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'Our vacation was stolen': VRBO guests fume over refunds on trips dashed by coronavirus
CHICAGO -- When Erin Haughton planned her family's spring break getaway to Mexico earlier this year, she booked a place to... Read More
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What's essential? Confusion clouds workers, employers
Are construction workers essential? It depends.
The standards for what constitutes essential work under COVID-19 pandemic rules vary state to state, city to city, and, in some cases, hour to hour. Some orders change ...Read more
Dodgers TV blackout is over; Spectrum deal puts SportsNet LA on DirecTV, AT&T TV
LOS ANGELES -- If there's a baseball season in 2020, many more Los Angeles Dodgers fans across the region will finally be able to watch their team from home.
Spectrum announced Wednesday it reached an agreement to carry ...Read more
Tension, fear grip US health workers with critical protective gear running low
Health-care workers and others essential to the Covid-19 fight say they're increasingly frustrated that they're being sent into a deadly battle without the protective gear they need for themselves and their patients.
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Health care standard bearer tells hospitals to let staff bring own face masks, use as desired
The U.S. body that sets standards for and accredits 22,000 health care organizations recommended Tuesday that employers not only allow health care workers to bring face masks from home but also allow them to choose when to...Read more
Coronavirus help: Comcast pledges $500 million to workers; executives forgo salaries
Comcast Corp. pledged $500 million to help employees struggling through the coronavirus health crisis, and its five top leaders will donate their salaries to COVID-19 relief efforts.
"We hope in some small way we can make...Read more
David Lazarus: You can thank the coronavirus for plunge in robocalls
Like most of us, Elaine Regus and her husband have adapted to being home most of the day, except for the occasional walk around the neighborhood.
The San Dimas, Calif., resident told me that in the past, they'd typically ...Read more
Stay-Cay? Go Away!
It's easy to count the joys of working from home.
The calculation becomes more difficult when it comes to the joys of vacationing at home.
Personally, I count only one: You're not working. But for slackers like thee ...Read more
6.64 million: Unemployment claims surge as states await federal guidance
WASHINGTON -- More than 6.64 million workers filed initial claims for unemployment insurance in the week ending March 28, exceeding the 3.3 million who filed claims a week earlier, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
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Pros and Cons of Managing Employees From Home
Before the coronavirus hit America, employees envied those who were allowed to work remotely one day a week. It seemed that a five-day workweek was one day too many, and people longed for an additional day at home. All ...Read more
Quibi was already a gamble. Will the coronavirus crisis help or hurt the streaming service?
As the coronavirus outbreak spread last month, producers Jonah Bekhor and Jonas Bell Pasht worried their Quibi show, "The Nod with Brittany & Eric," was doomed. The duo had taken over a loft in Manhattan's Flatiron ...Read more
Column: Coronavirus may be a new factor when California's housing debate reignites
People fleeing cities in an attempt to outrun the coronavirus have caused consternation in rural hinterlands and warm-weather refuges.
But the COVID-19 crisis has triggered a longer-term discussion about the health risks ...Read more
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes wants trial preparations exempted from safety orders
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes wants the judge overseeing her criminal fraud case to order her legal team's trial preparations essential and exempt from coronavirus safety restrictions so lawyers and...Read more
Did Quibi steal mobile technology? A rival wants a court to halt its launch
The legal fight over Quibi's mobile technology escalated on Wednesday as media and technology company Eko said it would request an injunction to block Hollywood's newest streaming service from launching on Monday.
Eko, a ...Read more
Call centers become front line of banks' COVID-19 battle as first workers test positive
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- With millions of Americans unemployed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bank call centers are swarmed with thousands of requests to delay mortgage payments, get fee waivers and help people sort out ...Read more
'Hero bonus:' Kroger gives temporary raise to hourly employees due to coronavirus
Kroger gave temporary raises to its hourly grocery, supply chain, manufacturing, pharmacy and call center employees, the company announced Tuesday night.
The raise was $2 an hour to each employee's current rate of pay for...Read more
Column: The bad science behind Trump's chloroquine claims
Jennifer Herrera is down to her last 15 days of a drug she needs to control her inflammatory arthritis. Her pharmacy is out of stock and has no idea when its next shipment will come in.
Her misfortune is that she's ...Read more
How to talk to your landlord about rent if coronavirus closures have affected your paycheck
For many out-of-work Americans, the first of the month looms larger now than it did just four short weeks ago.
Even if your landlord has announced rent cuts or is helping you cover the rent due, you may be wondering just ...Read more
Coronavirus vaccine race gets unlikely partner: big tobacco
Cigarette makers may seem like an unlikely source of life-saving vaccines, yet Philip Morris International Inc. and British American Tobacco Plc are trying to devise a defense against the coronavirus from the humble ...Read more
Social Security and You: Social Security Maximizing Madness
Every week, I probably get a dozen emails from readers who tell me they want to "maximize" their Social Security benefits. So many senior citizens are absolutely obsessed with the notion that there is some secret to ...Read more
It's Not What Happens To You
In 1985, one of the true symbols of success was a new, four-door Cadillac sedan. His success enabled Jim Winner Jr., to beam with pride at his new Cadillac with all the "extras" -- deluxe leather interior, state-of-the-art...Read more
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- Coronavirus help: Comcast pledges $500 million to workers; executives forgo salaries
- Dodgers TV blackout is over; Spectrum deal puts SportsNet LA on DirecTV, AT&T TV
- Tension, fear grip US health workers with critical protective gear running low
- What's essential? Confusion clouds workers, employers
- Column: The bad science behind Trump's chloroquine claims
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