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COVID-19 Employment and Disability Resources

YTI's Susanne Bruyère outlines resources for people with disabilities through the EARN program.
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COVID-19 Employment and Disability Resources

What’s the best indicator of COVID-19’s impact on jobs?

The national jobs report issued monthly by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics includes numbers that help predict labor market behavior. ILR School Senior Extension Associate Erica Groshen, who served as bureau commissioner, explains why the report is a go-to standard for understanding employment in the United States.
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What’s the best indicator of COVID-19’s impact on jobs?

Inequality and the Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic is exacerbating existing inequality in the United States.
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Inequality and the Pandemic

What Does the New Stimulus Package Mean for Workers?

Learn what is provided by the stimulus package and how it impacts the lives of working people.
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What Does the New Stimulus Package Mean for Workers?

Stress, Depression, and Front-line Trauma: Some Tips for Coping

Job loss and greater work loads for those who still are employed coupled with social distancing and economic uncertainty are taking a heavy toll on mental health. Read in-depth advice on strategies to deal with the stress and depression and to stay healthy.
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Stress, Depression, and Front-line Trauma: Some Tips for Coping

Start-up Leadership in the Time of the Coronavirus: How to Lead for Momentum

Professor Samuel Bacharach provides 9 pragmatic tips for startup leaders during the pandemic.
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Start-up Leadership in the Time of the Coronavirus: How to Lead for Momentum

Another New Record for Weekly Unemployment Claims in New York State

Volume of new unemployment insurance claims in New York remains alarmingly high, driving the need for emergency relief measures.
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Another New Record for Weekly Unemployment Claims in New York State

Federal Government Mandates COVID-19 Paid Leave

Detailed information to help understand the provisions of employment law specific to family and medical leave.
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Federal Government Mandates COVID-19 Paid Leave

Collective Bargaining and Contract Enforcement during the COVID-19 Crisis

The COVID-19 crisis poses many issues not anticipated in existing collective bargaining agreements. We explain how new bargaining may be initiated by employers and unions.
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Collective Bargaining and Contract Enforcement during the COVID-19 Crisis

Need Help at Work? Here’s How to Get It

Get over the embarrassment. Be direct. Be specific. Ask for the help you need to avoid burning out during the pandemic. Associate Professor Vanessa Bohns shares insight and tips.
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Need Help at Work? Here’s How to Get It

Response to Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order on Face Masks

Useful information on the governor's order and its details.
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Response to Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order on Face Masks

What is an Essential Worker in New York State?

Understand the New York state guidelines for classifying businesses as essential.
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What is an Essential Worker in New York State?

Fashioning a Response: Results from the Model Alliance COVID-19 Survey

The Worker Institute analyzed the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on models in a report published by the Model Alliance.
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Fashioning a Response: Results from the Model Alliance COVID-19 Survey

Discrimination at Work and COVID-19

Asian American and Pacific Islander workers, two million of whom work on the frontlines in the health care, personal services and transportation industries, face increased xenophobic and racial discrimination in the workplace.
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Discrimination at Work and COVID-19

Wellness Considerations for Workers with Disabilities

Be well during the pandemic: you've "got this," but here are tips for averting vulnerabilities due to a disability.
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Wellness Considerations for Workers with Disabilities

Tracking Employment Trends of Older Workers

ILR's Institute for Compensation Studies outlines a few realities of which older workers, employers and policymakers should be aware during the pandemic.
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Tracking Employment Trends of Older Workers

Farmworker Vulnerabilities Exposed by COVID-19

ILR Assistant Professor Verónica Martínez-Matsuda explores the challenges and vulnerabilities of farmworkers during the pandemic.
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Farmworker Vulnerabilities Exposed by COVID-19

Undocumented Workers Need Our Help

Undocumented workers are especially vulnerable during the pandemic, Patricia Campos-Medina of ILR’s Worker Institute writes in this NJ.com opinion piece.
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Undocumented Workers Need Our Help

COVID-19 and the ADA

ILR’s Yang-Tan Institute on Employment and Disability answers the most commonly asked questions about COVID-19 and the ADA.
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COVID-19 and the ADA

Seven Tips for Reentering During the Pandemic

Create a sound strategy for post-incarceration reentry in the time of COVID-19. Timothy McNutt of ILR's Criminal Justice Employment Initiative provides information to help people strategize.
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Seven Tips for Reentering During the Pandemic

Webinar: The Urgent Role of Human Resources

Cornell’s panel of faculty experts discussed how HR can quickly rise to the challenge of managing a workforce during a crisis and preparing for what's ahead.
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Webinar: The Urgent Role of Human Resources

Guidance for Cashiers in Retail Establishments

Nellie Brown of the Worker Institute helped write guidelines for improving working conditions for cashiers and for reducing the risk of community spread.
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Guidance for Cashiers in Retail Establishments

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