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“God bless Zoom and God bless the videos and Microsoft Teams and all the other platforms, Webex, that we’ve been using, but it’s not the replacement,” Fraser said. “I’m concerned around culture in organizations, because we’ve depleted the asset that many companies have of everyone knowing each other, that sense of belonging to an institution, that purpose, that identity, and it’s been lonely for many people.”
A Delta Air Lines employee handles a passenger’s luggage Nov. 23, 2020, while wearing goggles, gloves and a face mask in the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta. Delta announced May 14, 2021, that it will require all new hires to be vaccinated against COVID-19. (Alyssa Pointer/TNS)
Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, the Chicago Bears’ draft choice, leaves the field following the national championship game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Jan. 11, 2021. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Equip for Equality also noted that parent company Sequel Youth and Family Services, a for-profit company, announced closures of 12 facilities since 2019 amid decreasing enrollment that followed from state regulators, disability rights groups and national media following reports of abuse. The company operates more than 50 different facilities across the country, according to its website. The states of California, Maryland, Minnesota, Oregon and Washington no longer send their youth to Sequel facilities, the report states.
Last week, following the release of a lackluster jobs report for April, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce called for an end to the $300 weekly supplement to unemployment insurance benefit, arguing it was providing an incentive for people to not actively seek work. Companies have sweetened wages and offered perks such as sign-on bonuses as a result.
Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields, the Chicago Bears’ draft choice, leaves the field following the national championship game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Jan. 11, 2021. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Samantha Cabrera Friend This story was originally published by City Bureau on May 11, 2021, and is part of the How a Community Heals series. Each…
“I actually agree with the idea of reforming these communities. God knows values such as intact families, education, work ethic, religion, etc. are the building blocks of success in all societies,” she wrote. “As young people, we think this is old fashioned. As we mature, we see it is not only true, but that the alternatives lead to chaos.”
The three additional areas will join Tokyo, Osaka and four other prefectures already under the emergency coronavirus restrictions through May 31, Suga announced at a government taskforce meeting Friday. Bars, karaoke parlors and most entertainment facilities are required to close. Business owners who comply will be compensated; those who don’t could face fines.
In this file photo, Annette Nance-Holt and Ronald Holt, background, parents of Blair Holt, speak to the media following the re-sentencing of Michael Pace at Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. (Jose M. Osorio / Chicago Tribune)