Medicines for dogs from Elanco (above) and Bayer (below) are available in an animal shelter on the treatment table of a veterinarian.Frank Rumpenhorst | picture alliance | Getty ImagesCompany: Elanco Animal Health Inc. (ELAN)Business: Elanco is an…
Democrats want to send more unemployment benefits. Some…
Volunteers load shopping bags with food assistance for laid off workers at a food distribution event on Dec. 12, 2020 in Orlando, Florida.Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesDemocrats are poised to send more unemployment benefits to…
New rules for self-employed and gig workers applying…
chee gin tan | E+ | Getty ImagesThe Small Business Administration on Wednesday released a new application and loan calculation formula for Paycheck Protection Program loans for self-employed and gig workers.For these small businesses, it…
Self-employed and gig workers could get bigger loans…
MoMo Productions | Getty ImagesMillions of self-employed and gig workers got good news this week.The Biden administration on Monday changed how the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program calculates forgivable loans for the smallest firms…
Require workers to get vaccinated? Not on Main…
Courtney Senechal, RN, prepares to give the second Moderna vaccine shot for Covid-19, at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center in Boston on Jan. 19, 2021.Jonathan Wiggs | Boston Globe | Getty ImagesBarely more than…
Restaurants push for more access to Covid vaccine,…
As the Covid vaccine rollout gains steam nationwide, restaurants are weighing options to encourage workers to get the vaccine.Foodservice workers are recommended in phase 1(c) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's lists of…
When can unemployed workers refuse a job offer?…
President Joe Biden signs an executive order during an event in the State Dining Room of the White House on Jan. 21, 2021.Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesPresident Joe Biden ordered federal…
Coronavirus relief bill makes it easier for companies…
The government's stimulus response to the pandemic may accelerate the trend of companies offering student loan assistance as a benefit.Mark Chilton | iStock | Getty ImagesStudent loan assistance, which started as a niche offering by…
Amazon closes New Jersey warehouse after workers test…
Peter Endig | AFP | Getty ImagesAmazon has closed a warehouse in northern New Jersey until Dec. 26 after it saw an uptick in asymptomatic coronavirus cases.Employees at the Robbinsville Township, New Jersey, facility, known…