February 25, 2021 - Smlr_net

25 Feb 2021


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*FEBRUARY 25, 2021*
*Title:*                    Unemployment Rate for Persons with a Disability
Increases to 12.6% in 2020
*Source:*               U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
*Author:*               U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
*Date:*                   February 24, 2021
*Summary:*          In 2020, 17.9 percent of persons with a disability were
employed, down from 19.3 percent in 2019, the U.S. Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported today. For persons without a disability, 61.8 percent
were employed in 2020, down from 66.3 percent in the prior year. The
unemployment rates for persons with and without a disability both increased
from 2019 to 2020, to 12.6 percent and 7.9 percent, respectively. Data on
both groups for 2020 reflect the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19)
pandemic and efforts to contain it.
*Link:*                    https://bit.ly/2P2G6HO
*Title:*                    ‘Union Guy’ Joe Biden Keeps his Distance from
Amazon Union Fight
*Source:*               Politico
*Author:*               Rebecca Rainey and Christopher Cadelago
*Date:*                   February 24, 2021
*Summary:*          When Joe Biden was running for president, he promised
union members that he would be the “best friend labor has ever had in the
White House.” Now in office, Biden is keeping his distance from the biggest
union fight of his early presidency, one involving a powerful company that
gave to his inauguration and has pledged to help his administration fight
the Covid-19 pandemic.
*Link:*                    http://politi.co/3aSG51L
*Title:*                   Anime is Booming. So Why Are Animators Living in
Poverty?
*Source:*               The New York Times
*Author:*               Ben Dooley and Hikari Hida
*Date:*                   February 24, 2021
*Summary:*          The workers who make the Japanese shows the world is
binge-watching can earn as little as $200 a month. Many wonder how much
longer they can endure it.
*Link:*                    http://nyti.ms/3bH3qTh
*Title:*                    Rhode Island AG Pushing Back Against Wage
Theft, Labor Violations
*Source:*               The Patch
*Author:*               Rachel Nunes
*Date:*                   February 24, 2021
*Summary:*          Rhode Island's attorney general is fighting back
against labor law violations. Peter Neronha voiced his support for proposed
legislation that would strengthen penalties for wage theft and
misclassification of employees, making them felony violations.
*Link:*                    http://bit.ly/3dHLavH
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