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The federal loans were meant to help hospitals survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet they're coming due now — at a time when many rural hospitals are still desperate for help. -
Andrew Nixon/CapRadioGov. Gavin Newsom said Monday the state’s outdated computer system for processing unemployment insurance claims needs to be “strewn to the wastebin,” after being inundated with applications during the pandemic.
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The record-breaking fire season could have lasting effects on the economy of California’s mountain communities.
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Before the coronavirus hit, many workers chose freelance or contract jobs because they preferred the flexibility and variety it offered. But now millions are turning to freelancing out of necessity.
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State lawmakers aimed for a $600-a-week unemployment extension and billions in tax vouchers. Federal inaction, economic anxiety and the pandemic derailed those plans.
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Oregon has been approved for several weeks of $300 weekly unemployment assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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Oregon is applying for President Trump's weekly $300 boost to unemployment benefits. Also, Oregon lawmakers plan to hold three days of hearings next week on the state's problems delivering unemployment benefits
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Oregon residents hard-pressed by economic disruptions caused by the coronavirus started receiving emergency payments authorized by state lawmakers on Thursday. By Friday morning, the program was already running out of money.
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Many colleges and universities in Oregon have opted for a mostly online fall term, including Southern Oregon University in Ashland. Although it’s safer to teach at a distance to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, some professors say this new teaching environment has them stressed and discouraged.
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Oregon residents who are still waiting for their unemployment benefits can apply for a one-time payment of $500 in emergency relief starting Wednesday.
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Many local workers and entrepreneurs are struggling to deal with an overburdened unemployment bureaucracy that's hard to navigate, and that sometimes completely fails to deliver badly needed help.
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A judge ruled that the ride-hailing giants must comply with California’s AB 5 contractor law, but legal appeals, a November ballot battle and big questions about organized labor loom large.
