Business News – 06-28-2021

Restaurants International Airports face shortage of workers to accommodate long lines

  • The decreased amount of workers has put a strain on Airports all around the United States and restaurants/concession stands in US International airports have difficulties hiring
  • The TSA is now currently offering a bonus of $1,000 for security screeners and reservation agents for airlines
  • The TSA is attempting to add about 6,000 screeners by September and currently has hired 4,000

Settlement of $40 million agreed by Juul for teen marketing lawsuit in North Carolina

  • In North Carolina, Juul Labs has agreed to pay the state $40 million plus along with changing their business practice as  a result of the teen marketing lawsuit
  • Nine other states are also now confronting similar lawsuits to North Carolina
  • Juul Labs has also been blamed for the rising popularity of e-cigarettes in teens by health officials and regulators

The UK has seen a drastic increase in delta variant of Covid and same is possible for US

  • The first response of the UK to Covid-19 with their immunization program and covid research have all helped other countries in how they could handle the pandemic
  • Currently, the US is following the actions of the UK in regards to the delta variant and the US also has intentions of speeding up vaccinations in younger people

Disney Cruise sets test cruise back as Covid outcomes have been inconsistent

  • The first test cruise since the start of the pandemic has been postponed for Disney Cruise Line 
  • The test cruise has been postponed due to inconsistent test results for Covid-19 among employees
  • The cruise line had planned to set sail tomorrow (Tuesday) from Port Canaveral, Florida along with 300 employees 

High wage earners in high taxed states might retain State and Local tax cap

  • $120 billion from Senator Bernie Sanders $6 trillion budget is set aside for local and state tax relief for more than 5 years
  • The measure of lifting the $10,000 cap on state and local tax deductions would be more costly and establish an income threshold of $400,000 a year 

By K Buenavista

Mr. Buenavista is a writer that specializes in breaking down complex topics into easy to understand formats that appeal to a wide range of news seeking readers, without missing the important details. He handles a majority of the daily news reporting at Easy-Ad, and has written on many other websites. He resides in Southern California.