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Re:Coronavirus may mean automation is coming sooner than we ... by test6554 on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @02:04PM (#22948403)
I think we will see a cottage industry focused on getting companies and employees certified as essential so they don't miss out on income next time around. Also around limiting companies liability in the event their policies cause employees to become infected by the next pandemic.
Re:Coronavirus may mean automation is coming sooner than we ... by ChuckNorris89 on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @04:44PM (#22949992)
That's interesting. In Europe nobody with a full time job missed out on income. Most pople were at home and kept getting paid.
Re:Coronavirus may mean automation is coming sooner than we ... by tathougies on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @04:57PM (#22950128)
He's talking about companies not people. Most unemployed Americans are getting paid their full wage. Some even get more than they would be making working.
Re:Coronavirus may mean automation is coming sooner than we ... by TheAdamAndChe on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @05:51PM (#22950553)
Do you have a source for this? Anecdotally, most family I know that has lost their jobs haven't had their income replaced.
Re:Coronavirus may mean automation is coming sooner than we ... by rovolo on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @07:14PM (#22951211)
They must go through their state's unemployment office. The CARES [0] act added $600 per week to state unemployment benefits, expanded unemployment coverage to self-employed workers[1], and extended the time you can stay on unemployment to 39 weeks.

This is more than "full wage" for people with low incomes since it's an extra $31K/yr ($15/hr) on top of existing state unemployment benefits. It won't be more for higher incomes.

It's state managed, and we definitely have a huge surge of unemployment claims to process, so your family may not have benefits yet due to the backlog of claims. Also, states may have eligibility requirements which your family members don't meet. Which category do your family members fall into?

a) Have been denied unemployment

b) Are in the queue for unemployment, but haven't gotten it yet

c) Have unemployment, but it's less than their previous income

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_Aid,_Relief,_and_E...

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/article/coronavirus-stimulus-package...