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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): What you need to know

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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA or Act) is part of the federal government’s effort to minimize the economic impact felt by American families dealing with the COVID-19 global pandemic. Together with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, also enacted by the U.S.

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Why more middle class Americans are defining themselves as working class

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A Bankrate survey finds that Americans are more than two times more likely  to feel financially insecure than secure. Grocery store food prices were 1.2% families who are unable to afford the basics of housing, child care, food, transportation, health care and technology. A secure job2. Car insurance is up 20.6%

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Poverty declined last year, but many Americans face economic hardship

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However, like many poverty experts, I believe that the supplemental poverty measure is a better indicator of what’s going on because it takes into account household expenses as well as tax credits and the effects of government programs on reducing poverty. is near the top in terms of the extent and depth of its poverty. in 1959 to 11.1%

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It will take more than government funding for the world to reach net zero

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The initial investments demand substantial funding, often beyond the capacity of many individual businesses or governments. Philanthropy, with its nimble and risk-tolerant characteristics, plays a pivotal role in providing early-stage funding, catalysing wider investments while securing the most equitable outcomes.

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In Palm Beach, farmworkers are ramping up pressure on Wendy’s to ensure worker protections

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” [Photo: Coalition of Immokalee Workers] The Fair Food Program has changed these dynamics on many farms, according to Rodriguez and other workers. The Fair Food Program was formally launched in 2011, after the coalition managed to come to an agreement with tomato growers in Florida.

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How Companies Can Support Moms in–and Returning to—the Workplace

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This is driven by a number of factors, one of which has been identified and dubbed the ‘maternal wall,’ referring specifically to the ways women are held back from career growth when they become mothers,” says Dana Kirwin, director of employer and government relations for Medela.

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The UK workplace sector reacts to the Spring Budget 2023

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UKGBC members across the UK continue to set an ambitious pace for transforming their business models for net zero carbon growth – the Government must use its forthcoming response to Mission Zero and the updated Net Zero Strategy to set out a detailed and credible delivery plan to achieve net zero by 2050.”