In Woods v. American Film Institute, the Ninth Circuit found that Laurie Woods' position lacked any legal support or policy justification; filed a putative class action against the AFI contending that she and other volunteers were actually employees.
low-income families a long time to recover from this kind of economic setback. and you know, we saw our numbers increase dramatically then. and they leveled off eventually but never went back down. and that s what we re afraid we re fating right now, is that folks will be relying on our services for months or even years to come. so there could be long-term consequences to all this. before we go, how can poemeople help? i mean not just your food bank but people facing this across the country. how can they help? absolutely. i would say look for your local food bank, go to the website. food banks really need volunteers. our food bank is so dependent on volunteers at our distribution sites and facilities. and of course we need your financial support. food banks rely on donations and volunteer labor. for every dollar donated we can provide nufr food for two meals. well, listen, keep up the great work as that demand and all the problems people are
assistance, sometimes the world works for people and sometimes it doesn t. we have seen a lot of folks who become clients using volunteer labor or didn t access the assistance they needed. we encourage people to apply for all the assistance you are eligible for. if you don t understand, make sure you appeal, ask questions. heather: is so hard for people in the throes of what is happening. your second point is the government should have resources. we have the finest americans called into action after natural disasters, individual inspectors visiting the disaster survivors and just damages.
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