The department, led by Eugene Scalia, gig workers can claim unemployment benefits only if they are "forced to suspend operations" which would hurt drivers and other gig economy employees if the apps they work for are technically still active. It also states workers may be able to return to work within two weeks of quarantining. https://www.al.com/business/2020/04/labor-department-not-making-things-easy-for-gig-workers.html
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