If you're #SelfEmployed, #freelance or #SmallBusiness, applying for #unemploymentbenefits for the first time, here's what I learned when applying for #PUA from the California #EDD. First of all, you start here and create a new account: ow.ly/7vwt50zxuz0 Once you register for a new account with Benefit Programs Online, you will be able to proceed to "UI Online," then "File a New Claim." Like many self-employed professionals, my income has fallen off a cliff, but not dried up completely. That's OK; you can still file.

@PrincessCruises Here comes the reproofs part. Your head office (NOT the ship staff) failed the passengers of the Pacific Princess #cruiseship while we were stranded due to the #COVID19 crisis. Yes, I know you had 18 ships to deal with & some of them had people sick. @PrincessCruises @PrincessCruises Even so, it was unacceptable customer care to send our ship west from Australia with no certain ports ahead. The lack of communication w/us following that ill-advised move was irresponsible on the part of Princess. We were left in limbo for 18 days.

At the beginning of 2020, I went on sabbatical for 4 months. To celebrate my full recovery from cancer, I had planned a bucket-list trip: a round-the-world cruise on a small ship. Talk about bad timing!#coronavirus #cruiseship 1/ Back in January, no one expected a virus in China would explode into #coronapocalypse. My #travelinsurance company helpfully informed me that "fear" of a disease was not a covered reason for cancellation. The #cruiseship line wasn't offering refunds then either. 2/