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A5: To effectively respond to the #coronavirus recession, U.S. policymakers must keep income flowing and pause expenses for individuals and businesses, ensuring they are ready to get back to work once the health crisis passes. #JobEquityCOVID 1/
But responding to the crisis without also making our economy more resilient against future shocks would be a mistake.
We need to address the underlying fragilities caused by economic inequality and disparate access to quality jobs. medium.com/@heatherboushe… #JobEquityCOVID 2/
We need to address the underlying fragilities caused by economic inequality and disparate access to quality jobs. medium.com/@heatherboushe… #JobEquityCOVID 2/
In this moment, we need permanent, inequality-fighting policy changes that improve the country’s safety net and work supports, and that enhance automatic fiscal stabilizers. equitablegrowth.org/u-s-economic-p… #JobEquityCOVID #RecessionReady /n
A4: We have seen many states and cities step up and enact legislation in the wake of COVID-19 that focuses on #jobequity and #workforcedev. #JobEquityCOVID 1/n
In MI, Gov. Whitmer intro’ed policy allowing employers to scale back worker hours & allowing the state’s UI program to make up difference in lost pay.
It also increased the number of weeks claimants can receive benefits from 20 ➡️ 26. bridgemi.com/michigan-healt… #JobEquityCOVID 2/
It also increased the number of weeks claimants can receive benefits from 20 ➡️ 26. bridgemi.com/michigan-healt… #JobEquityCOVID 2/
Other states like CA & OH have waived UI eligibility requirements, like having to be actively searching for a job.
Others like NY waived the 7-day waiting period between filing a claim and receiving benefits, writes @jljenniferliu cnbc.com/2020/03/20/cor… #JobEquityCOVID 3/
Others like NY waived the 7-day waiting period between filing a claim and receiving benefits, writes @jljenniferliu cnbc.com/2020/03/20/cor… #JobEquityCOVID 3/
A3: No workers should have to choose between a paycheck and their own health or the health of loved ones.
Yet in the service industry, only 6 in 10 workers have access to #paidsickdays. #JobEquityCOVID 1/
Yet in the service industry, only 6 in 10 workers have access to #paidsickdays. #JobEquityCOVID 1/
“Service industry workers, like those in restaurants, retail, childcare & the gig economy, are much less likely to have paid sick days, the ability to work remotely, or employer-provided health insurance”- @clairecm @sarahkliff @sangerkatz nytimes.com/2020/03/01/ups… #JobEquityCOVID
These workers, whose job has them interacting face-to-face with others every day, are the last people we want going to work sick in a potential pandemic. #JobEquityCOVID medium.com/economic-polic… 3/
A2: There is some good news here: Gig & part-time workers are covered by #PaidSickLeave included in the March 18 bill.
They also have access to UI benefits from the $2.2T #StimulusBill passed last week and through work-sharing programs at the state level. #JobEquityCOVID 1/
They also have access to UI benefits from the $2.2T #StimulusBill passed last week and through work-sharing programs at the state level. #JobEquityCOVID 1/
Making these changes more expansive & permanent is necessary so all workers can weather this crisis. We should build in triggers so supports don’t stop until the economy recovers, and they turn back on if crisis returns
equitablegrowth.org/the-only-thing… #JobEquityCOVID #RecessionReady 2/
equitablegrowth.org/the-only-thing… #JobEquityCOVID #RecessionReady 2/
Workers will need to file an unemployment claim in the state where they worked.
Many offices will be closed due to social distancing guidelines, but laid off workers can apply online or by phone.
Here’s how: careeronestop.org/WorkerReEmploy… #JobEquityCOVID /n
Many offices will be closed due to social distancing guidelines, but laid off workers can apply online or by phone.
Here’s how: careeronestop.org/WorkerReEmploy… #JobEquityCOVID /n
A1 This crisis will be made worse by record high economic inequality, which combined with a porous social safety net makes us more vulnerable to economic shocks.
This economic fragility is a direct result of prioritizing markets > people for the past 50 years #JobEquityCOVID 1/
This economic fragility is a direct result of prioritizing markets > people for the past 50 years #JobEquityCOVID 1/
It’s why the US is 1 of 3 OECD countries that doesn’t ensure every worker has access to #paidsickdays.
It’s why the U.S. spends just 0.6% of GDP on support exclusively for families & kids, the 2nd lowest of all OECD countries. data.oecd.org/socialexp/fami… #JobEquityCOVID 2/
It’s why the U.S. spends just 0.6% of GDP on support exclusively for families & kids, the 2nd lowest of all OECD countries. data.oecd.org/socialexp/fami… #JobEquityCOVID 2/
It’s why our countercyclical spending programs are less developed & less able to cushion economic shocks than most of our economic counterparts. #JobEquityCOVID 3/
