“I can think of 10 people that I know of in the last year that have gone on mental health leave because of the way they were treated,” said one employee.
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Once 'essential,' grocery workers now feel 'expendable'
“We have to feed ourselves and pay rent. So we don’t get tested, and we pretend everything is OK,” one grocery worker said.
Dr. Seuss books shoot to the top of Amazon's bestseller list
Dr. Seuss Enterprises, the business running the late author’s estate, said it made the decision last year to cease publication and licensing of six of his books.
U.S. economy gains 379,000 jobs in February, in first report under Biden
Despite the latest gains, around 4 million people have still been out of work for 27 weeks or longer.
Weekly jobless claims total 745,000 vs. 750,000 expected
It’s the 50th week in a row that total initial claims have been higher than the worst week of the Great Recession.
U.S. infrastructure gets 'C-,' says engineering group, up from Trump's 'D+'
It’s the first time in two decades the U.S. has received a “C” range grade.
The 'most vulnerable': Texas farmworkers out of work as storm destroys crops
“When devastation hits,” a farmworker advocate says, “they are the ones most vulnerable.”
Volvo is the latest automaker to sell its cars online — but how does that work, exactly?
Analysts call it “the Tesla effect,” as automakers catch up to the California trailblazer’s marketing and sales methods.
Biden's union remarks are 'enormously significant.' Will it help Amazon workers' efforts?
The president’s remarks “could well be the most pro-union statement by a sitting president,” one expert said.
Biden's CFPB nominee Rohit Chopra brings 'substantive' regulatory expertise
As the first person of color nominated to head the agency, Chopra is likely to focus in particular on the financial impact Covid-19 has had on minority communities.