Hotels and restaurants are getting ready for a big rush this Memorial Day weekend and this summer. But their revenues may not be as much as they hoped.
Gig workers to lose all unemployment benefits in 20 GOP states: You can t prepare for it By Aimee Picchi Unemployment claims hit pandemic low
Selina Smedley said she was expecting to have jobless aid through early September, a $300 weekly boost that has been helping her get by while her Dallas-area cleaning business remains far below pre-pandemic levels. Then Texas Governor Greg Abbott unmoored her by announcing an early end to enhanced jobless benefits.
As of June 26, the 50-year-old Smedley will get cut off from all jobless aid two months before federal funding is due to expire. She is one of almost 1 million self-employed workers who are hurtling toward a benefits cliff next month in the 20 states where Republican governors are shutting off the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program early. Most of the governors cited a desperate need for workers among employers such as restaurants and retailers that are reopening to the public.
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The CDC s new mask guidelines are confusing Texas businesses and their customers. People who are vaccinated don t have to cover their faces, but many businesses and restaurants still require masks. Anna Tauzin, with the Texas Restaurant Association, says many owners are keeping mask rules in place until the government clarifies the rules. She says business owners don t know if they re allowed to ask customers if they re vaccinated. She advises people to hang onto their masks for now.
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