Orange County residents have felt the pandemic’s economic collapse for almost a year now.
Tag: Orange County Unemployment Amidst Coronavirus
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‘I Hope They Put Themselves in Our Shoes’
When the airport shut down, so did the restaurants inside. Reyna Gonzalez, 55, had worked there for years. We first spoke with her in September. The interviews were conducted in Spanish.
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Orange County’s Unemployed Face a Battle on Two Fronts: Getting Unemployment Checks and Food
A state report found extreme delays in getting checks to unemployed people as food demand is high.
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OC Food Pantries Fight Food Insecurity as Government Aid Dwindles, Unemployment Rises
OC food bank and pantry operators brace for expected food shortfalls.
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Disneyland Reopening Debate Intensifies Amid Threat of Layoffs
Gov. Newsom has yet to release theme park virus guidance despite hints that guidelines are coming “very soon” and as Disneyland is slated to sack nearly 6,000 workers.
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Gov. Newsom Opts Against Rehiring Protections for Orange County Resort Workers
A governor’s veto on Wednesday night puts more than 50,000 hotel and resort workers across Orange County on edge as they were hoping to get rehiring protections.
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Santana: Out of Work, Out of Time in Orange County
There’s nearly 200,000 people out of work across Orange County, about the same amount of local unemployment during the Great Recession of 2008. Who will look out for the county’s working poor?
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Concerns Rise Over State Unemployment Hold-Ups, Local Labor Unease Mounts Over Laid-off Workers
A growing backlog of state unemployment claims and concerns among local labor leaders over whether laid off workers will get their jobs back keeps a spotlight on unemployment.
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Labor Day Puts Focus on Protecting Workers, Unemployed Facing Uphill Battles During Pandemic
Since the pandemic began grocery store clerks, warehouse workers, farmworkers, construction crews, health care workers and many others never stopped.
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Statewide Law Gives OC Renters, Homeowners Eviction and Foreclosure Protections
Orange County residents won’t be evicted for failing to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic due to a new state law banning evictions until February next year, but people will still have to pay their rent in full by then.
