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May 19, 2020 · Using executive orders from California and Maryland as models, we identify below 12 “essential” industries that employ more than 55 million workers, and we detail the demographics, median wages, and union coverage rates for these workers.
May 19, 2022 · The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division protects the workplace rights of essential workers who are keeping our country moving forward during the COVID-19 pandemic. Workers in grocery stores, health care, delivery services, retail establishments, agriculture, and other essential industries have remained on the job despite many ...
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The economy is heavily reliant on trade and travel occurring throughout the nation. What that means, in particular, is that the transportation sector is designed to support the safe and efficient movement of people, goods and products for business and pleasure. Even when disruptions in the supply chain do occur, this sector must respond, adapt and ...
Of the 42 states, the District of Columbia (D.C.), Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that have adopted guidance on who is considered an “essential worker,” the general elements included in the definition of “transportation and logistics” include airlines, railroads, taxis, private transportation providers and public and private mail and...
A search of legislationaddressing transportation and COVID-19 revealed that at least six states—Hawaii, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania—and Puerto Rico have introduced 19 pieces of legislation. At least two states—Hawaii and New York—have so far approved legislation. And, in Wisconsin, the governor recently proposed ...
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Transportation and Delivery.U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency: Guidance on the Essential Critical Workforce.U.S. Department of Transportation: COVID-19 Message.American Public Transportation Association: Public Transit Response to COVID-19.Frontline essential workers (1b): The subset of essential workers likely at highest risk for work-related exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, because their work-related duties must be performed on-site and involve being in close proximity (<6 feet) to the public or to coworkers
Jun 3, 2021 · Providing essential protections to essential workers is at the heart of our mission. At the Wage and Hour Division, we are renewing our focus on low-wage, vulnerable workers who remained on the front lines throughout the pandemic to keep us safe, fed and moving forward.
Mar 31, 2020 · Of DHS’s list of essential workers, health care practitioners and support workers face the greatest levels of exposure. On average, 85% of these workers are frequently in close proximity to...
The Wage and Hour Division’s Essential Workers – Essential Protections initiative shares information with essential workers across the country about their rights to fair labor standards and respect in the workplace. The goals of the Essential Workers – Essential Protections initiative are to:
