Mississippi reckons with ending pay boost for the unemployed
LEAH WILLINGHAM, Associated Press/Report for America
May 31, 2021
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1of14A forklift driver moves a pallet of cardboard boxes at Great Southern Industries, a packaging company in Jackson, Miss., says Friday, May 28, 2021. Charita McCarrol, human resources manager at the company, says that she has seen a lot of people abusing the $300-a-week federal supplement for people who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other programs that offered extended support for the unemployed. She also cited the pool of needed certified and experienced forklift drivers and other positions are limited because of the said abuse.Rogelio V. Solis/APShow MoreShow Less