COVID-19 is causing businesses across the country to start closing their doors. As of March 2020, there have been 30 million Americans to file an initial unemployment claim – nearly 20% of the entire American workforce. Employees are being laid off or are being put on furlough. Laid off employees are permanently separated from the employer, though retain the possibility of being called back to work. They are also no longer listed on the company’s payroll and lose all employer-provided benefits. Employees put on furlough, however, have a similar yet different story compared to those laid off. These employees are
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