In March, President Trump signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law. The Act provides paid sick time and protected paid family leave for eligible employees, but how…
The coronavirus has spread across the United States quickly disrupting daily life with the closing of bars and restaurants. While this has an effect on the restaurant industry, there is…
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Arizonans have proven that we are stronger together. Time and time again, I hear from Arizonans who are making a difference in their communities by donating…
After three weeks of record-breaking unemployment filings, jobless claims for the state and the nation dipped slightly last week, but they were still in what one economist called “shockingly high”…
As we all know, the coronavirus outbreak has shut down a substantial portion of the U.S.economy. Arizona State University Associate Professor of Economics Alexander Bick now has more timely and…
Thousands of dollars started arriving in Arizonans’ bank accounts this week as the first coronavirus relief payments from the massive coronavirus relief package began to be distributed in the form…
For the many struggling through our current crisis, help is on the way. The Internal Revenue Service said Saturday it sent out the first wave of stimulus payments to Americans.…
Nearly half of Arizona’s private workforce is employed by small business owners who are seeing massive disruptions to their operations with the spread of COVID-19. While federal and state relief…
Arizona’s farmers are on the job during COVID-19 keeping the nation fed. But disruptions, from erratic shifts in consumer spending to Mexico canceling imports, are causing financial distress in certain…
While Congress and the White House are promising to add billions to the Paycheck Protection Program, some small businesses say they are just trying to hang on long enough to…
Another 129,215 Arizonans filed for unemployment last week, boosting the number of new jobless claims in the state above a quarter-million since March 1, according to the latest numbers from…
The state is adding $600 to the maximum weekly unemployment benefit of $240, and the first checks should go out as soon as next week, the Arizona Department of Economic Security said…
