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The blue wall battlegrounds will be won or lost on the economy. Here's where Harris stands in these critical states.
Harris sees Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin as the keys to a November victory. But she remain…
John L. Dorman
5 mins read
I was laid off 3 times and now I can't even get a temporary 'bridge job' as a barista. I've lost faith in the job market.
A 34-year-old who was laid off in November 2023 always thought she could fall back on a "bridge job…
Jane Zhang
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The White House is proposing a $400 weekly federal unemployment benefit as part of its $1.6 trillion stimulus package
The payments would be retroactive to mid-September, picking up where the administration's Lost Wage…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
2 mins read
Trump's $300 unemployment benefit is set to be paid in 34 states so far. But the program may provide aid for only about a month.
The payments would be retroactive to August 1. Six states have begun distributing them under Trump'…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Trump's unemployment extension may give jobless Americans only 3 weeks of extra benefits
FEMA suggested the first augmented benefit payments could arrive at the end of August. Some states …
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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Rolling back laws that set minimum wages for construction workers meant pay shrunk, jobs got more dangerous, and workers had to rely more on public assistance
Prevailing wage laws set minimum pay standards for government contractors. Getting rid of them does…
Juliana Kaplan
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A boomer couple who moved from Minnesota to Florida said they 'lost pretty much everything' in a hurricane but don't regret the move
A boomer and her husband moved to southwest Florida from Minnesota to start her clothing business, …
Noah Sheidlower
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A new company wage tracker explains why so many hourly workers are choosing to unionize
With many companies, like Taco Bell and Dollar General, mostly paying less than $15 an hour, worker…
Paul Constant
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Ditching noncompete clauses would be a win for workers' rights and employees in low-wage jobs
In practice, noncompete agreements force many low-wage workers to stay at jobs when they might want…
Marguerite Ward
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Russia is offering North Korea food for a bunch of weapons it needs to wage war in Ukraine, White House says
Russia is struggling to make meaningful progress on the battlefield in Ukraine while North Korea is…
Jake Epstein
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7.5 million workers just lost their unemployment benefits and Biden didn't step in: 'I'm very, very angry because this is an attempt, in my opinion, to force us all back to work in low paying jobs'
A Delta variant surge is keeping many people from returning to work, especially high-risk, low pay …
Juliana Kaplan,Joseph Zeballo…
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Midwest nursing care company owes caregivers $3 million in overtime wages after 'systematically' violating wage laws for two decades, federal investigation says
Nursing homes have lost 15.2% of its total workforce since 2019, according to the American Health C…
Hannah Towey
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A $15 federal minimum wage could be on the horizon but economists are mixed on how it may pass and its impact
Democrats want to pass the measure through budget reconciliation, a quick legislation process that …
Erin Snodgrass
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How to respond to the 5 most tired, trickle-down arguments against the $15 minimum wage
Paul Constant lived through the Fight for $15 in Seattle and says there's no evidence that a high m…
Paul Constant
4 mins read
One map shows how much a $15 minimum wage would be worth in every state
The value of $15 really depends on where you live, since it is more expensive to live in some state…
Juliana Kaplan,Madison Hoff
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Unemployment benefits are competitive with most states' average wages - and it could explain why Americans aren't rushing back to work
Average wages are higher than expanded unemployment in 47 states, Insider calculates, but UI is com…
Ben Winck,Andy Kiersz
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Raising the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour would lift 900,000 people out of poverty while adding $54 billion to the deficit, CBO report finds
Raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour would reduce poverty, while also reducing employment and in…
Ayelet Sheffey
2 mins read
The July jobs report was a smashing success, but don't cut short all stimulus efforts while Delta is raging, former top Obama economist says
Jason Furman, who advised President Barack Obama, told Insider he favors extending unemployment aid…
Joseph Zeballos-Roig
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There needs to be a reckoning in the fashion industry
Retailers have cancelled or suspended over £2.4 billion in garment orders, and they need ethical ac…
Nicky Watkinson
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More workers just became eligible for unemployment, including those who didn't return to work over safety concerns
The Labor Dept. expanded unemployment eligibility for workers including school employees affected b…