World trade is expected to drop by up to 32% due to the covid-19 scare. Photo by Julius Silver from Pexels The sudden shutdown of businesses during the covid-19 scare is expected to create a drop in world trade of between 13 and 32 percent, according to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Economic experts liken

Paid-leave requirements will spread beyond a mandate for paid parental leave for federal workers to the private sector in several states in 2020. This trend may increase calls for a federal paid-leave law applicable to the private sector nationwide. New paid-leave mandates are taking effect in 2020 in Washington state, Nevada and Washington, D.C. Employees’