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Seventeen state treasurers are calling for the passage of paid family and medical leave in the American Families Plan.
That s the second part of President Biden s infrastructure package, focusing on care infrastructure.
According to the Washington Post, it allocates $225 billion towards paid family and medical leave
The next part of the White House s infrastructure package will focus on American families, with education, childcare, and paid leave all set to be major priorities.
According to the Washington Post, the American Families Plan will allocate $225 billion towards paid family and medical leave. Now, 17 state treasurers are calling for the passage of that measure in an open letter organized by 501(c)(3) For the Long-Term and advocacy group PL+US (Paid Leave for the United States).
The survey polled about 1,600 people.
In contrast, another survey, from the Bay Area Council, found almost 40% of people working from home said they expected to be back at the office full time, and just 16% said they expect to continue working from home full-time.
Many workers said they were more productive without a long commute, and fewer commuters could benefit the environment. The survey authors also said telecommuting increases access to health, education and essential services.
But, as the early months of the pandemic showed, the digital divide is very real, and broadband accessibility isn’t the same in all communities and income levels. The USC survey affirmed there s a disparity among Black, Hispanic and Asian respondents when it comes to internet and online health access.
by Tyler Durden
Sunday, Apr 18, 2021 - 09:35 PM
While we have been writing more of late about corporations returning to the office and life (slowly) starting to return back to normal, not
everybody is going to be making the trek back into the office.
Only about 38% of currently employed San Francisco workers said they would be making the human-shit-filled hobble back to the office five days a week. This number is down from the 58% who made the commute prior to the pandemic.
The data is according to a poll commissioned by regional business group Bay Area Council, and reported by Bloomberg.
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By Paul Kiernan Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell has worked hard to explain the central bank s policies to ordinary people, hoping to shore up trust at a time of wavering public faith in institutions. The effort has produced some unintended results. On Wednesday, for instance, Mr. Powell outlined the Fed s new policy of seeking inflation that temporarily overshoots its 2% target. For the last decade, you ve seen central banks around the world really struggle to reach a 2% goal, and in some cases are fighting outright deflation, Mr. Powell said in a virtual event with the Economic Club of Washington.