhile, other regions may not be far behind. The U.S. continues to notch record Covid-19 infections, with the...
State UI benefits and federal subsidies have helped Virginians survive during the COVID-19 pandemic while waiting to return to work. Knowing how much families will receive in weekly payments and how often they'll receive them allows them to plan ahead wh
August 3, 2020California: EDD Unemployment Benefits Payment Delayed This Week July 26, 2020$600 FPUC has now expired July 23, 2020Nancy Pelosi: "I go to the table with the commitment to the $600 dollars" July 22, 2020When you claim this week, it will be the last time you get the ...
Note:The economic advantage of “gig-workers” to gig companies cannot be overstated.Drivers’ median net take-home earnings–in California(!)–are just $6.20 per hour under Prop 22. Drivers who pay for health insurance out of pocket earn nearly half of that. ...
California was one of the very few states that did not use left-over federal COVID money to pay its pandemic-related unemployment debt. In fact, California is one of only three jurisdictions that still owes – the other two are the Virgin Islands and New York...
To qualify for PUA benefits, you must not be eligible for regular unemployment benefits and beunemployed, partially unemployed, or unable or unavailable to work because of certain health or economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.