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Apr92021 by adminNo Comments

There are some snags in free COBRA health insurance for unemployed. Here’s what you need to know

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HRAUNLinda, a lawyer from California who was laid off from her job in January, is like millions of others in the Covid pandemic who are living without health insurance.But she discovered that the government would fully subsidize her COBRA health insurance premiums from April until September, thanks to a provision in the latest stimulus package. She immediately contacted her insurer to sign up. Linda (she asked not to use her full name) was eager to go to the doctor after contracting a painful urinary tract infection this month, which she feared could spread to her kidneys.The rules in the $ 1.9 trillion relief bill passed in March seemed straightforward enough: The government would pay for people's COBRA premiums for six months beginning on April 1. COBRA, or the Consolidated Omnibus Budg...

Apr72021 by adminNo Comments

Local lockdowns: RBI says no need for loan moratoriums at present

Finance

Amid an increase in localised lockdowns across the country, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday said there is no need for a loan repayments moratorium at present, stating that businesses are better prepared to face the situation. It can be noted that the RBI had announced a six-month moratorium in the early days of the national lockdown last year to help borrowers impacted by a chilling in economic activity. The entire state of Maharashtra is in a lockdown for non-essential services and localised and night lockdowns are being observed in many pockets of the country, including the national capital, to restrict the surge in cases. “In today's conditions, there is no need for a moratorium,” Das said during an interaction with journalists after the announcement of the new fiscal...

Apr42021 by adminNo Comments

Amazon apologises for wrongly denying drivers need to urinate in bottles

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EPAAmazon has apologised to a US politician for falsely denying that drivers are, at times, forced to urinate in plastic bottles.Mark Pocan, a Democrat from Wisconsin, referenced Amazon making "workers urinate in water bottles" in a tweet.The official Amazon Twitter account then replied: "If that were true, nobody would work for us."The company has now apologised after evidence emerged of drivers having to urinate in bottles."We owe an apology to Representative Pocan," Amazon said in a statement."The tweet was incorrect. It did not contemplate our large driver population and instead wrongly focused only on our fulfilment centres." It added that its fulfilment centres all have dozens of toilets that employees can use "at any time". ReutersMr Pocan had criticised Amazon for opposing efforts ...

Mar282021 by adminNo Comments

Broke? Need an extension? Amending a return? No matter your situation, you need to file your taxes

Finance

Constantine Johnny | Moment | Getty ImagesThe IRS may be extending the deadline to file your annual taxes for 2020 to May 17, but there's no time like now to get started on them — no matter your circumstances.Perhaps you owe money that you don't currently have. Maybe your life has been turned upside down and doing your taxes is the last thing you want to do. But don't even think about not filing a tax return."It's a terrible idea," said Nayo Carter-Gray, founder of 1st Step Accounting, of not filing. "It's one of the worst things you can do."Lisa Greene-Lewis, a tax expert at TurboTax, concurs."It is definitely a bad idea," she said. "File the return even if you can't pay what you owe."Let's start with the penalties. If you don't file your return, you'll be assessed a penalty of 5% of the ...

Mar212021 by adminNo Comments

Line Of Duty returns: We didn’t float up the Lagan in a bubble – here’s everything you need to know

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For the DIR, for the next few weeks we're only interested in one thing here and one thing only - and that's catching bent coppers.Line Of Duty fans, almost two years since we last visited AC-12, the wait is finally over. Not since Game Of Thrones' controversial swansong has there been such feverish anticipation around a TV series' return. Thanks to its tense and twisty scripts, stellar performances from core stars Adrian Dunbar, Vicky McClure and Martin Compston, and a roster of brilliant guest actors - plus Superintendent Ted Hastings' knack for an incredibly quotable catchphrase, fella - it has become one of the biggest shows on British TV. Image: 'Can we go through those acronyms one more time?' Kelly Macdonald joins the cast as DCI Joanne Da...