Employment

Three years ago lawmakers fought overnight about raising the lowest legal wage to $9.25 an hour. Now Delaware is joining nine other states with a path to $15.

Some employees went without workplace staples like ties, heels and dress pants during the pandemic. But will those pieces make a comeback as more people return to work?

“I would not at all call this a complete disaster,” said Julia Simon-Mishel, supervising attorney with Philadelphia Legal Assistance.

The Pa. legislature is able to flex this new power because voters approved a constitutional amendment during the May 18 primary limiting a governor’s authority.

Many offices that have been closed since March 2020 are beginning to bring workers back, but not all companies think they need a return to the old ways.

GOP governors are moving to end a $300-a-week pandemic lifeline for the unemployed in an effort to push people back to work, with four states set to end them this week.

Pa. will unveil its new unemployment compensation portal Tuesday, replacing a 40-year-old system stretched thin during last year’s record unemployment.

How will we reset the pandemic radar on the job? With friends? While dating? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about the office fridge, handshakes, and more.

The goal of the event is to link residents ages 12 to 39 with job opportunities, education resources, and community services.

As Philadelphia struggles with continuing violence, councilmembers heard how employment and entrepreneurship could be key to preventing it.

Claims will be put on hold until June 8 as the state makes an ambitious leap to a new, cloud-based benefits system. But experts warn this “all-at-once” approach often fails.

With their owners working from home during the pandemic, many dogs have gotten used to having their best friends around all the time.

“Pool season opens when we have enough guards,” said Parks & Rec Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell.

Can employers mandate vaccinations and ask worker's about their vaccine status? Also, was remote, flexible work just a pandemic anomaly?

The requirements had been waived by Wolf under his emergency disaster authority invoked during the COVID-19 pandemic.