Employment

Starting in July, the owner of HipCityVeg and other restaurants will boost employees’ minimum to $15 an hour.

The northern connection would be at the former Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Twp; the southern connection would be at the former B.L. England plant in Upper Twp.

There’s no location barrier when it’s all remote — and being good at Zoom is now a vital workforce skill.

Amazon and business groups celebrated the decision, saying warehouse workers got a chance to weigh the pros and cons of union membership — and voted to reject it.

The lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleges racism played a role in an employee losing out on a promotion.

It arrives after a series of bungled efforts to replace the system began in 2006 and culminated in a 2017 lawsuit that is still being fought in court.

Pennsylvania’s largest public pension system, Public School Employees’ Retirement System, is dealing with a federal investigation.

The two sides are fully aware that it's not just the Bessemer warehouse on the line. Organizers hope what happens there will inspire workers nationwide to consider unionizing.

Paying people with disabilities only a fraction of the legal minimum wage is a vestige of a pre-World War II program.

Nearly one in five Black Pennsylvanians was unemployed as 2020 ended, according to a report by the Economic Policy Institute, a left-leaning D.C. think tank.

Drivers say they are overwhelmed by people struggling with homelessness and addiction. SEPTA has only 7 social workers to help contain the crisis.

Are the folks who stock your grocery shelves making $15 an hour — or $8?

A coalition of restaurant owners has organized a series of mass vaccination events for industry workers who are happy for relief after a rollercoaster year.

The massive relief package is slated to cross President Biden's desk this week.

After both of Delaware’s Democratic U.S. senators voted against adding a $15 minimum wage measure to the stimulus, local advocates are renewing their push.