Employment

Working long hours poses an occupational health risk that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, the World Health Organization says.

There are plenty of seasonal jobs available at Jersey Shore resorts. But businesses are having a hard time finding people to hire.

The employment report failed to show that the economy was accelerating forward, so much as it appeared to be stutter-stepping along as the unemployment rate ticked up to 6.1%.

Many businesses plan to continue to invest in both indoor and outdoor spaces, often with less staff than before.

Protesters, including Democratic state lawmakers, called on the Wolf administration to pay unemployment benefits to hundreds of thousands of residents.

Lawmakers suspended the work-search requirement through 2020 amid the pandemic last year, and Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, extended the waiver administratively into this year.

U.S. companies that cheat their workers out of pay are unlikely to be fined or punished even after they're caught.

The state’s response to the economic crisis has at times been frustrating to residents, who’ve struggled to get help processing their claims.

In Pa., the tipped minimum wage is $2.83 cents an hour, an amount set in 1998. Gov. Wolf wants to end that separate, lower tipped wage and raise the overall minimum wage.

The tech industry is filled with people who have the same type of education and advantages. As the sector expands, economists say this reinforces inequality.

The Office of Worker Protections is too cash-strapped to do its job, said city councilmembers and workers’ rights groups who are demanding more funding.

Companies like Tyson and Amazon are offering on-site coronavirus vaccinations to their employees in order to remove barriers to getting the shots.

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.