by Candace Moody | Apr 13, 2020 | Employment, Job scams
From our friends at FlexJobs.com: An increased threat of online job search scams amid rising unemployment Work-at-home jobs have always been a target of scammers. However, as the BBB warns, these types of employment scams are likely to rise as the...
by Candace Moody | Mar 25, 2020 | Community Resources, COVID-19 Information
Whether you’re out of work, working from home, or working in a front line, essential job, you’re worried. Worried about when this crisis will be over, worried about friend and loved ones who might be struggling, worried about your health and your...
by Candace Moody | Mar 16, 2020 | Unemployment Claims
(This is a repost of a Reuters article. Find the original article online here.) (Reuters) – The U.S. Labor Department on Thursday gave states flexibility to amend their laws to provide unemployment benefits in events related to the coronavirus in an effort to...
by Candace Moody | Mar 9, 2020 | Success Stories
For Productivity and Satisfaction, Crate your Workers I’m not a dog owner, but I hear that dogs feel safer in cozy, confined spaces. Apparently, so do office workers at all levels. According to dog trainer Karen Pryor, “the crate becomes his own private and safe...
by Candace Moody | Mar 2, 2020 | Employment, The Gig Economy, Virtual Careers
(Credit to MSNBC for this post.) While some states look at freelancers as an oppressed class of workers, the truth is much more complex – and interesting. Nearly 60 million Americans freelanced in 2019, either full-time or part-time, representing more than a third of...