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On Sunday, the Murphy Administration’s communications director tweeted a supportive press release from the New Jersey Retail Workers Union. The union supports keeping the state’s mask mandate in place despite the CDC, the Biden Administration, and other blue states electing to move away from mandating mask usage:
NEW from @Marc Perrone/@UFCW: “@GovMurphy is showing the leadership NJ workers and families need by putting public health + safety first + keeping the state s mask mandate in place. UFCW is calling on govs to follow the lead of states like NJ + HI that are doing the right thing.” pic.twitter.com/KvjfZfKJvl
States, companies grapple with overnight change on masks Oversupply of masks and an under-supply of lipstick Follow Us
Question of the Day A pedestrian passes a storefront sign that lists COVID-19 protective protocols required for entry in the retail shopping district of the SoHo neighborhood of the Manhattan borough of New York, Friday, May 14, 2021. Gov. Andrew Cuomo has yet to . more > By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times - Friday, May 14, 2021
Trader Joe’s said it will allow fully vaccinated persons to go maskless in stores, while places like Home Depot, Target and Starbucks say customers should still cover up for now.
Analysis: U.S. labor secretary likely to investigate gig employers like Uber Autoblog 5/9/2021
Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. (AP)
WASHINGTON U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh s move this week to block a rule making it easier to classify gig workers as independent contractors is just a first step in what is likely to be a long battle over how to delineate the rights of America s growing gig army.
The rule by former President Donald Trump s administration, which was supposed to go into effect in March, would have hampered the ability of workers at companies like Uber and Lyft to demand benefits like overtime pay.