Spurred by rising rents, low vacancy rates and the shift to remote work, metro-area rental markets in central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley show heavy migration trends both coming and going. 

Earning high marks in housing affordability and access to green space, Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley were well-represented in Ownerly.com’s recent list of top U.S. cities for remote workers. 

Workers employed in remote-friendly occupations are much less likely to struggle with housing affordability than those who aren’t, according to a new report. 

LONDON (AP) — Rebekah Ingram’s remote internship has come with a series of unexpected challenges: She lacks a proper office set-up, her mother often calls for her while she works, and her dog barks during video calls.

“I’m fully vaccinated. Can I come and see you in person?”   After more than a year of working remotely and seeing clients over Zoom, these requests are starting to come in. Now that COVID is winding down and restrictions are relaxing, organizations and companies have to figure out how to go back. And the really big question ...

Last year, companies around the U.S. scrambled to figure out how to shut down their offices and set up their employees for remote work as the COVID-19 virus suddenly bore down on the world.

Remote workers are allotted more flexibility to take breaks when they please because, for the most part, they are setting their own schedules – or at least have less rigid structures than they did while being in the office from 9 to 5.

Business phone solutions provider Intulse is moving to a new headquarters in Manheim Township next month following three years of steady growth driving by the increase in companies working remotely.

Numerous liability concerns will surround businesses that re-open over the next few weeks, but businesses also should be aware of issues for those who continue to work from home, including wage-and-hour rules.

For most companies that have already had employees working remotely, closing the office and having employees working from home is nothing new.