The New Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has now become law. It provides about $260 billion in enhanced and expanded unemployment insurance benefits (UC) to millions of workers throughout the country who are being furloughed, laid off, or finding themselves without work through no fault of their own because of the COVID-19 pandemic and our public health response to it.
Month: March 2020
Coronavirus Questions And Answers: What Do Employees Need To Know?
While COVID-19 is a public health crisis, it has also become an economic crisis with devastating effects for workers across the nation, and especially in the Pennsylvania and Ohio regions. COVID-19 has left many vulnerable workers questioning what protections they...
Employer retaliation is a serious matter
Facing discrimination in the workplace is bad enough, but when an employer retaliates against an employee for making a complaint or taking some other legal action, then it becomes a serious situation. It is against the law for an employer to retaliate against an...
When should you tell your boss that you are pregnant?
While finding out that you are pregnant can cause many joyful emotions, it can also be a source of anxiety. This is especially true if you are working. Sooner or later, you are going to have to inform your boss that you are pregnant so that you can arrange for...
Can a potential employer ask about your sexual orientation?
If you identify as any type of sexual orientation under the umbrella of the lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender or queer community, then you may worry about how current employment laws could affect you. NPR noted recently that the Trump administration changed several...
