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Car problems? No childcare? How an app is helping people get to work

The app mostly covers Uber rides, and Segal estimates it saved the franchise about $35,000 a month in callout costs.

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Unexpected absences can cost employers tens of thousands of dollars a month. An app that helps workers with last-minute transportation, food and childcare is making a difference.

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Car problems? No childcare? How an app is helping people get to work

Unexpected absences can cost employers tens of thousands of dollars a month. An app that helps workers with last-minute transportation, food and childcare is making a difference.

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Missed shifts were costly to this McDonald's. An app has fixed the problem

Unexpected absences can cost employers tens of thousands of dollars a month. An app that helps workers with last-minute transportation, food and childcare is making a difference.

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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Monday, August 17, 2026.
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