The new year has ushered in a slew of minimum wage increases across the country. A total of 81 states and cities will be raising their minimum wages in 2022, and 44 cities will be increasing theirs to above $15 an hour. “These raises that took effect this week, combined with others scheduled for later this year, are the largest wave of minimum wage raises that we’ve seen,” Paul Sonn, state policy program director at the National Employment Law Project, said on Yahoo Finance Live (video… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Small Business Finds Only 38 Percent of Microbusiness Owners Received Government Aid During the Pandemic, with 50 Percent Still Experiencing Negative Impacts of COVID-19
Amid lack of government assistance, 85 percent of microbusiness owners relied on community support for survival, but despite challenges, 95 percent are optimistic about 2021 SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Yahoo Small Business, a division of Verizon Business, today released the findings of the Yahoo Small Business 2021 Microbusiness Outlook Report, a new survey exploring the state of microbusinesses (businesses with five or fewer employees) in the U.S. and their outlook as… Source link
Read More »Yahoo Small Business Finds Only 38 Percent of Microbusiness Owners Received Government Aid During the Pandemic, with 50 Percent Still Experiencing Negative Impacts of COVID-19
SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Yahoo Small Business, a division of Verizon Business, today released the findings of the Yahoo Small Business 2021 Microbusiness Outlook Report, a new survey exploring the state of microbusinesses (businesses with five or fewer employees) in the U.S. and their outlook as they emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. A highlight of the findings are as follows: 50% of microbusiness owners continue to struggle with the economic impacts of COVID…. Source link
Read More »Google debuts a new website and set of resources for Americans experiencing food insecurity – TechCrunch
Google today is launching a new suite of resources for people struggling with food insecurity across the U.S. The project includes the launch of a new website, “Find Food Support,” that connects people to food support resources, including hotlines, SNAP information, and a Google Maps locator tool that points people to their local food banks, food pantries and school meal program pickup locations, among other things. In an announcement, Google explains how the Covid-19 pandemic… Source link
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