Business

California's Eviction Moratorium Was Extended — But Its End Looms For Many Renters

4:31pm July 02, 2021

by Claire Trageser

When California's eviction moratorium ends, the rental market faces a crisis. Renters in arrears could end up homeless, and landlords could end up holding the bag on months of unpaid rent.

Environment

Biden Vows To Boost Firefighter Pay Amid Staffing Shortages And Low Morale

11:19am July 02, 2021

by Joe Wertz

President Biden is pledging to boost firefighter pay to address a staffing shortage. Federal firefighters face low wages and poor benefits even as climate change makes their job more demanding.

Environment

Boy Scouts Of America Reaches $850 Million Settlement With Sexual Abuse Survivors

11:10am July 02, 2021

by Joe Wertz

The organization settled with all the major groups of survivors seeking compensation through the youth group's bankruptcy proceedings. Noel King talks with Wall Street Journal reporter Andrew Scurria.

Economy

June's Labor Data Is Not As Strong As Many Employers Would Have Liked

9:32am July 02, 2021

U.S. employers added 850,000 jobs in June, and the unemployment rate was largely the same as in May. Many sectors, including restaurants and factories, have struggled to find enough workers.

National

The U.S. Once Had Government-Provided Childcare. Where Is It Now?

9:22am July 02, 2021

by Sally Herships

When millions of women entered the workforce during World War II, what happened to the children? The government stepped in and created the first federal child care program. What happened to it?

A "Help Wanted" sign is displayed at a gas station in Los Angeles. After surviving the pandemic, small businesses across the country are struggling to find workers

Business Should Be Booming — If Only There Were Enough Workers For The Job

9:10am July 02, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Small businesses are struggling to find enough workers to keep pace with booming demand even as data showed 850,000 jobs created in June.

Allen Weisselberg, the Trump Organization's longtime chief financial officer, with then-U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016. Weisselberg and attorneys for the Trump Organization pleaded not guilty to charges Thursday.

Trump's Family Business, CFO Weisselberg Are Charged With Tax Crimes

7:11pm July 01, 2021

The indictment comes after a three-year investigation into the business dealings of the former president's family business by the Manhattan district attorney's office.

National

Some Restaurants Emerged Post- Pandemic With A New Business Model: Adding Surcharges

6:37pm July 01, 2021

by Frank Morris

During the pandemic, some businesses experimented with surcharges to help offset costs. In restaurants, the charges are becoming more common, increasing prices without always being obvious about it.

National

Employers Still Can't Find Enough Workers, Right When Business Would Be Booming

5:42pm July 01, 2021

by Scott Horsley

Employers are hiring aggressively but still can't find enough cooks, drivers or waiters at a time when millions of Americans remained unemployed. This tension is especially felt by small businesses.

Advocates for expanding Medicaid in Kansas staged a protest outside the entrance to the statehouse parking garage in Topeka in May 2019. Today, twelve states have still not expanded Medicaid. The biggest are Texas, Florida, and Georgia, but there are a fe

12 Holdout States Haven't Expanded Medicaid, Leaving 2 Million People In Limbo

5:12pm July 01, 2021

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

They don't qualify for Medicaid in their states, but earn too little to be eligible for subsidized ACA health plans. It's a gap in health care coverage, and some politicians are trying to fix it.