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CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images Joe Biden's presidency is likely good news for Uber and Lyft. The companies won big in California with Prop. 22, a law the President-elect was vocally opposed to. With the new gig-work model in place, companies are likely to try and replicate it in other states. Federal efforts to classify drivers or couriers as employees are likely to fall flat thanks to a divided congress, experts say. Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.
In an address to the nation, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe urges companies throughout France to "ensure that they are able, within their means, to provide their employees with masks" if they are to resume business after May 11. (COMPLETES VIDI1QV3PB_EN, VIDI1QV3YJ_EN, VIDI1QV45Y_EN) SOUNDBITE
The recent storming of the US Capitol seems to be hitting President Donald Trump not only politically, but financially as well. CNN reports a growing number of businesses suddenly want very little to do with Trump after he incited a mob of his supporters to attack the Capitol. Twitter and Facebook banned Trump indefinitely, and Stripe is no longer processing credit card payments for his campaign. Shopify stopped operating online stores for the Trump Organization and the campaign and the PGA is pulling a major golf tournament from a Trump resort. It's also unclear which, if any, banks will want to loan money to the Trump Organization.
The US government will pay nearly 3,500 federal employees who contracted COVID-19 at work. According to Business Insider, the Department of Labor made the announcement on Friday. The US government will also grant death benefits to the families of 14 deceased employees on the same grounds. More than 6,600 federal workers are seeking compensation for catching COVID-19 at work. The Labor Department said that more than 2,600 further claims for benefits are pending. The pending claims also include 68 claims for deaths due to Covid-19.