Tag Archives: Unemployment
Headspace is offering free mindfulness courses to unemployed Americans
Coursera makes courses available for free to the unemployed
Google displays unemployment benefit details based on your state
NY court rules Postmates couriers are entitled to unemployment benefits
Gig economy workers in New York won a significant battle this week after the state's Court of Appeals ruled in their favor against Postmates. Supporting a previous state decision, the court said Postmates couriers should be considered employees for t...
Here’s Why Suicide Rates In the Middle-Aged Are Increasing: Report
The results of a new study are alarming regarding the relationship the Great Recession, which ignited in the wake of the George W. Bush presidency, and suicide rates. According to coverage by...
U.S. private sector creates 230,000 jobs in October
The private sector in the US has contributed about 230,000 jobs in the month of October and this number has gone up to the most since June and has even surpassed the expectations of the economists....
Unemployment Extension Parleys between Perez and Boehner
Unemployment extension stalled in the House. The labor secretary, Thomas E. Perez, sent a missive to the speaker John A. Boehner, regarding job creation tactics. The speaker was prodded to act on the...
Unemployment Benefits Extension to be Delayed
The unemployment benefits deal could be delayed by months thanks to bureaucratic rigmarole. At least this was the warning given by the governmental unemployment officials. The procrastination could...
Out Of Work But Not Out Of Options
I don’t know whether it’s because of the high-profile CIO firings or the high-profile CIO resignations, but there’s a lot of advice out there for unemployed and newly employed CIOs. Even though CIO...