The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which is now in effect, requires employers provide accommodations to pregnant workers for everything from pregnancy through the postpartum period, including time off to recover. As of June 27, after more than a decade of advocacy, workplace accommodations for pregnant people are finally law as the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act takes effect. The law, which passed in December, requires that employers provide accommodations for pregnancy-related medical conditions, everything from pregnancy to childbirth to postpartum recovery. The 19th thanks our sponsors....…The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which is now in effect, requires employers provide accommodations to pregnant workers for everything from pregnancy through the postpartum period, including time off to recover. As of June 27, after more than a decade of advocacy, workplace accommodations for pregnant people are finally law as the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act takes effect. The law, which passed in December, requires that employers provide accommodations for pregnancy-related medical conditions, everything from pregnancy to childbirth to postpartum recovery. The 19th thanks our sponsors....WW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelDec 05, 2019 at 10:12 amBy Chabeli CarrazanaYou’re not supposed to see them like this, their polyester prince costumes unbuttoned and backpacks hanging from the shoulders of their colonial period dresses.Flip flops on, lunch boxes in hand, legions of workers stream into an employee parking lot at Walt Disney World, weary from another shift of making magic at the world’s busiest theme park.AdvertisementThis is the place where the pixie dust loses its sparkle.It’s where the low-wage workers who power Orlando’s tourism machine leave the attractions, hotels and...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelDec 05, 2019 at 10:12 amBy Chabeli CarrazanaYou’re not supposed to see them like this, their polyester prince costumes unbuttoned and backpacks hanging from the shoulders of their colonial period dresses.Flip flops on, lunch boxes in hand, legions of workers stream into an employee parking lot at Walt Disney World, weary from another shift of making magic at the world’s busiest theme park.AdvertisementThis is the place where the pixie dust loses its sparkle.It’s where the low-wage workers who power Orlando’s tourism machine leave the attractions, hotels and...WW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelApr 15, 2020 at 7:00 amIt’s been 15 days since Scott Reinhardt applied for unemployment in Florida’s struggling system and there is no indication in sight yet about when he’ll receive the $275 a week maximum payment the state offers, one of the lowest payments in the nation.Meanwhile, in Arizona, his 26-year-old son, Brian, got his check — plus the federal stimulus of $600 a week — within five days of applying for unemployment.Advertisement“I was happy for him, but frustrated knowing what we are going through here in Florida," said Reinhardt, who applied for...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelApr 15, 2020 at 7:00 amIt’s been 15 days since Scott Reinhardt applied for unemployment in Florida’s struggling system and there is no indication in sight yet about when he’ll receive the $275 a week maximum payment the state offers, one of the lowest payments in the nation.Meanwhile, in Arizona, his 26-year-old son, Brian, got his check — plus the federal stimulus of $600 a week — within five days of applying for unemployment.Advertisement“I was happy for him, but frustrated knowing what we are going through here in Florida," said Reinhardt, who applied for...WW…

AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelMay 04, 2020 at 7:14 pmTALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered an investigation Monday into what went wrong with the $77 million unemployment compensation system that has struggled to pay hundreds of thousands of Floridians who lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic."The way it was done was not worth the amount of money it took,'' he said, calling it a bad use of taxpayers’ money. He ordered the state’s inspector general to conduct the probe.AdvertisementAt the same time, the governor said the CONNECT system has shown great improvement in the...…AdvertisementBy Orlando SentinelMay 04, 2020 at 7:14 pmTALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered an investigation Monday into what went wrong with the $77 million unemployment compensation system that has struggled to pay hundreds of thousands of Floridians who lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic."The way it was done was not worth the amount of money it took,'' he said, calling it a bad use of taxpayers’ money. He ordered the state’s inspector general to conduct the probe.AdvertisementAt the same time, the governor said the CONNECT system has shown great improvement in the...WW…