Employees at Starbucks are no longer required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Roughly a week after the Supreme Court reversed President's Biden workplace vaccine mandate, the coffee chain is following suit, according to The Associated Press. "We respect…
On Tuesday, the drugstore chain Rite Aid announced it will be shutting down a minimum of 63 stores. According to CNBC, the chain said it will be closing the stores due to a continuing review and…
Target will permanently close all stores for Thanksgiving heading into the holiday shopping season, multiple sources reported. Retailers were forced to extend the holiday shopping rush with sales beginning in October, the Associated Press reported. “What…
A Texas federal judge ruled on Monday that United Airlines can mandate its employees be vaccinated against the coronavirus. In the 15-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman said that the plaintiffs, six United employees, had not established…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended into January restrictions on the cruise ship industry that were set to expire next week, citing concerns over the highly contagious delta variant and breakthrough cases among…
The state of California released a jobs report Friday showing the highest unemployment rate in the nation. California alone represents one-third of the overall unemployed in the nation. The California Employment Development Department September jobs report showed that the…
The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits slipped to a pandemic-era low last week as more workers found jobs following the expiration of supplemental payments. Data released Thursday by the Labor Department showed initial jobless claims in…
Southwest Airlines has scrapped a plan to put unvaccinated employees who have applied for but haven’t received a religious or medical exemption on unpaid leave starting by a federal deadline in December. Southwest Airlines and American Airlines are…
United Airlines is set to fire almost 600 of its U.S.-based employees after the deadline for its COVID-19 vaccine mandate came and went this week. As reported by The Wall Street Journal, after the company’s September 27th…
The Treasury Department said Friday that state and local officials distributed just a fraction of emergency rental assistance at the end of August as delays continue to beset the program eight months after its creation. Officials…