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The project is expected to create 141 jobs, resulting in a $1 million Michigan Business... the company “is developing the world's first all-electric pickup truck, the... “Lordstown Motors' new R&D facility will drive new advancements in future...
https://www.areadevelopment.com/newsItems/11-19-2020/lordstown-motors-farmington-hills-michigan.shtml
More layoffs expected at Activision-Blizzard, this time at APAC offices
Activision Blizzard is expected to institute another round of layoffs soon, this time at its studios in the Asia-Pacific region.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-11-19-more-layoffs-expected-at-activision-blizzards-apac-offices
In April, amid the initial uncertainty of the pandemic, Locoh-Donou committed to not make any layoffs during the 2020 fiscal year, joining other industry...
https://www.geekwire.com/2020/pressure-investor-f5-networks-walks-tightrope-spending-1-6b-acquisitions/
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https://www.seattlepi.com/news/article/Massport-faces-layoffs-furloughs-buyouts-to-15742539.php
https://news-journalonline.com/story/news/state/2020/11/19/florida-jobless-claims-lowest-pandemic-forced-businesses-closures-march-unemployment-coronavirus/3777325001/
https://www.bizjournals.com/albany/news/2020/11/19/new-york-tax-revenue-down-dinapoli.html
Faculty and staff cuts could still be made, according to Floros. He said in the case of layoffs, the university will look at potentially transferring employees to different...
https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/education/2020/11/19/nmsu-town-hall-update-budget-potential-staff-faculty-cuts/3768082001/
Marin County cuts 22 positions over $16M deficit
“These options include no layoffs,” County Administrator Matthew Hymel told supervisors. “We're really looking for minimal impacts for our residents, especially...
https://www.marinij.com/2020/11/19/marin-county-cuts-22-positions-over-16m-deficit/
Less folks booking hotels is bad for everyone...
Without action from Congress, half of U.S. hotels could close with massive layoffs in the next six months,” AHLA president and CEO Chip Rogers said in a press...
https://www.bizjournals.com/milwaukee/news/2020/11/19/milwaukee-hotel-occupancy-continues-to-drop.html
Those numbers do not take into account workers who may be affected by layoffs during the latest COVID-19 pause, which began yesterday, and is scheduled to...
http://www.keweenawreport.com/news/state-news/michigan-unemployment-rate-falls/
https://www.wpr.org/wisconsin-unemployment-rate-ticks-slightly-5-7-percent-october
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https://www.tapinto.net/sections/government/articles/hunterdon-county-freeholders-approve-business-non-interference-resolution
It was 3.1% in February before layoffs began. The nationwide unemployment rate in October was 6.9%, down from 7.9% in September. A separate survey of...
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/article/Georgia-jobless-rate-plunges-in-October-as-more-15740667.php
Georgia jobless rate plunges in October as more find jobs
ATLANTA (AP) — Many more people found jobs in Georgia in October as the state's unemployment rate decreased sharply.
The state's jobless rate fell to 4.5% in October from 6.3% in September, according to figures released Thursday by the state Department of Labor.
Nearly 225,000 more people reported having jobs, as nearly 150,000 more people flooded into the labor force. The number of unemployed Georgians fell to 231,000 in October from almost 314,000 in September.
The strength reversed a weak showing in September that had raised questions about Georgia's recovery from the economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, which in April had pushed the state's jobless rate to a record 12.6%. It was 3.1% in February before layoffs began.
The nationwide unemployment rate in October was 6.9%, down from 7.9% in September.
A separate survey of employer payrolls — the top indicator for economists — also had good news, although not as jaw-dropping as the unemployment rate improvement. Georgia businesses hired an additional 25,000 people in October, boosting business employment to about 4.49 million people. Employer payrolls have recovered much of what they lost earlier this year, but remain about 160,000 jobs below the all-time record hit in February.
“The fact that we have so quickly reduced our unemployment rate to almost pre-pandemic levels demonstrates how strong our economy was prior to the crisis and how we are successfully recovering economically,” Labor Commissioner Mark Butler, an elected Republican, said in a statement.
Last week, 19,000 Georgians filed new unemployment claims, down from 24,000 the week before. After pausing, jobless claims are again declining, but more than 250,000 people are collecting state unemployment checks. Another 250,000 are collecting special federal unemployment assistance. The federal money covers people who aren’t eligible for regular state benefits, such as the self-employed, independent contractors, gig workers, or employees of churches and nonprofits.
Georgia collects unemployment taxes from businesses to fund its state benefits, but that piggy bank, which stood above $2.5 billion in March, has run dry. Georgia has already borrowed nearly $775 million from the U.S. Treasury to keep paying state benefits. Gov. Brian Kemp is bailing out the fund using up to $1.5 billion in federal COVID-19 aid.
