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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">https://www.latimes.com/business/...
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">https://www.latimes.com/business/...
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.
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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.
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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">https://www.latimes.com/business/...
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">https://www.latimes.com/business/...
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.
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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.
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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">https://www.latimes.com/business/...
