(Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc said on Saturday it is raising overtime pay for associates working in its U.S. warehouses as the world’s largest online retailer tries to meet the rapidly growing demand for online shopping from consumers stuck at home during the coronavirus outbreak.
Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos, the world’s richest person, also said on Saturday, “My own time and thinking is now wholly focused on COVID-19 and on how Amazon can best play its role,” according to a message posted on a company website.
While you're here, how about this:
Allen: Essential businesses are looking to state and feds for help with worker pay - VTDigger
In this column, VTDigger business and economy reporter Anne Wallace Allen looks at the consideration of hazard pay for essential workers.
Back when the Legislature was still considering everyday matters like social justice, VBSR was working overtime to get Vermont’s wage moved up to $15/hour within the next few years.
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Then the coronavirus hit, with its accompanying business shutdowns. VBSR’s members found themselves competing for workers with the unemployment insurance system, which is offering to pay some of them more than $1,100 a week in state and federal unemployment benefits.
How to be a more ethical Amazon shopper during the pandemic | The Atlanta Voice
An employee carries a package at the distribution center of US online retail giant Amazon in Moenchengladbach, on December 17, 2019. (Photo by INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images)
Households across the country are facing a stark moral dilemma on a weekly, if not daily, basis: go out during the pandemic to shop for groceries and supplies but risk your own health, or order those same items online and risk the health of the people who pack and deliver them to you.
City agencies seeking federal reimbursement for COVID-19 expenses
The city of El Dorado has applied for two federal grants to get its share of provisions and assistance that are being offered to municipalities across the country for expenses that are associated with their response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
During an El Dorado City Finance Committee meeting late last month, Fire Chief Chad Mosby urged all city departments to keep track of COVID-19-response-related expenses, such as supplies and overtime pay, that incur during the outbreak.
And here's another article:
Eli Cranor: Take time for teddy bears and chalk tesselations | Local Sports | joplinglobe.com
Author's note: This installment of Athletic Support is a little different, just like everything else right now. There is no question — no mention of sports — only my thoughts on where we all are, and hopefully where we're going. Grace and peace, Eli
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Last night the kids were in bed by nine. My wife and I had time, so we took it slow, dancing around the subject at hand, trying to figure out how we arrived in this strange place. This strange time.
Editorial — Budget overload: State lawmakers expand prevailing wage law in spending plan |
A photo of the state Capitol building in Albany. Lawmakers approved a measure to expand the prevailing wage in New York as part of the fiscal year 2021 budget. Submitted photo
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo proposed expanding the prevailing wage in New York as part of his executive budget for fiscal year 2021. Mike Groll/Office of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo
State legislators somehow had the courage last year to resist passing a budget without expanding prevailing wages for more public works projects.
Local Governments Plan on Layoffs and Furloughs as Tourism Dries Up Amid Pandemic – NBC 6
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber announced cost-cutting measures Friday on a COVID-19 video update. The City of Miami Beach budget plans to hemorrhage $3 million dollars a week in tax dollars city officials planned to offset by hotel and tourism taxes.
Miami Beach's population is only 95,000, but it's usually one of the engines of the South Florida economy, with its iconic South Beach and yearly festivals.
Meatpacking workers are considered essential. But what happens when they get COVID-19?
Erin is an enterprise reporter for the World-Herald. Previously, Erin covered education. Follow her on Twitter @eduff88. Phone: 402-444-1210.
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On Nov. 23, 2016, 12-year-old Kendall Cradick and her sisters were delivering pies to local police and fire stations to thank the first responders for their service throughout the year.
"This mask is not apples to apples with the N95," developer Chris Hughes said. But it's still designed with a high degree of protection in mind.
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