Workplace culture
Beshear signals effort to entice more people back to work

By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 17, 2021 05:12 PM EDT
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear signaled Thursday that he plans to offer incentives to fill more jobs, as he defended enhanced jobless benefits that Republican...

FILE - In this March 2, 2021, file photo, a woman, wearing a protective mask due to the coronavirus, walks past the signs of an employment agency, in Manchester, N.H. A new report finds that Latinas have left the workforce at rates higher than any other demographic and also have had some of the highest unemployment rates throughout the pandemic. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Latinas left workforce at highest rate, see slow recovery

By Astrid Galvan Jun. 16, 2021 12:08 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Indiana

By The Associated Press Jun. 15, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
South Bend Tribune. June 11, 2021. Editorial: An irresponsible, but not surprising, decision on public health in southern Indiana ...

Use of ride hailing plummeted in Massachusetts in 2020

Jun. 14, 2021 06:49 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The use of ride hailing services plummeted in Massachusetts in 2020 as the pandemic shuttered businesses and forced many to work from home. ...

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham said she will use federal funds to replenish the state's depleted unemployment insurance trust at a news conference on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the state Capitol building in Santa Fe, N.M. New Mexico's Workforce Solutions Department that oversees unemployment claims is embarking on reforms aimed at improving efficiency and service, while cracking down on perpetrators of fraudulent claims with help from federal authorities. Agency staffing is being increased by 110 positions. (AP Photo/Morgan Lee)
New Mexico seeks reforms at unemployment agency

By Morgan Lee Jun. 11, 2021 05:03 PM EDT

FILE - In this March 20, 2020, file photo, the Amazon campus outside the company headquarters in Seattle sits nearly deserted on an otherwise sunny and warm afternoon. Corporate and tech employees at Amazon won't have to work in offices full time after coronavirus restrictions are lifted. The online retail giant said in a company blog post Thursday, June 10, 2021, that those workers can work remotely two days a week. In addition, the employees can work remotely from a domestic location for four full weeks each year. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
Amazon now says remote work OK 2 days a week

Jun. 10, 2021 05:08 PM EDT

Many Americans moved to less pricey housing markets in 2020

By Alex Veiga Jun. 10, 2021 01:39 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many Americans who moved last year relocated to areas where homes were, on average, bigger and less expensive. On...

FILE - In this Thursday, April 12, 2007 file photo, A sign at a Gap store is seen in The Grove shopping area in Los Angeles. A dozen retailers including Gap and H&M are collaborating on a campaign this fall to enlist customers to combat bad behavior against retail workers. The campaign is being spearheaded by Open to All and two other groups, and comes as workers face increased harassment as they try to enforce social distancing and mask protocols during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, File)
Stores enlist shoppers to stop bad behavior against workers

By Anne D'innocenzio Jun. 07, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

NC House votes to do away with extra jobless benefits early

By Gary D. Robertson Jun. 03, 2021 04:25 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina would do away with the $300-per-week supplemental benefits for the unemployed provided by the federal government during the...

McConnell: Extra jobless benefit hurts back-to-work efforts

By Bruce Schreiner Jun. 02, 2021 04:42 PM EDT
SHELBYVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s acceptance of extra jobless benefits is hampering efforts by businesses to find help as the economy moves beyond the...

Artists, culture workers eligible for pandemic relief grants

Jun. 02, 2021 02:12 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Artists and workers in the state's cultural institutions who have suffered hardship during the coronavirus pandemic can now apply for...

Montana employees working remote will head back to worksites

Jun. 01, 2021 12:50 PM EDT
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana state employees who have been working remotely because of the pandemic will begin returning to their worksites this month and...

Senate passes 3 virus bills, some vaccination sites to close

By Holly Ramer And Kathy Mccormack May. 27, 2021 10:19 AM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A bill aimed at curtailing the governor’s authority during future pandemics or other emergencies has cleared the state Senate. ...

Reemployment bonus idea advanced by NC Senate committee

By Gary D. Robertson May. 26, 2021 01:04 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — With employers struggling to fill positions as post-pandemic restrictions end, North Carolina state senators advanced a proposal Wednesday...

Editorial Roundup: Michigan

By The Associated Press May. 24, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Detroit News. May 19, 2021. Editorial: Michigan’s COVID cops still hard at work Michiganians gave a sigh of relief...

Michelle Pepe tries to smell her late father's wallet while going through his belongings one year after he died of the coronavirus, in Sharon, Mass., on Wednesday, April 14, 2021. After contracting the virus herself, Pepe lost and has not regained her sense of smell. She keeps her father's belongings in hopes that one day it comes back and she can smell him again. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
On a mission to heal after exposing her dad to deadly virus

By Luis Andres Henao And Jessie Wardarski May. 24, 2021 12:01 AM EDT

NC legislature considers bonuses for unemployed who get jobs

May. 20, 2021 04:20 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina unemployment benefit recipients could get bonuses of $1,500 if they return to work soon under a measure unveiled Thursday...

Editorial Roundup: U.S.

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2021 01:25 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: May 19 The Boston Globe on U.S. aid to Israel should...

Tables are cleaned in an outdoor eating area amid the COVID-19 pandemic Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Burbank, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
California restaurants expect rebound that will take years

By Don Thompson May. 18, 2021 07:44 PM EDT

Beshear: Ending extra jobless aid now would hurt economy

By Bruce Schreiner May. 17, 2021 05:26 PM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Cutting off the extra federal payments going to unemployed Kentuckians would hurt the state's economy as it recovers from the COVID-19...