Amy McCarthy is a former reporter at Eater, focusing on pop culture, policy and labor, and only the weirdest online trends. Following weeks of howling from business owners and Republican politicians ...

President Joe Biden has announced his administration will not allow people on unemployment benefits to turn down offers for a “suitable job.” “We’re going to make it clear that anyone who is ...

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Government employment data released Thursday reflected an extended trend of companies balancing relatively few layoffs with equally modest new hire rates. But small businesses are facing another form ...

President Biden downplayed complaints that unemployment benefits are discouraging people from looking for work, but stressed that those who turn down suitable job offers may be at risk of losing aid.

The longer he stays out of work the greater this chasm of unemployment will appear to be on his CV (Getty Images) The word that leaps out at me from your email is “suitable”. I’m amazed that you, or ...