About 1.1 million Americans filed first-time applications for unemployment insurance, the Labor Department said Thursday, up from 971,000 the prior week. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg estimated that 920,000 workers sought jobless benefits.

Dozens of Central Pennsylvania businesses and service agencies with employees on the front lines during the COVID-19 pandemic, have received part of $50 million in state grants to provide those workers with hazard pay.

“There has definitely been progress, but there’s still a long way to go,” said Dan Stroud, executive director of the Disability Empowerment Center, which serves Lancaster and Lebanon counties.

The reopening of businesses, colleges and other institutions in the midst of a global pandemic obviously creates unique challenges. Architects are being called upon to address these in ways that maximize health and safety, while allowing for as much normalcy as possible.     

To avoid the potential cost of a violation, employers must have a plan to balance the needs of their business with their duties under the ADA. This article will provide the basic do’s and don’ts for employee mental health matters.

Like many companies we have not gone back to our office yet. Some folks are working from the office but, 85% are working from home. What are the key issues you see that we should address while working from home?

While many businesses began reopening in June as COVID-19 restrictions were lifted, Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remained at a high 13%.

A closely watched gauge of layoffs across the U.S. held steady at a historically high level last week, pushing the total during the coronavirus-induced economic crisis to a mind-boggling 51.3 million.

The greatest asset of any business is its people — customers and employees. Protecting both by wearing a mask while out in public is an easy way that we can support York County’s business community through the COVID-19 pandemic. York County’s businesses are reopening, but, like everywhere, we have not yet fully recovered from the ...

The last 75 years of advertising and branding have been a consistent mirror of our society and culture, reflecting our values and priorities, sometimes in ways that only seem obvious in retrospect.

The CEO of guitar maker C.F. Martin & Co. is pushing back against a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Labor that would prohibit company 401k managers from investing in so-called Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) funds.

1.3 million workers filed first time claims for unemployment insurance last week, the Labor Department said Thursday. That latest round of applications means roughly 50 million Americans have made initial jobless benefits claims in just 16 weeks.

Business leaders can help if they’re willing, providing financial support, job training, jobs and service to local communities. How can your business walk the talk and collaborate with other community organizations? The right activity can lead to real progress. 

Many companies and organizations opened their wallets and promised changes in the way they do business and address racial inequality. PPL Corp. in Allentown, Camp Hill-based Rite Aid Corp and PNC Bank in Pittsburgh are just some of the Pennsylvania-based firms that have contributed to the cause.

“Congress has failed to act on this year after year. Now this settles it across the nation that sex discrimination includes orientation and identity.”