unemployment insurance
'Micro Grants' Are Keeping Virginians Afloat While Waiting For Unemployment
The state of Virginia has been delaying tens of thousands of unemployment claims for months on end. Activists are taking matters into their own hands.
Uber CEO Promises Workers Scraps While Fighting Their Basic Rights
Facing new laws and legal challenges, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote in the New York Times that Uber would create a benefits fund to preserve drivers' status as 'independent contractors'—but only with a law that forces other companies to do the same.
Trump Administration Wants Bosses to Snitch on People Scared to Go to Work
The Department of Labor quietly issued guidance on Monday telling states that rooting out unemployment fraud is a “top priority.”
Uber and Lyft Owe California $413 Million in Unemployment Insurance Taxes, Study Says
It’s a “massive burden shift from multi-billion dollar gig companies to taxpayers and workers.”
Our Broken Unemployment System Is a National Scandal
Months into economic shutdown, millions of Americans still haven't received unemployment checks—a travesty that is the direct result of anti-welfare decisions that make the process as difficult as possible.
GOP Governors Will Push Workers off Unemployment by Reopening Early
The Department of Labor confirmed to VICE that workers who refuse to return to work out of a general fear for their safety will lose their CARES Act unemployment benefits.
Canada's $1B Coronavirus Plan Abandons Gig Workers
If you work part-time or juggle a bunch of side hustles, move along. Justin Trudeau’s social safety net probably won't help you.