Stories tagged: "Essential workers"
Women make up more than two-thirds of workers with tipped jobs, which have a federal minimum wage of $2.13 an hour.
It’s been one year since the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic, and essential workers are finally getting vaccinated.
Food service workers were deemed essential during the early stages of the pandemic, but most are still not prioritized for vaccination.
Full-time workers in Arizona must earn at least $21 an hour to be able to rent a modest home, or work 57 hours per week at minimum wage.
Reporter Janelle Cogan shares what it's like to date and live with an "essential worker," and opens up about the stress and anxiety it entails.
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The federal government’s lack of a cohesive response has forced states to adopt their own rules and create a patchwork system of “stay-at-home” orders and other public health measures.
New York can't survive without the hard work of thousands of so-called essential workers. We wanted to put a face to their sacrifice during this pandemic.
