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This group helped get N.Y."s mass vaccination sites staffed and running quickly — and smoothy

A public-private partnership with staffing agencies across New York helped the state find willing workers quickly for vaccination sites. Here's how they did it......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 27th, 2021

"State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth": House Democrats Approve D.C. As The 51st State

"State of Washington, Douglass Commonwealth": House Democrats Approve D.C. As The 51st State Authored by Jonathan Turley, The House Democrats, with the support of President Joe Biden, have just voted (perfectly along part.....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytApr 22nd, 2021

Pierce, 2 other counties will move back a phase; King County remains in Phase 3

Washington state will move three counties back into Phase 2 of Gov. Jay Inslee's reopening plan due to rising Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations, the governor's office announced Monday. Pierce, Cowlitz and Whitman counties will move back to .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 12th, 2021

Amazon workers remain left out as Washington expands vaccine eligibility

A state health department spokeswoman said not all critical workers were included in the expansion of the Covid-19 vaccine program announced Thursday because supplies of the shots are still limited......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMar 19th, 2021

Johnson & Johnson"s CEO doesn"t want to go back to "business as usual" after the pandemic and hopes public-private partnerships among pharmaceutical firms continue

"I hope we don't go back to doing business as usual," Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky said in an interview with the Washington Post. Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky Mark Neuling/CNBC/NBCU Pho.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 3rd, 2021

Washington state hospitals unknowingly bought 300,000 fake N95 masks for their healthcare workers

Mask manufacturer 3M recently confirmed that hundreds of thousands of N95 masks bought and distributed to 40 Washington state hospitals were fake. Nurse Dana Simmers dons a 3M N95 mask. Bing Gua.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderFeb 9th, 2021

Washington will receive 16% more vaccines in coming weeks

Hundreds of thousands of people in the state eligible to receive the vaccine haven’t yet, the governor says, because the federal government hasn’t provided enough doses yet......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 27th, 2021

Baker: State must ‘lean into’ post-pandemic business changes

If employees are going to continue to work remotely, the commonwealth needs to rethink how its handles housing, economic development and transportation, the governor said in his State of the State address......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 26th, 2021

State department of health announces timeline for next phases of vaccine rollout

Washington is not ready to move into the next vaccination phase, state health officials said Wednesday, but it did elaborate on when workers would be eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine. “Vaccines are our true roadmap to true recovery,”.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 6th, 2021

Obama"s solicitor general said Trump talked "like a mafia boss, and not a particularly smart mafia boss" one in his call with Georgia"s elections chief

In audio leaked to The Washington Post, Trump was heard asking Georgia's secretary of state to "find" votes to overturn th.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 4th, 2021

Apple farm hit with $2 million fine after migrant workers die of COVID-19

The state of Washington leveled one of its largest fines against Gebbers Farms after uncovering two dozen "egregious willful violations." In this photo taken Tuesday, June 16, 2020, orchard worker Franc.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 21st, 2020

Washington state issues emergency rule to protect farm workers from COVID-19. But worker advocates fear it won"t save many lives.

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Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 13th, 2020

Elon Musk reportedly made the case directly to Trump in a phone call last month that restarting Tesla production would pose little risk to workers — and Trump said he agreed 100 percent (TSLA)

Evan Vucci / AP During a phone call with Donald Trump in April, Elon Musk made the case that reopening Tesla's Bay Area factory wouldn't pose a "significant risk," The Washington Post reported Tues.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 12th, 2020

Food delivery apps fueled alcohol sales to minors, California regulators find

The state began investigating after the Washington Post looked into a software loophole that allowed unsanctioned alcohol deliveries on Uber Eats......»»

Category: topSource: washpostMay 8th, 2020

Instacart"s army of shoppers has exploded from 180,000 to 500,000 since the start of the pandemic — and some workers say it"s making the job more difficult for everyone

Evelyn Hockstein/The Washington Post via Getty Images Instacart recruited 300,00.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMay 8th, 2020

The great potato giveaway: U.S. farmers hand out spuds to avoid food waste

When Tina Yates pulled her truck up to a mall in western Washington state on Thursday, workers waved her past hundreds of cars waiting to pick up free russet potatoes......»»

Category: topSource: reutersMay 7th, 2020

The New York Post: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis calls state ‘God’s waiting room’

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis sparked outrage by referring to the Sunshine State as “God’s waiting room” during a briefing about the coronavirus pandemic......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 27th, 2020

U.S. meat plants became covid-19 hot spots as worker illnesses spiked

Several big meat companies failed to provide masks to all workers, some of whom said they were told to keep working in crowded plants, according to 25 interviews and dozens of official documents reviewed by The Washington Post......»»

Category: topSource: washpostApr 26th, 2020

Oklahoma is beginning to reopen today. Its small business owners are struggling to choose between their financial and personal health.

Nick Oxford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Oklahoma begins a multi-phase reopening of state businesses on Fr.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 24th, 2020

The Navajo Nation"s coronavirus infection and death rates are 10 times higher than the neighboring state of Arizona

Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images The Navajo Nation reported its first case of COVID-19, or Dikos N.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 20th, 2020