Essential Workers news and trends

Deep Dive: Using Digital Payroll Tools To Maintain Financial Lifelines In Uncertain Times
Faster Payments // June 26, 2020

The United States federal government sought to disburse more than $1 trillion in stimulus funding in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdown to help businesses stay afloat and pay citizens for urgent expenses. The money was sent out by check and direct deposit, yet...

Westgate On How Flexible Worker Payments Are Helping Reopen Resorts
Faster Payments // June 25, 2020

Hotels and resorts need their workers more than ever to safely reopen, but these workers must also meet their own needs – and early access to pay can play a vital role in helping them do so. In the inaugural edition of the Next-Gen Payroll...

Westgate Resorts: Why Faster Worker Pay Is Key To Reopening
Faster Payments // June 24, 2020

The United States economy is steadily reemerging from the COVID-19 pandemic-induced shutdown. Businesses are reopening to a different reality than the one that existed just three months ago, however. Firms are adopting new safety policies concerning everything from sanitation to public occupancy limits. Many of...

Google, AHLA To Aid Essential Workers In Finding Hotel Lodging
Google // May 21, 2020

Google is using its power to team with the American Hotel & Lodging Association to house essential workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The search engine giant will now be helping with AHLA’s “Hospitality for Hope” initiative, rolled out to help essential workers find lodging if...

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Google, AHLA To Aid Essential Workers In Finding Hotel Lodging

May 21, 2020
Google is using its power to team with the American Hotel & Lodging Association to house essential workers fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The search engine giant will now be helping with AHLA’s “Hospitality for Hope” initiative, rolled out to help essential workers find lodging if they were worried about risking transmitting the coronavirus at home […]

Cannabis Companies Would Be Eligible For COVID-19 Relief Under Bill

April 24, 2020
Representatives from Colorado and Oregon, states known for liberal cannabis laws, want the cannabis industry to be included in future Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) legislation. Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and...