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Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by toomuchtodo on Thursday March 26, 2020 @08:47AM (#22692966)
This is also only the beginning, as lockdowns across the nation aren’t in full swing yet.
Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by yulaow on Thursday March 26, 2020 @08:53AM (#22693008)
There is usa how the implemented lockdowns work? They forced to shut down all non-essential industries and shops? Or they just suggested it?

I am finding confusing information online. Like... Did they really give to the each employer the power to decide if they are essential or not?

Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by TeMPOraL on Thursday March 26, 2020 @08:55AM (#22693025)
Each state does it in its own way, if at all. Then local cities and provinces do their own thing anyway (sometimes loosening the state-wide rules rather than tightening them).
Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by geomark on Thursday March 26, 2020 @09:13AM (#22693200)
At least some places the mandates are at the local level and businesses decide for themselves. Example: In-law's business does print advertising. One of their big clients is a fast food chain. So their company lawyers decided they can stay open because they are part of the food business and therefore essential.
Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by toomuchtodo on Thursday March 26, 2020 @08:54AM (#22693014)
The authority has been delegated to states, each state is making their own decisions.
Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by tathougies on Thursday March 26, 2020 @10:40AM (#22693980)
No. The authority was never given to the federal government. Key difference. The federal government cannot grant that which it does not have
Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by toomuchtodo on Thursday March 26, 2020 @11:17AM (#22694356)
We're saying the same thing. No need to be pedantic.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/States%27_rights

Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by tathougies on Thursday March 26, 2020 @12:29PM (#22695253)
No, it's different. Delegated to the states implies that someone else had the power and gave it to the states. That is not true. The states always had the power, and have had it since they formed, and it was not removed upon admission to the United States.

It's like saying France was delegated the power to enforce a national quarantine. That is simply not the case.

Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by verify_sirrah on Thursday March 26, 2020 @11:55AM (#22694834)
No, you are getting it backwards. The states predated the general government. The states delegated powers to the general government.
Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by snazz on Thursday March 26, 2020 @08:56AM (#22693044)
Yes. Every state has treated it slightly different. Many high-population states are under restrictive rules right now.
Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by rs999gti on Thursday March 26, 2020 @09:01AM (#22693089)
Some governors issued edicts listing the non-essential businesses that were to be shuttered until April 23.

The policing policy is if you are spotted as still open by code or law enforcement, you can lose your operating license.

Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by wpietri on Thursday March 26, 2020 @09:30AM (#22693374)
It varies a lot by state. I know that here in SF, they had some clear rules (obviously high-contagion things must close; obviously vital things should stay open) with a lot of gray area. But they've been removing the gray area over time. Which I think has been a good approach, as economies are complex.
Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by lotsofpulp on Thursday March 26, 2020 @08:56AM (#22693050)
Yes, government is mostly nudging people towards doing the right thing.
Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by hrpnk on Thursday March 26, 2020 @08:52AM (#22693004)
Do we know the weekly throughput of processing unemployment requests?
Re:3.28M file for U.S. jobless benefits by mcphilip on Thursday March 26, 2020 @09:03AM (#22693110)
The rate is hard to determine since it’s per state. There have been many reports of online systems going down and phone queues being insanely long:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/19/business/coronavirus-unem...