LSER Experts In the News

WalletHub publishes a Q&A with Christopher Hayes on the devastating impact of America’s growing unemployment crisis.

The Star-Ledger writes about insurance in the age of coronavirus, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health.

The Star-Ledger reports on workers and their families losing employer-sponsored health insurance, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health.

MarketWatch reports on the shortage of personal protective equipment in hospitals, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health who says “the lack of workplace and patient safety right now is catastrophic.”

The San Francisco Chronicle reports the workers who sanitize hospital rooms and remove medical waste face significant risks due to the PPE shortage, quoting Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health.

The Star-Ledger publishes an op-ed by Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health who argues there is “no good rationale” for tying health insurance to employment.

Mashable reports the Department of the Interior was slow to close national parks, and now seven park rangers have tested positive for the coronavirus, quoting Susan Schurman.

The New York Daily News publishes an op-ed by Rebecca Kolins Givan of the Center for Work and Health, arguing that profit-driven healthcare is the reason for the shortage of beds and equipment we are seeing during the pandemic.

Rebecca Kolins Givan, via The Counter, on the Whole Foods sick-out: "If employees do this in a coordinated matter, it can create all kinds of problems [for their employers], because there are few or no workers to perform the work."

Salud America! reports a disproportionate number of Latino workers have low-wage jobs that cannot be done from home, quoting Christopher Hayes on how this puts them at greater risk of catching the coronavirus.