Warner: Need data on gig workers’ ability to access medical care
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., has urged the Department of Labor to start collecting information on access to essential benefits for all workers in the economy.
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Roundup of Climate and Energy News: March 15
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The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley (CAAV) is a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley.
ISPs to accommodate use of remote technologies
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Several major internet service providers will take steps to accommodate the use of remote technologies that students, workers and public health officials will rely upon during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.
Coronavirus stimulus needs to be focused on front lines
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President Trump’s proposal to cut payroll taxes through the end of the year would boost corporate revenues.
Roundup of Climate and Energy News: March 8
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The Climate Action Alliance of the Valley (CAAV) is a non-profit, grassroots group of volunteers in the Central Shenandoah Valley.
DHS to release additional H-2B visas: Impact on Virginia
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The Department of Homeland Security will release an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural work visas – a move that will benefit Virginia’s seafood processing industry.
Senators: Employers need to offer flexibility with coronavirus
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A group of U.S. senators, led by U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., is urging employers to commit to flexible sick-time policies in the event of a coronavirus outbreak.
Warner, Kaine: Waive costs that may prevent coronavirus patients from care
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U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine are urging health insurers and federal and state officials to eliminate cost burdens that could disincentivize people with coronavirus symptoms from seeking testing and treatment for the contagious illness.
Virginia ban on same-sex marriage, civil unions repealed
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You probably weren’t aware that there was still a law on the books in Virginia making same-sex marriages and civil unions basically invalid. That one was decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in Obergefell v. Hodges way back in 2015, right? Well, yes, but then also, yes, there was still that law on the books in Virginia.
Warner urges more aggressive response to coronavirus outbreak
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U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., expressed concern in a letter to Vice President Mike Pence over how the U.S. government has mobilized to combat the outbreak of coronavirus.
