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I think we will see a cottage industry focused on getting companies and employees certified as essential so they don't miss out on income next time around. Also

I think we will see a cottage industry focused on getting companies and employees certified as essential so they don't miss out on income next time around. Also around limiting companies liability in the event their policies cause employees to become infected by the next pandemic.

ChuckNorris89 6y ago
That's interesting. In Europe nobody with a full time job missed out on income. Most pople were at home and kept getting paid.
- tathougies 6y ago
  He's talking about companies not people. Most unemployed Americans are getting paid their full wage. Some even get more than they would be making working.
  - TheAdamAndChe 6y ago
    Do you have a source for this? Anecdotally, most family I know that has lost their jobs haven't had their income replaced.
    - rovolo 6y ago
      They must go through their state's unemployment office. The CARES [0] act added $600 per week to state unemployment benefits, expanded unemployment coverage to self-employed workers[1], and extended the time you can stay on unemployment to 39 weeks. This is more than "full wage" for people with low incomes since it's an extra $31K/yr ($15/hr) on top of existing state unemployment benefits. It won't be more for higher incomes. It's state managed, and we definitely have a huge surge of unemployment claims to process, so your family may not have benefits yet due to the backlog of claims. Also, states may have eligibility requirements which your family members don't meet. Which category do your family members fall into? a) Have been denied unemployment b) Are in the queue for unemployment, but haven't gotten it yet c) Have unemployment, but it's less than their previous income [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_Aid,_Relief,_and_Economic_Security_Act#Unemployment_benefits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_Aid,_Relief,_and_E... [1] https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-stimulus-package-questions-answers.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-stimulus-package...

ChuckNorris89 6y ago

That's interesting. In Europe nobody with a full time job missed out on income. Most pople were at home and kept getting paid.

tathougies 6y ago
He's talking about companies not people. Most unemployed Americans are getting paid their full wage. Some even get more than they would be making working.
- TheAdamAndChe 6y ago
  Do you have a source for this? Anecdotally, most family I know that has lost their jobs haven't had their income replaced.
  - rovolo 6y ago
    They must go through their state's unemployment office. The CARES [0] act added $600 per week to state unemployment benefits, expanded unemployment coverage to self-employed workers[1], and extended the time you can stay on unemployment to 39 weeks. This is more than "full wage" for people with low incomes since it's an extra $31K/yr ($15/hr) on top of existing state unemployment benefits. It won't be more for higher incomes. It's state managed, and we definitely have a huge surge of unemployment claims to process, so your family may not have benefits yet due to the backlog of claims. Also, states may have eligibility requirements which your family members don't meet. Which category do your family members fall into? a) Have been denied unemployment b) Are in the queue for unemployment, but haven't gotten it yet c) Have unemployment, but it's less than their previous income [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_Aid,_Relief,_and_Economic_Security_Act#Unemployment_benefits https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_Aid,_Relief,_and_E... [1] https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-stimulus-package-questions-answers.html https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-stimulus-package...