ADADBusiness leaders say they desperately need workers to return to stores, restaurants and other operations to stay afloat financially. In the process, some states’ public comments have frustrated federal lawmakers, labor activists and public health officials, who say forcing workers to return so quickly might be dangerous — and could undermine the country’s response to the deadly pandemic. ADGenerally, states have the legal right to revoke benefits if unemployed Americans are offered jobs comparable to their past positions yet decline to take them. She said workers could challenge such reversals of benefits, but doing so might be tough. Tennessee, for example, has said it may “potentially disqualify claimants from receiving unemployment insurance benefits” if workers who are temporarily laid off turn down an opportunity to retake their jobs, said Chris Cannon, a spokesman for the state’s unemployment agency.

Source: Washington Post April 30, 2020 12:10 UTC