Let’s Touch Base: Why Working From Home Doesn’t Work For All

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🗓️ 11 March 2020

⏱️ 13 minutes

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COVID-19 is now officially a pandemic. But as more and more companies are telling their employees to work from home, many people don’t have that luxury. We’ll explain why the lack of unemployment insurance and universal paid sick leave is a pain for the gig economy and for some hourly workers. Meanwhile, a New York judge just handed down a prison sentence for movie producer Harvey Weinstein. We’ll break it down. Also on today’s show: how Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is faring in the Democratic presidential primary, and a career pro-tip from supermodel Karlie Kloss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's Wednesday, March 11th.
0:03.2	Welcome to Schim this.
0:04.4	We're breaking down the most complex stories of the day and giving you the context on why
0:08.2	they matter.
0:09.7	COVID-19 is now officially a pandemic, and companies are starting to tell employees to just
0:15.2	stay home.
0:16.5	But for many people, that's easier said than done.
0:19.7	Then a New York judge just handed down a prison sentence for movie producer Harvey Weinstein.
0:23.8	We'll tell you why this is a big deal and what it means more broadly when it comes to
0:27.8	prosecuting sexual assault cases.
0:30.3	We're here to make your evening smarter.
0:32.3	Let's skim this.
0:39.2	Today's episode is brought to you by New Aller Life.
0:42.1	More life, less blah.
0:43.8	There's a new three-letter word in town.
0:49.0	WFH.
0:50.0	More companies urging employees to work from home.
0:53.0	Work from home.
0:54.0	Work from home.
0:55.0	Always told to work from home.
0:56.6	As COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus continues to spread around the U.S., some politicians,
1:02.8	public health officials and businesses are telling workers to pack up their laptops and
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