Sick Calls Amid COVID Surge Exacerbate Labor Shortage
Staffing problems have already been impacting restaurants and other businesses in Massachusetts, but with COVID-19 cases continuing to climb to new highs, workers are calling out
BALTIMORE, MD, October 8, 2024 ā New findings from a team of renowned researchers calls for transparency and rigorous oversight of the U.S. Medicare Advantage (MA) program, the United Statesā largest healthcare capitation program.
Hurricane Milton is barrelling toward the west coast of Florida. Meteorologists predict the storm will make landfall Wednesday at a level of either Category 3 or 4, in what one Wall Street analyst predicts could inflict between $50 to $175 billion worth of losses on the Tampa/Fort Myers region. Millions of residents have been ordered to evacuate.
Aided by intense pressure from senior Biden administration officials, the shipping companies, represented by the U.S. Maritime Alliance, significantly increased the raise they were offering the dockworkers to 62% from their previous offer of a 50% boost in pay. The International Longshoremenās Association, the dockworkersā union, was seeking a 77% raise, but it accepted the new offer, which will be phased in over six years.
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Staffing problems have already been impacting restaurants and other businesses in Massachusetts, but with COVID-19 cases continuing to climb to new highs, workers are calling out
CNN's Brian Todd reports on air travel and how to do so safely during the pandemic this holiday season
The omicron variant is attacking air travel. Airlines, airport security and passengers are all in the crosshairs of the COVID-19 variant.
Dec. 24. 2021 -- The first confirmed death from the Omicron variant in the U.S. was a reinfection. The man, who was in his 50s and lived in Harris County, Texas, was unvaccinated and had previously been infected with COVID-19. He recently contracted the virus again, and it was confirmed as the Omicron variant.
Dozens of NHL players are under covid-19 protocols, resulting in teams playing shorthanded, and in some cases, temporarily shutting down. There have been several postponed games over the past two weeks, including cross border games, with teams that were still in action playing to empty arena. The NHL has now officially paused the season through Christmas, with further extensions possible.
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