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The report said the deficit could result in layoffs of up to 750 jobs. Superintendent Deena Bishop said that while the district was able to avoid layoffs this school...
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Anchorage School District's finance team has projected a loss of $15.2 million for the fiscal year ending on June 30 because of lower enrollment.
The district's finance team presented the report to the Anchorage School Board finance committee on Monday.
Most of the district's funding comes from student enrollment, which fell more than 9% this year, Alaska Public Media reported.
Many families have pulled their children out of the district and into private schools or homeschools as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the report said.
The school district has conducted class from home since March despite at least three different attempts to resume in-person instruction.
The school district's Chief Financial Officer Jim Anderson said in the meeting that funding is currently sufficient for the rest of the year.
How the school district handles its long-term budget is more unclear. The report projects a budget shortfall of about $30 to $40 million for the next fiscal year and about $60 to $70 million over the next three years. The report said the deficit could result in layoffs of up to 750 jobs.
Superintendent Deena Bishop said that while the district was able to avoid layoffs this school year, they will be harder to avoid if current trends persist.
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The controversy stemmed from U.S. Sen. James Lankford’s comments on KRMG radio in Tulsa on Wednesday during an interview that touched on the transition resources being denied Joe Biden, including the classified intelligence briefings about potential threats to the United States.
The controversy stemmed from U.S. Sen. James Lankford’s comments on KRMG radio in Tulsa on Wednesday during an interview that touched on the transition resources being denied Joe Biden, including the classified intelligence briefings about potential threats to the United States.
After several thousand supporters of President Donald Trump protested the election results and marched to the Supreme Court, nighttime clashes with counterdemonstrators led to fistfights, at least one stabbing and more than 20 arrests.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fervent supporters of President Donald Trump rallied in Washington on Saturday behind his spurious claim of a stolen election and swarmed his motorcade in adulation when he detoured for a drive-by on his way out of town.
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP) — Faced with rising case numbers and deaths, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced that he will introduce new steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus. He noted that these new actions would be more targeted than the lockdown measures enacted in March.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ben McAdams of Utah narrowly lost his bid to win re-election against former NFL player Burgess Owens, allowing Republicans to regain control of all four congressional seats in the conservative state.
President Donald Trump is not conceding to President-elect Joe Biden, promising unspecified legal challenges seeking to overturn the outcome of the election. Read Trump's full statement here.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — As officials in Nevada’s most populous counties certified results of the Nov. 3 election, President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday with a new attack on the vote that gave Democratic candidate Joe Biden a 33,596-vote statewide victory.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The nomination of Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump's controversial pick for the Federal Reserve, is stalled in the Senate after Vice President-elect Kamala Harris returned to the chamber to cast a key vote in a tally Tuesday.
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Santa Clara County supervisors are set to approve more layoffs across county government to prepare their 2021-22 budget for shortfalls due to the ongoing...
https://patch.com/california/campbell/santa-clara-county-eyeing-more-job-cuts-balance-next-year-s-budget
Any synergies here? Who will be redundant? HR? Finance?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/19/business/media/buzzfeed-huffpost.html
The company made significant layoffs in the second quarter when freight volume dropped dramatically because of the pandemic, but has recalled some of those...
https://trn.trains.com/news/news-wire/2020/11/19-digest-cn-ceo-says-railroad-can-likely-avoid-further-layoffs-this-year
https://realscreen.com/2020/11/19/layoffs-hit-nbcu-amc-networks-viacomcbs-as-restructuring-efforts-continue/
This is for the entire city...
city leaders make progress toward avoiding layoffs
Commissioner Madigan said Thursday evening she's hopeful layoffs will be avoided but warns, "There will still be some shared pain and sacrifice." Copyright 2020...
https://wnyt.com/capital-region-comeback/saratoga-springs-city-leaders-make-progress-toward-avoiding-layoffs/5929699/?cat=10114
The state agency that manages the Kentucky Exposition Center and Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville has laid off a chunk of its workforce...
https://www.wlky.com/article/kentucky-venues-issues-layoffs-due-to-covid-19-pandemic/34730871
Potential layoffs, sweeping cuts and fewer future capital projects are among the drastic measures the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is considering...
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/transportation/2020/11/19/port-authority-weighs-layoffs-cuts-2021-revenue-declines/6342395002/
The decision marks the first mass layoff the county has approved since similar cuts were made to the county's Health and Human Services Agency during the...
https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/2020/11/19/tulare-county-layoff-dozens-child-support-workers/6319729002/
DENVER (CBS4) — UPS and Walmart are both hiring in Colorado ahead of the holiday season. UPS is hiring more than 1,200 workers in the Denver area and...
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/11/18/denver-ups-walmart-hiring-seasonal-workers/
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — For the week of November 16, Jackson Hewitt will be holding its second national hiring event. They are looking to fill up to 22,000...
https://www.wate.com/news/business-buzz/jackson-hewitt-holding-its-second-national-hiring-event/
SILVERTHORNE, Colo. (CBS4) – The White River National Forest is accepting applications for more than 160 temporary summer jobs. The application period is...
