/ Courtesy Bank of America Bank of America offices at Legacy Union are empty for now but for how much longer? If you’ve been thrust into working from home for the last year-plus, your routine of Zoom calls, walking the dog at lunch and avoiding seeing your boss in person are likely to be coming to an end. With more people being vaccinated and life returning to a semblance of normal, many employers around Charlotte are quietly laying the groundwork to try to make their workplaces more like normal, too. It’s a tricky time for companies, as they work to assess changing government rules, shifting health guidance and drastically different employee expectations while trying to run their businesses efficiently.
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One year later, Charlotte has lost these businesses to the pandemic Last March, Governor Roy Cooper put a Stay At Home order in effect. Businesses were hit hard. Some closed permanently, but others are roaring back. Author: Hunter Sáenz (WCNC) Updated: 11:54 PM EST March 11, 2021 CHARLOTTE, N.C. The coronavirus pandemic did not only take a toll on the health of North Carolinians, but it also hit our businesses hard, closing some as others thrived. Rewind the time machine back about a year, and Charlotte was a city that was booming. Nobody saw what was about to grip every city, county, and state across the nation.
Coronavirus live updates: Here s what to know in North Carolina on Dec. 22 Simone Jasper, The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.) Dec. 22 We re tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus in North Carolina. Check back for updates. Hospitalizations reach record At least 488,902 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus and 6,291 have died, according to state health officials. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Tuesday reported 5,255 new COVID-19 cases, up from 4,479 the day before. On Tuesday, 59 new coronavirus-related deaths added to North Carolina s deadliest month during the pandemic. At least 3,001 people in North Carolina were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Tuesday the highest single-day total reported since the start of the pandemic. At the beginning of the month, the state reported 2,033 coronavirus-related hospitalizations.
Published December 17, 2020 at 9:00 AM EST Listen / Even as 2020 comes to a close, the same problems that roiled the economy in March continue to plague us. More than 10 million Americans remain unemployed, and new unemployment claims rose yet again this month. While Congress appears to be close to passing a new stimulus package, for many it could be too little, too late: almost 8 million Americans nationwide have fallen into poverty. In North Carolina, over the course of the pandemic, more than 30% of the state s workforce have submitted unemployment claims. The impact is also tangible on a local level, as a tent city has cropped up just blocks from uptown Charlotte.
VERIFY: Can your employer make you take the COVID-19 vaccine? Many are asking the question, so we went to the experts to find out. It turns out, your boss could make you take it, but there are exceptions. Author: Hunter Sáenz (WCNC) Updated: 5:29 AM EST December 17, 2020 CHARLOTTE, N.C. As coronavirus vaccines become more widely available over the next few months, some businesses may decide to bring employees back to the office after working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of those guidelines, some employers may ask their employees to be tested for the virus or get vaccinated before returning.