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Why the Coronavirus Recession Is Not Like the Last Recession

Judith Ramirez received a letter this month that she’d been dreading: The Honolulu hotel that furloughed her from a housekeeping job in March, during the lockdown triggered by the coronavirus pandemic, made her layoff permanent. Ramirez, 40, was originally told …

Furlough Notices Going To Washington State Workers

Thousands of Washington state employees received furlough notices Monday telling them they face a temporary layoff unless state lawmakers agree on a budget this week to prevent a government shutdown. Washington’s two-year budget comes to a close at the end …

California Earthquake Authority to Pay Back Wages

The California Earthquake Authority, the state’s quasi-private earthquake insurer, is planning to pay furlough back wages to current and former agency employees who lost salary to the policy, the Sacramento Bee is reporting. CEA told the Bee that the agency …