A 2013 lawsuit brought by employees at General Nutrition Centers was recently heard in the state Supreme Court. The dispute centers on the calculation of overtime hours, as workers felt they were entitled to more pay under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act than what they were given under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

A proposed bill with the power to alter Pennsylvania’s workers’ compensation law is designed to benefit first responders who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Andrew Barninger, 30, joined Personal Wealth Advisory in 2013 and was recently named partner. He will be involved in launching NextPhase, which will focus on business transition planning.

Summit Health Vice President of Finance Jeff Carty died of natural causes on Friday while driving on Interstate 81 in Guilford Township, Franklin County. He was 55.

The Lebanon County District Attorney has filed charges against Kelly Whitman-Bower, the former executive officer of the Lebanon County Association of Realtors, for allegedly embezzling nearly $256,000 over a two-year period.

Susan Oh is responsible for managing $13 billion for Pennsylvania’s Public School Employees’ Retirement System.

Will and Darmayne Robertson are the couple behind Sweet Confections Cakes in Lower Paxton Township. Business is growing.

Lebanon County recently banned the use of project labor agreements for county public works projects. Opponents of PLAs hope more counties will do the same, looking to reignite debate over statewide legislation. But union leaders and proponents of PLAs don't see a trend emerging.

Cumberland County accounting and business consulting firm Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz has acquired RLH CPAs & Business Advisors in Hanover, expanding its office footprint in Central Pennsylvania and into Maryland.

A Cambria County lawmaker wants to put a stop to the state liquor license auctions authorized under Act 39. His argument is that the auction process is undercutting private transfers and hurting prices in rural areas.

A Cumberland County auto dealer has agreed to settle a civil lawsuit with the Office of Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection. New Kingstown Auto will pay nearly $51,000, including more than $25,000 in restitution to victims of its illegal business practices.

For nearly a year, craft brewers have railed against a plan by the state Department of Revenue that would require breweries to start charging a 6 percent sales tax on all their taproom products, including draft beers served on site and six-packs and growlers to go. The state is scheduled to begin enforcing the taproom tax in July, but a legislative fix is in the works.

Gettysburg-based ACNB Bank is testing the waters of the Lancaster County market with a new loan office opening next week in Manheim Township.

Orrstown Bank has expanded its leadership team in the Harrisburg area, naming Zack Khuri to the new position of market president for the capital region.

After filing for bankruptcy in January, Maryland-based Rubber Soul Brewing has a new ownership group that plans to reopen the brewery in Dauphin County.