Some feel that they do not have the power or privilege to speak up. This report is part of "Turning Point," a groundbreaking month-long series by ABC News examining the racial reckoning sweeping the ...

Democrats blocked a Republican-led attempt to provide essential government workers with paychecks amid an ongoing, 23-day shutdown, calling the bill overly selective and incomplete. That bill, ...

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – St. Johns County chamber of commerce highlights essential workers priced out of homes The St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce says something has to change after a report ...

Newly-classified "essential workers" talk risking their lives for minimum wage. David Williams described his wife of 19 years, Vitalina, as "the most wonderful lady on the face of the planet." "Me ...

A new ruling settles the question if New Jersey teachers are essential workers who can file workers' comp claims over ...

The Senate adjourned for the weekend at 4:43 p.m. The chamber will not meet Friday and will instead reconvene at 3 p.m. on Monday, on what will be Day 27 of the shutdown, barring unforeseen ...

If you were an essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts, you may be eligible for a special credit when you retire. Massachusetts state Sen. Nick Collins, D-South Boston, filed a ...

Workers and residents rallied outside the San Benito County Administration Building in Hollister to protest proposed budget cuts they say would strip away essential services like healthcare, roads, ...

Front-line human service workers are the backbone of a compassionate society. Most often employed by nonprofit organizations, they provide critical care and support that help people thrive, maintain ...

Sen. Jon Ossoff (Ga.), the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent in the Senate, and his home-state colleague, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), voted Thursday for a Republican bill to pay essential federal ...