May 28, 2021 - Smlr_net

28 May 2021


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*May 28, 2021*
*Title:*                    You Can Still Count the Number of Black CEOs On
One Hand
*Source:*               NPR
*Author:*               David Gura
*Date:*                   May 27, 2021
*Summary:*          According to Equilar, a clearinghouse for corporate
leadership data, 29.6% of companies on the S&P 500 do not have at least one
Black board member. Today, there are five Black CEOs in the Fortune 500.
When Ken Frazier retires from Merck next month, there will be four.
*Link:*                    https://n.pr/3fQgfgb
*Title:*                    Jobs Picture Shows More Improvement as
Unemployment Claims Slide
*Source:*               CNBC
*Author:*               Jeff Cox
*Date:*                   May 27, 2021
*Summary:*          The U.S. jobs market edged closer to its pre-pandemic
self last week as initial jobless claims totaled just 406,000 for the week
ended May 22, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
*Link:*                    https://cnb.cx/2Tl1nyB
*Title:*                   Congressional Bill Introduced Would Allow
College Athletes to Form Unions, Become Employees
*Source:*               ESPN
*Author:*               Dan Murphy
*Date:*                   May 27, 2021
*Summary:*          The College Athletes Right to Organize bill,
co-authored by Sens. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt.,
presents a direct challenge to the NCAA's foundational premise of
amateurism. It asserts that any college athletes who are compensated by
their school for their athletic ability -- whether through a scholarship or
other means -- should have the right to organize and collectively bargain.
*Link:*                    https://es.pn/3yJkvGS
*Title:*                    Gig Workers To Lose All Unemployment Benefits
in 20 GOP States: “You Can’t Prepare For It”
*Source:*               CBS News
*Author:*               Aimee Picchi
*Date:*                   May 27, 2021
*Summary:*          Without PUA, self-employed workers in those states will
be stripped of all jobless aid. The temporary program was designed by the
Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, to
provide support for a growing group of nontraditional workers in America's
gig economy, who don't otherwise qualify for regular unemployment aid.
*Link:*                    https://cbsn.ws/3fqzOg2
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