Live event workers call for federal relief

America’s live event and entertainment businesses came to a screeching halt this year when most states imposed restrictions on large gatherings because of COVID-19. Now, many say their industry feels…

With job losses, workers and their families lose health insurance coverage

What’s going on with extra COVID-19 unemployment benefits? It’s been weeks since President Donald Trump signed an executive memorandum that was supposed to get the federal government back into the…

Unemployment Insurance Hasn’t Disincentivized Workers From Re-entering the Job Market

August 5, 2020 at 5:00 am ET The supplemental benefits from the CARES Act expired July 31, 2020, and many of the protections for renters and borrowers have expired or…

How U.S. Soccer turned old jerseys into new masks for frontline workers

The United States Soccer Federation is donating 500 masks made from old national team jerseys to those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Robin Alam/Getty Images) Deep in…

How U.S. Soccer turned jerseys into masks for frontline workers

Deep in the bowels of the 19th century Chicago mansion that serves as the headquarters for the United States Soccer Federation, several hundred decades-old U.S. national team jerseys hung on…