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Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)

We know many people have questions about The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA). We have compiled information along with answers to many frequently asked questions to provide guidance during this transition. We have also provided answers to q

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Blog of the Week

Social distancing complaints at city businesses flood 311

The few commercial establishments still operating in New York City saw more than 1,500 complaints of inadequate social distancing in a single week, as officials struggle to keep residents of the most densely populated big city in America away from each other.

Thought for the Week

"If women could be making what they should be making, what their male counterparts are making, the economy would be doing much better, if we're really serious about making sure that women, particularly women of color are earning the money that they deserve, then we need to make sure that we're making our voices heard this (election) year."

–Shannon Williams of the Equal Pay Today Campaign

List of the Week

from National Partnership for Women & Families

• Black women working full time, year-round typically make only 62 cents for every dollar paid to their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts.
• Latina women working full time, year-round typically make only 54 cents for every dollar paid to their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts.
• Asian women working full time, year round are typically paid 90 cents for every dollar paid to their white, non-Hispanic male counterparts.
• The wage gap translates into an annual median loss of $23,540 for Black women, $28,036 for Latinas, $24,443 for Native women, and $6,007 for Asian women.

Top Five News Headlines

1. Illinois residents should stay home to stop coronavirus. Why are big box stores packed?
2. Senate Democrats Propose Hazard Pay for Essential Workers
3. How Leaders Are Responding to COVID-19 Workplace Disruption
4. Amazon says it may fire workers who violate social distancing guidelines
5. 8-month-long sexual harassment investigation was 'sufficiently expeditious,' 2nd Cir. finds