The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/unemployment/)
“Unemployment insurance is only a partial replacement for lost wages; if the worker doesn’t make a living wage to begin with, unemployment isn’t nearly enough.”
Tompkins County has historically had nearly full employment, but the current recession has caused record high rates of unemployment.
The Ithaca Common Council passed several resolutions regarding furloughs and health insurance for city workers — and also discussed a potential $13 million budget deficit.
The slew of lay-offs due to the pandemic has increased the need for unemployment insurance. Here is a guide on how to apply and what to expect out of the process.
Ithaca committees met to respond to the pandemic’s effects on the community and local businesses.
Cornell has suspended student dining employment as dining halls continue to downsize — leaving student workers who remain on campus unemployed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Dr. Harold Oaklander ’52 lectured in what he calls an “innovative and disciplinary course” that may be the only for-credit university class on U.S. unemployment on Monday.