Stories tagged: "economy"

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Florida Florida Republican Files Measure to Allow Employers to Pay Workers Less After Minimum Wage Vote

Workers under 21 and other “hard-to-hire” employees could earn less than minimum wage if a bill some have called “discriminatory” is passed.

February 1, 2021 6:03 pm EST Mivette Vega Mivette Vega
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Economy Biden Order Ensures Workers Won’t Have to Risk Their Health During a Pandemic

This could result in new guidance designed to undo the Trump administration’s directive to deny unemployment benefits.

January 22, 2021 6:22 pm EST Giselle Balido Giselle Balido
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Economy Some Businesses Are Done With Trump and GOP After Riots

Companies are growing skittish about lawmakers who backed Trump’s false claims of election fraud and suspends political donations.

January 12, 2021 5:59 pm EST Associated Press Associated Press
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Economy Meet Isabel Guzmán, Biden’s Choice to Be the Next Small Business Administrator

“We have to build our economy back better from this pandemic,” Isabel Guzmán said.

January 11, 2021 4:15 pm EST Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz
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Immigration Nebraska Governor Denies Vaccine to Undocumented Frontline Workers

"COVID-19 doesn't ask about legal status and does not care about the politics of a state."

January 7, 2021 2:59 pm EST Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz

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Jeff Rosenfield/Cronkite News Local A Place at the Table: Latinas in Arizona Strive for Representation in Politics
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A voting sign on a wall in English, Spanish, and other languages. Commentary Congress Needs to Fix Backlog That Silenced 300,000 Potential Immigrant Voters by Passing the Citizenship Act
restaurant worker serving tables Coronavirus Should Companies Pay Workers to Get Vaccinated? Here’s What Two Doctors Have to Say.
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Jobs Latino Workers Die While Working More Than Any Other Group, Report Shows

AFL-CIO reports more Latinos are dying at work in Florida, California, and Texas.

December 21, 2020 4:19 pm EST Araceli Cruz Araceli Cruz
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Florida Thousands of Floricuas Could Spend the New Year in the Dark if Moratoriums Are Not Extended

Marta Orbe and Bethzaida Vázquez are among the thousands of residents that could be evicted or lose utility services if moratoriums are not extended in Florida.

December 21, 2020 1:11 pm EST Mivette Vega Mivette Vega