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Philly’s ‘pay equity’ law could be toppled by state legislation
Republican lawmakers in Harrisburg are taking aim at a new Philadelphia law banning employers from asking job applicants about their sala ...
9 years ago
Appellate court overturns college tuition-payment order
A state appellate court has ruled that a divorced couple cannot be forced to pay college tuition for their estranged daughter. Cai ...
9 years ago
Wolf’s budget proposes $30M cut to Penn’s vet school
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s belt-tightening budget includes a proposal to cut more than $30 million in state funds to the Universi ...
9 years ago
Amazon planning 2,500 hires in N.J. as part of overall expansion
Amazon plans to hire 100,000 workers in the next year and a half, with 2,500 of them in New Jersey. While they are not minimum-wag ...
9 years ago
Delaware corporate rules under a microscope in Harrisburg
Part of Governor Tom Wolf’s new budget plan targets a contentious tax strategy known as the Delaware loophole. The administr ...
9 years ago
Philly-based tech-training program helps young people overcome cycle of poverty
Many people can’t get a degree because they don’t have money. And they can’t get a job because they don’t ...
9 years ago
ListenBoard: Pennsylvania casino served player 27 drinks in 9 hours
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has fined a casino $25,000 for serving a gambler 27 drinks in a nine-hour period. Mount Airy ...
9 years ago
Philadelphia mayor says opioid overdoses a crisis, calls for additional spending
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney wants the city to spend more money on treating drug addiction. As opioid addiction continues to skyr ...
9 years ago
Trump reverses late Obama effort to help first-time home buyers
Within his first hour in office, President Donald Trump reversed an effort by the Obama administration that would have saved first-time h ...
9 years ago
Judge dismisses taxi companies’ lawsuit vs Newark over Uber
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by taxi and limo companies against the city of Newark over what they claim is preferential treat ...
9 years ago
Despite previous privacy concerns, Pa. will follow federal ID law
Pennsylvania has worked out a deal with the federal Department of Homeland Security to update its IDs to meet federal regulations — kno ...
9 years ago
Pa. getting nearly $20 million in credit rating settlement
The Pennsylvania attorney general’s office has announced a settlement with financial services company Moody’s over misleading ...
9 years ago
Wage theft legal clinics reach out to Asian-Americans in Philly
Community Legal services now offers free weekly legal support for workers who are victims of wage theft, and it’s holding the clini ...
9 years ago
Amtrak supervisor pleads guilty in overtime fraud scheme
An Amtrak supervisor has admitted that he fraudulently overbilled the company for overtime and regular hours that he didn’t work. ...
9 years ago
Pa. running out of time to comply with federal ID standard [UPDATED]
Pennsylvania is among a ...
9 years ago
