University Of Rhode Island: URI Program Helps Increase Tech Access, Decrease Isolationism Among Older Adults - Richmond, RI - However, the news generated mixed feelings. Before the COVID-19 vaccines had been developed, Fenton, like most people of a certain age, .
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Members of the URI Cyber Seniors program met via Zoom recently to discuss the progress they ve made becoming more tech-savvy.
During the height of the pandemic late last year, Warwick resident Patricia Fenton got the call she had been waiting for her new grandson had been born, a rare bit of joyous news during one of the most difficult years in recent memory for all of us.
However, the news generated mixed feelings. Before the COVID-19 vaccines had been developed, Fenton, like most people of a certain age, had to carefully avoid most people to avoid contracting the virus. She would be unable to hold her family s newest addition for the foreseeable future. But thanks in part to the University of Rhode Island s Engaging Generations Cyber-Seniors program, she was able to meet her infant grandson, Archer, and spend some time with him, if only virtually.
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On Friday, January 1, 2020, New Jersey’s minimum wage increased to $12.00 per hour, pursuant to the bill that had been executed by Governor Phil Murphy back in 2019. The long-term purpose of this law is to gradually increase the minimum wage by $1.00 per hour each year until it reaches $15.00 per hour on January 1, 2024. New Jersey is not alone in this pursuit. Indeed, as you can see below, though other states may follow different paths to arrive at the same result, many have enacted legislation with the same end goal of increasing their minimum wage to $15.00 per hour.
Minimum wage going up in Missouri and Illinois
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In Illinois, the state minimum wage will go up a dollar on Jan. 1, to set a new high of $11. State lawmakers started a series of wage changes last year. Those will be phased in until 2025, by which time the Illinois minimum wage will reach $15/hour.
New Illinois Minimum Wage Rates
2021 $11.00
2025 $15.00
There are some exceptions and wage requirements for tipped workers. Click here to find more information on the Illinois law.
Meanwhile, Missouri’s minimum wage will increase to $10.30 on Jan. 1, 2021.
In 2018, Missouri voters turned to the polls to pass Proposition B: $12 Minimum Wage Initiative. The law went into effect Jan. 1, 2019, and raised the minimum wage from $7.85 to $8.60, increasing $0.85 each year until the rate reaches $12 in 2023. Click here for specific information on how the wage law will be applied.
URI
partners in program to increase digital access for older adults
The University of Rhode Island’s Engaging Generations
Cyber Seniors program will provide smart devices and internet services to older
adults in the community, and will work with community and senior centers to
increase digital literacy in neighborhoods disproportionately impacted by
COVID-19, thanks to a partnership among URI, the Rhode Island Office of Healthy
Aging and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island.
The digiAGE Initiative aims to connect more older adults
to digital tools, giving them greater access to information, connecting them to
others and contributing to the fight against the pandemic.