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/11/18/white-river-national-forest-hiring-160-temporary-summer-jobs/
White River National Forest Hiring For 160 Temporary Summer Jobs
SILVERTHORNE, Colo. (CBS4) – The White River National Forest is accepting applications for more than 160 temporary summer jobs. The application period is currently open through Nov. 27.
The temporary wildland fire jobs include firefighters, helitack crew members and dispatchers. The positions are based in Grand Junction, Rifle, Eagle and Silverthorne.
“These temporary positions are open to people across the country, and we want to make sure local residents know about this great opportunity to work for their local forest,” said Acting Forest Supervisor Lisa Stoeffler.
Officials plan to make job offers in January. The season typically starts in April and ends in October, depending on weather and funding.
Forest officials plan to advertise 150 additional positions in early December. The jobs include customer service, recreation, wilderness and trails, biological technicians in wildlife, fisheries and botany, range management and equipment operators.
Locations include Aspen, Carbondale, Eagle, Glenwood Springs, Meeker, Minturn and Silverthorne. Position starting and ending dates vary, officials said, but they cover the 2021 field season, typically April or May through September.
Candidates can apply for the jobs at USAJobs.gov. For more information about positions across the Rocky Mountain Region, visit fs.usda.gov/detail/r2/jobs.
For questions about job openings, call (970) 404-3172 or visit fs.usda.gov/main/whiteriver/about-forest/jobs.
COUNTY, OR (KPTV) – As part of a statewide freeze to stop the spread of the coronavirus, gyms in Oregon...
https://www.kctv5.com/state-program-to-help-business-owners-avoid-layoffs-during-pandemic/article_ffc7a929-b2ec-5a58-a4a2-3387abc90e36.html
Multnomah County will have this freeze period extended for at least four weeks. Fulcrum Fitness held one of its last in-person outdoor workouts before the freeze goes into effect on Nov. 18.
Multnomah County will have this freeze period extended for at least four weeks. Fulcrum Fitness held one of its last in-person outdoor workouts before the freeze goes into effect on Nov. 18.
MULTNOMAH COUNTY, OR (KPTV) – As part of a statewide freeze to stop the spread of the coronavirus, gyms in Oregon will once again have to close.
Multnomah County will have this freeze period extended for at least four weeks. Fulcrum Fitness held one of its last in-person outdoor workouts before the freeze goes into effect on Nov. 18.
The founder, David Leavy, said they changed their entire format to outdoors so that they could hold classes safely, but they still will have to move everything online.
“We have upgraded our entire operation to be outdoors at not just the gyms, but we also operate in six Portland parks. So these workouts have been up and running as a way to hedge against this issue, and we spent countless hours understanding how to do this safely,” Levy said.
He said it’s a challenging situation but understands why this freeze is necessary.
“It’s certainly frustrating and disappointing but also balanced by the understanding that there’s a need to do this,” he said.
Fortunately, this time around, he said he wouldn’t have to lay off any of his employees because of the Oregon Work Share program.
He said it’s the best option right now.
He plans to make up for the cuts later on.
“We’ve even expressed to our client base, our member base, that the percentage of revenue that we take in from people who are willing to stick with us during this virtual session,” he explained. “The company is going to match that to buffer what we can to keep people as close to paid as possible through some series of bonuses at a later date,” Levy said.
He feels more confident this time around that his employees will get the benefits they need in a more timely manner from the Oregon Employment Department.
“I called, and they answered on the second the second ring, which was nice and surprising, and I expressed that and they said well we’ve made a lot of upgrades at the agency including a ton of staff,” he said.
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National Nurses United filed federal lawsuits in Missouri and Kansas against two local hospitals owned by HCA Healthcare Inc. (NYSE: HCA), arguing the...
https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2020/11/18/nurses-union-sues-hca-hospitals-menorah-research.html
Layoffs have been a perennial problem with the cash-strapped district, but then the pandemic hit and teachers began retiring. Spalding says he thinks the district...
https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2020/11/18/new-vallejo-superintendent-of-schools-looks-forward-to-the-challenge
Layoffs have been a perennial problem with the cash-strapped district, but then the pandemic hit and teachers began retiring. Spalding says he thinks the district...
https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2020/11/18/new-vallejo-superintendent-of-schools-looks-forward-to-the-challenge
https://www.nwitimes.com/business/local/bp-warns-it-may-lay-off-more-than-250-in-chicago-and-make-cuts-at/article_25135be0-7bda-579a-9651-d131a6e16ed2.html
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BP is warning the state of Illinois it may lay off more than 250 employees in Chicago as part of massive job cuts worldwide.
