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Raquel Lezama has reason to be proud.
At 17, after crossing the Mexican border, she toiled in an L.A. factory. She gained legal residency after surviving a beating by her husband. Seven years ago, the single mother was hired at Mr. C Beverly Hills. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-04-02/la-fi-coronavirus-california-unemployed-mother
At 17, after crossing the Mexican border, she toiled in an L.A. factory. She gained legal residency after surviving a beating by her husband. Seven years ago, the single mother was hired at Mr. C Beverly Hills. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-04-02/la-fi-coronavirus-california-unemployed-mother
It had taken Lezama two decades to claw her way out of poverty.
Then, in just a few minutes, she lost her way of life. She is among more than 1.6 million Californians who are out of work as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
: @AlSeibPhoto https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-04-02/la-fi-coronavirus-california-unemployed-mother
Then, in just a few minutes, she lost her way of life. She is among more than 1.6 million Californians who are out of work as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
: @AlSeibPhoto https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-04-02/la-fi-coronavirus-california-unemployed-mother
The manager at Mr. C Beverly Hills told her that her layoff was temporary and that she could apply for unemployment benefits.
But later, she was told her termination was final, and if the hotel recovered, she could re-apply but would have no seniority. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-04-02/la-fi-coronavirus-california-unemployed-mother
But later, she was told her termination was final, and if the hotel recovered, she could re-apply but would have no seniority. https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-04-02/la-fi-coronavirus-california-unemployed-mother
Lezama’s struggle over the past three weeks is a lesson in survival — in how one modest family, led by one tenacious woman, copes at a time when the nation’s threadbare safety net has come into sharp relief.
: @AlSeibPhoto https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-04-02/la-fi-coronavirus-california-unemployed-mother
: @AlSeibPhoto https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-04-02/la-fi-coronavirus-california-unemployed-mother
Lezama isn’t alone in her struggle.
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that 878,7278 Californians filed unemployment claims last week, more than double in any other state.
@margotroosevelt reports: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-04-02/la-fi-coronavirus-california-unemployed-mother
Today, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that 878,7278 Californians filed unemployment claims last week, more than double in any other state.
@margotroosevelt reports: https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-04-02/la-fi-coronavirus-california-unemployed-mother
