A wide variety of unemployment benefits – augmented by federal funds and available for the first time to self-employed, independent contractors and so-called “gig” workers – are available in North Carolina as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak economic havoc. Here’s a look at the benefits you might be eligible for.
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While it is too soon to do a thorough analysis – three months is not a lot of data upon which to base conclusions – it is interesting nonetheless to begin to study what COVID-19 has taught us about our society and economy. Here’s one executive’s view about our changed world.
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Contact tracing has helped slow or stop previous epidemics, such as the SARS and Ebola outbreaks. But it’s never been more critical – or more challenging – than in this fight against coronavirus. Here’s how contact tracing works and why it’s so important
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Staggered by the COVID-19 pandemic, Enterprise Holdings has laid off nearly 900 workers across North Carolina.
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Small businesses – from startups to established firms with fewer than 500 employees – are lining up for the launch of the new Paycheck Protection Program funding that becomes available at 10:30 a.m. toda
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Joanne Badr Morgan is an attorney with Ward and Smith, P.A. In this post, which is reprinted with permission, Morgan outlines the latest updates about Paycheck Protection Program funding.
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There’s a good chance you’re reading this story in your home office, given that the coronavirus pandemic has upended how (and where) millions of us are now working. And some Wall Street investors are looking to cash in.
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Granite Tactical Vehicles is moving beyond protecting personnel from hostile fire to also offering portable booths designed to protect people administering COVID-19 tests.
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North Carolina’s unemployment situation has worsened so much since mid-March that data shows there are more people out of work across the state than are on the job in the Raleigh-Cary metro And the job situation is only going to get worse, says NC State economist Dr. Mike Walden as well as other economic experts.
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