Tens of thousands of people across Wisconsin suddenly don't know where their next paycheck is coming from.
Two industries in particular, retail and hospitality and leisure, have an estimated combined 580,000 jobs at jeopardy, according to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.
WITH MAJOR BUSINESSES CLOSINGACROSS THE STATE... MANYPEOPLE DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'REGOING TO PAY THEIR BILLS.GOVERNOR TONY EVERS ORDEREDTHE SWEEPING SHUT-DOWN... ANDIS NOW TRYING TO REASSUREWORKERS THERE WILL BE RELIEFFOR THEM.
OUR SHAUN GALLAGHERIS LIVE WITH MORE.AS BUSINESSES SHUT THEIR DOORSTO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE OFCORONAVIRUS, IT'S LEAVING TENSOF THOUSANDS OF WORKERS INLIMBO.TWO INDUSTRIES HIT HARD,RETAIL AND THE HOSPITALITY ANDLEISURE FIELDS.
THE DEPARTMENTOF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SAYS300-THOUSAND PEOPLE WORK INRETAIL STATEWIDE.
AND ANOTHER280-THOUSAND IN HOSPITALITYAND LEISURE.GOVERNOR EVERS SAYS THE ORDERHELP THOSE SEEKING HELP GETBENEFITS FASTER AND EASIER.HE'S LOOKING TO ELIMINATEQUOTAS ON JOB SEARCHES PERWEEK.AND CHANGING THEAVAILABILITY REQUIREMENTS FORUNEMPLOYMENT.
THE HOPE IS,WORKERS SHUT OUT BY THECORONAVIRUS CAN STAY HOME WITHPEACE OF MIND.BECAUSE AT THISPOINT, THE STATE IS TAKINGUNPRECEDENTED MEASURES TO STOPTHE SPREAD OF THE PANDEMIC.EVERS IS ALSO ASKING THE STATEASKING THE EVERS IS ALSOEVERS IS ALSOASKING THE STATE LEGISLATURETO WAIVE THE ONE WEEK WAITINGPERIOD FOR BENEFITS.SOIMPACTED WORKERS CAN GET THEMSOONER.IT'S SOMETHING HEPROPOSED IN HIS ORIGINAL INMILWAUKEE, SG, TMJ-4
Wednesday begins a new month, which means your rent, mortgage, and other bills are due. The first of the month can be challenging..