The London-based energy giant also is eyeing potential cuts at its BP Whiting Refinery on the shore of Lake Michigan in Northwest Indiana, but will not yet say how many jobs will be impacted.
"As previously announced, BP is reducing its global workforce as part of our Reinvent BP process," BP spokeswoman Megan Baldino said. "As part of these reductions, BP has filed WARN notifications and notified government officials in Chicago and Illinois of planned reductions because of the possibility that the reduction will affect more than 250 employees at those sites."
The Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity could not immediately provide copies of the Workers Adjustment Retraining Notification Act filing warning of the mass layoff.
BP CEO Bernard Looney announced earlier this year the global energy company would cut about 10,000 jobs through buyouts and layoffs worldwide as it looks to reduce its carbon emissions and diversify beyond fossil fuels to renewable energy and other forms of power generation. Most of the job cuts will take place by the end of the year.
The BP Whiting Refinery currently employs about 1,700 workers, down from 1,850 workers just a few years ago. The company warned it may see further staffing reductions.
"The Whiting refinery is reviewing its organizational structure," Baldino said. "BP remains committed to our core value of maintaining safe operations."
The company has been in talks with United Steelworkers Union Local 7-1 about job cuts. USW Local 7-1 President Dave Danko did not immediately return messages.
BP has posted quarterly losses for five straight quarters as the result of depressed prices. The multinational company has lost more than $17.2 billion over the last six months alone.
The business said it will try to take care of departing employees as it transitions to "a leaner, faster-moving and lower-carbon company."
"As we move through this process, we will treat impacted employees with respect and care," Baldino said. "We will also support them with career training and other resources as they transition out of the company."
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The company says it does not know if the cuts will include the BP Whiting Refinery.
ArcelorMittal USA employs 10,000 steelworkers in Northwest Indiana, where its steel mills have stayed open during the pandemic.
The year 2019 was a mixed one for heavy industry in the Calumet Region, despite a serious influx of cash.
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And some of the lowest-paid workers in higher education are bearing the brunt of the layoffs, mirroring broader trends of the most unequal recession in modern...
https://universitybusiness.com/the-lowest-paid-workers-in-higher-education-are-suffering-the-highest-job-losses-subscription/
And, several new high-rise apartments were completed this year as effects of the COVID economy, including lockdowns and layoffs, started to unfold. Five years...
https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2020/11/18/waterton-apartment-deal-atlanta-suburbs.html
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Far fewer workers taking vacation this year
Far fewer Canadians took a vacation this past summer, as there were 40 per cent fewer time-off requests for the summer of 2020 compared to 2019.
Travel restrictions are a primary cause, says a report from HR, payroll, and benefits platform Humi.
It’s an employer’s responsibility to make sure employees take their vacation. And even if an individual doesn’t take vacation time in a given year, that doesn’t alleviate the company from its obligations of vacation pay, says the report.
In the U.S., 38 per cent of workers say their employer or manager has encouraged them to take time off. That’s up from 25 per cent three months ago, found a survey of more than 1,000 workers between July 16 and 22 by Robert Half.
Sick days
The number of sick day requests was higher at the start of the year: January (2,000), February (1,700) and March (1,700). These then fell as the weather warmed up: April (730), May (805), June (1,000), July (1,000) but are rising again with the cooler weather: August (1,100) and September (1,200), finds Humi.
Fear of losing their job means one in five Canadian workers have said they would go to the office even when they are coughing, sneezing and feeling sick, according to a survey done earlier this year.
ALBANY (WRGB) As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Albany residents are facing layoffs and furloughs, and many are experiencing food insecurity.
https://cbs6albany.com/news/coronavirus/mass-food-distribution-set-in-albany
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Employers looking to avoid layoffs or bring employees back from unemployment are encouraged to use the state's Work Share program. The federally funded...
https://thesuntimesnews.com/g/chelsea-mi/n/22168/uia-update-workers-returning-unemployment-should-reopen-their-previous-claim
In a statement, MERIC noted that the October 2020 rate was still 1.2 percentage points higher than the October 2019 rate because of "lingering layoffs from...
https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/local_news/missouri-unemployment-falls-slightly-in-october/article_a540e143-5e70-5984-8d2a-4e229dc4a886.html
Mass layoff means a reduction in force that:... However, prior to shutting down or conducting mass furloughs or layoffs, employers must avoid inadvertently...
https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/new-york-amends-state-warn-act-to-99052/
The students were protesting recent layoffs and the announcement of the reduction of academic majors as the school. WOODY MARSHALL, NEWS & RECORD.
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Westgate Resorts has not filed notices of major layoffs with the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity this year, though CEO David Siegel told the Orlando...
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/tourism/os-bz-westgate-resorts-hiring-seasonal-employees-orlando-20201118-bz2aht32trc63cci3stdeqqlxi-story.html