Opinion: Sharing your job with a coworker could help prevent more mass layoffs

With about 38.6 million Americans filing for unemployment insurance (UI) benefits since the end of February, it is clear that Covid-19 has turned the world of work upside down. There has been no clear signal that the economic damage will end any time soon, either. As businesses reopen across the country, surviving employers may find themselves needing to cut even more jobs due to the financial strain.