Cannabis advocates, small farmers and business owners called Thursday for an overhaul of the California marijuana tax system as they struggle to keep afloat.
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'We deserve more': Grocery workers lament extra work, lack of hazard pay as omicron decimates workforce
As the omicron variant spreads across the country, a wave of retail workers are calling out sick, with some forced to use earned sick time to recover and
'A slap in the face': Nurses told to use vacation and sick days to stay home if they test positive
Early in the pandemic, nurses were celebrated as heroes, with nightly symphonies of clapping or banging pots and pans.
More than 8,000 grocery store workers go on strike in Colorado
The wave of labor union demonstrations continues as more than 8,000 employees at Kroger-owned King Soopers are now on strike in Colorado. The workers are demanding better wages and more benefits among other things.
Amazon cut its free on-site testing. Now its workers are scrambling to get tested.
In the early days of the pandemic, Amazon was known for offering warehouse workers onsite free testing and even developed its own Covid test kits for consumers.
Navient agrees to $1.85B student loan settlement with states
Navient has agreed to a $1.85 billion settlement with nearly 40 states in an effort to resolve allegations of predatory lending and deceptive practices.
Interest rate hike could come as soon as March, Fed's Brainard signals
Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard on Thursday said the central bank would be in a position to start what could be several interest rate hikes this year “as
Amid labor shortage, Army offers largest enlistment bonus ever
The Army is seeking to blunt the pandemic-fueled labor shortage rocking the country’s economy with its largest bonus ever — $50,000.
Delta loses $408 million; 8,000 employees contract Covid over the last four weeks
Delta Air Lines lost $408 million in the final quarter of 2021, dragged down by a Covid-19 surge that rocked the airline in December, and the carrier predicted Thursday that it will suffer one more quarterly loss before travel perks up in spring and summer.
Get ready for 'frustrating' tax season, as IRS battles historic backlogs and staff shortages
Get ready for tax refund and filing delays this year, the Treasury Department warned, as the IRS starts tax season with a significant pandemic-born backlog and