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>>> STARTING JULY 5th ALL TARGET EMPLOYEES WILL MAKE AT
LEAST $15 AN HOUR.
THE RETAILER IS RAISING ITS
MINIMUM WAGE.
MINIMUM WAGE. IT IS HAPPENING MONTHS AHEAD OF
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. TARGET ORIGINALLY PLEDGED TO
RAISE ITS MINIMUM WAGE BY THE
END OF 2020.
THE COMPANY IS ALSO GIVING ALL
FULL AND PART-TIME EMPLOYEES A
$200 BONUS FOR THEIR HARD WORK
DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
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. >>> 14
. >>> 14 MINUTES AFTER THE TOP OF
THE HOUR NOW AND SO MANY PEOPLE
STILL FINDING MAJOR HOLDUPS
WITH THE UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEM.
WHY ARE PEOPLE NOT GETTING PAID
WEEK AFTER WEEK?
HUGH IS ONE OF YOU AT HOME
WRITING TO A SING "GREAT
STORIES, VERY INFORMATIVE, BUT
COULD YOU DELVE INTO WHY SOME
OF US STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED
BENEFITS?
BENEFITS?
BENEFITS? I AM DOWN TO MY LAST $30 IN THE
BANK."
BANK."
BANK." "I
BANK." "I APPLIED FOR EBT BEFORE
APPLYING FOR MY NEW JOB BUT I
WAS TOLD -- AS OF TODAY I
RECEIVED NEITHER."
RECEIVED NEITHER." MICHELLE LI SORTED ALL OUT.
EMAILS AND TEXTS ARE COMING IN
FAST.
FAST.
FAST. >>>
FAST. >>> GOOD MORNING JAY, FIRST I
WANT TO SAY I'M SORRY TO SO
MANY VIEWERS THAT ARE IN THAT
SITUATION.
SITUATION. $30 LEFT IN THEIR BANK ACCOUNT
SOUNDS EXTREMELY DESPERATE AND
I'M VERY SORRY FOR THAT.
THAT BEING SAID LET'S TAKE A
LOOK AT THE Y, SOME SAY IT'S
THE ADMINISTRATION, OTHERS HAVE
SAID IT'S TECHNOLOGY OR
PREPAREDNESS.
PREPAREDNESS. NONETHELESS THAT DOES NOT HELP
PEOPLE GET PAID FASTER.
AND THERE ARE PEOPLE IN OUR
NEWSROOM, AND I AM TOO, ASKING
THE WISE, BUT THAT IS NOT WITH
THE SEGMENT IS FOR.
THE SEGMENT IS ABOUT MOVING
PEOPLE FORWARD AND HELPING
THEM, BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM
HAVE AND DEALT BAD HANDS, SO
NOW WHAT DO WE DO WITH THEM?
WELL LET'S LOOK AT THE WHEN,
OKAY?
OKAY?
OKAY? WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT IN
TERMS OF GETTING PAID.
THE EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
DEPARTMENT SAYS IT IS
PRIORITIZING PEOPLE WHO HAVE
BEEN WAITING THE LONGEST.
SOME OF YOU AT HOME HAVE SAID
YOU HAVE NOT BEEN PAID FOR
THREE MONTHS.
THREE MONTHS. 40,000 CLAIMS COULD BE CLEARED
BY FRIDAY.
BY FRIDAY. WE KNOW THE NATIONAL GUARD IS
ALSO NOW VERIFYING IDS, THAT
STARTED THIS WEEK.
AND ANYONE IN ADJUDICATION
BEFORE MAY 1st TO BE CLEARED
BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH IF
NOT SOONER.
NOT SOONER. THAT BEING SAID THERE IS NOW AN
EFFORT BY THE NON-PROFIT GROUP
THE UNEMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT
AND IS HELPING PEOPLE GET PAID.
IT IS WORKING WITH THE SHERIDAN
LAW FIRM THAT FILED A PETITION
WITH THE STATE SUPREME COURT TO
GET THE ESD TO PROCESS CLAIMS
IN A TIMELY MANNER.
THEY SAID THE ESD DID NOT HAVE
AUTHORITY TO STOP OR STALL
PAYMENTS TO LEGITIMATE
CLAIMANTS BECAUSE OF THE FRAUD
INVESTIGATION.
INVESTIGATION. IF THE COURT ENDS UP FAVORING
THE PETITIONERS IT WILL IMPACT
EVERYONE ELSE'S CLAIMS.
>> IT DOESN'T MEAN EVERYONE IS
ENTITLED TO UNEMPLOYMENT, IT
JUST MEANS THAT THE CLAIMS
SHOULD BE PROCESSED IN A TIMELY
MANNER.
MANNER.
MANNER. >> THAT WAS JOHN -- THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE
UNEMPLOYMENT LAW PROJECT.
HE WANTS TO BE CLEAR THIS IS
NOT A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT, BUT
YOU CAN CONTACT THE GROUP TO
SIGN A WITNESS STATEMENT.
PLUS IS A GOOD RESOURCE IF YOU
WANT TO APPEAL A CLAIM.
THAT IS KIND OF THEIR BREAD AND
BUTTER, WHAT THEY ARE KNOWN FOR
DOING.
DOING.
DOING. AS
DOING. AS FAR AS EBT OR FOOD BENEFITS
GO, WE KNOW THERE ARE A NUMBER
OF RESOURCES OUT THERE.
ONE EXAMPLE WE'VE GOT THE
NORTHWEST HARVEST COMMUNITY
MARKET IN SOTO, YOU CAN DRIVE
UP TO THE FRONT OF THE BUILDING
AND GET CURBSIDE SERVICES.
PREPACKED GROCERIES, NO
QUESTIONS ASKED.
QUESTIONS ASKED. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE USING
THE SERVICE, PEOPLE WHO NEVER
USED THE SERVICES ARE USING
THEM NOW.
THEM NOW.
THEM NOW. SAID THAT IS JUST ONE IDEA.
BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT SCHOOL
DISTRICTS ARE PROVIDING MEALS
FOR ANYONE WHO IS YOUNGER THAN
18.
18.
18. ALL
18. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS LOOK ON
THE DISTRICTS WEBSITE TO FIND
OUT.
OUT.
OUT. THERE ARE ALSO SENIOR SERVICES
FOR FOOD.
FOR FOOD.
FOR FOOD. ALSO CALLING 211 IS A GREAT
RESOURCE.
RESOURCE.
RESOURCE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE A LIST
OF RESOURCES JUST TEXT THE WORD
"MONEY" TO 206-448-4545, WE
WILL SEND YOU THAT INFORMATION.
I WAS FISHING AROUND ONLINE THE
LAST COUPLE OF DAYS AND IT IS
SURPRISING TO ME HOW MANY
SERVICES ARE OUT THERE . IT IS
HARD TO FIND THEM, I KNOW,
BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO LOOK
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. BUT FOR EXAMPLE ONE OF THE FOOD
BANKS IN MY AREA IS PROVIDING
RENT ASSISTANCE.
RENT ASSISTANCE. AND THAT IS SOMETHING YOU MAY
NOT KNOW BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN
LIKE A BIG COUNTY ORGANIZATION,
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
RIGHT? SO, THERE IS HELP OUT THERE AND
CERTAINLY IF YOU NEED FOOD,
DON'T FEEL PROUD TO GO AND GET
SERVICES.
SERVICES.
SERVICES. OR IF YOU JUST NEED A BREAK.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PARENTS OUT
THERE WHO ARE OVERWORKED RIGHT
NOW AND THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO
MAKE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR
THEIR KIDS,