"Millions of jobs that have been shortchanged or wiped out entirely by the coronavirus pandemic are unlikely to come back, economists warn, setting up a massive need for career changes and retraining in the United States." https://t.co/M7we0PixRb
"Google employees have banded together to form an international union alliance, weeks after the formation of the minority Alphabet Workers Union in the US." https://t.co/m9NKizYLA3
"The Department of Health and Human Services is eliminating the requirement that physicians obtain a special federal waiver in order to prescribe buprenorphine, a medication to treat opioid use disorder." https://t.co/3iYMpXwJmh
"Work-related deaths reached a 12-year high in 2019 at more than 5,300, according to new data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "https://t.co/m36APjbvsO
"It is the single largest one-day coronavirus spike in Berkeley since the cityβs first case was reported in late February. It is also the largest outbreak in the city reported to date at a single facility. " https://t.co/g6HREPnPqL
"On September 17, Cal/OSHAβs Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board voted unanimously to draft a new emergency temporary standard, with a deadline for consideration at their November 19 meeting, that would help bolster worker safety for all Cal ... https://t.co/nJzLoCDks1
"The GOP proposal would erect almost insurmountable obstacles to lawsuits by workers who become infected with the coronavirus at their workplaces." https://t.co/tz26d9e0wH
"More than 10,500 health care workers were diagnosed with COVID-19 and 64 died in the state, according to the California Department of Public Health. Health workers argue they face higher risks on the job than elsewhere, especially under shelter-in-place."https://t.co/iB6qQ0XDYc
"Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (DβSan Diego) introduced this week Assembly Bill 3123, new legislation that would protect workers from retaliation when they are unable to work during public health emergencies such as the coronavirus outbreak."
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"The pilot test, which is taking place at three California airports, is Uber's latest response to a new California law known as AB5 that makes it more difficult for employers in the state to classify workers as independent contractors." https://t.co/uJHw6feX9Y