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Dispatches from a Pandemic: ‘I have a mortgage to pay’: Sex workers banned from small-business loans under CARES Act due to ‘prurient sexual nature’

Like many self-employed Americans, Andre Shakti has lost most of her income over the past few weeks. Most of the clients who used to see her in person have stopped calling, the business where she worked as an independent contractor is closed, and a conference she co-organizes has been canceled. …

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CARES Act allows the unemployed to take on a side gig and still collect benefits — here’s why you should tread carefully

If you’re one of the 6.6 million Americans who filed for unemployment benefits last week there’s a good chance you’re anxiously waiting for a check to arrive in the mail. In the meantime, you might consider taking on gig work. What you may have given less consideration to is how …

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