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More than 100 Berks jobs lost as C.H. Briggs to close after 55 years
C.H. Briggs Co., a Reading-based independently owned wholesale distributor of interior specialty building materials for more than 55 years, announced this month that it will close.
Read More »Berks County insurance brokerage to shed nearly 300 jobs
The Loomis Co., an insurance brokerage business headquartered in Wyomissing, informed the state Department of Labor & Industry on Nov. 9 that close to 300 employees will be losing their jobs at the end of the year.
Read More »Good Shepherd offers financial support for employee ideas
Employees at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network are taking ideas and turning them into concrete tools and actions.
Read More »Employee or independent contractor? DOL publishes new rule seeking reclassification
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a new proposal recently on whether workers under the 1938 Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) should be classified as employees or independent contractors.
Read More »$25 million expansion underway at Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital, Orwigsburg
Less than three years after opening in Orwigsburg, Geisinger St. Luke’s (GSL) Hospital has begun a $25 million expansion to the hospital and in the surrounding community.
Read More »Changes to tipped worker rules awaits regulatory approval
An update to Pennsylvania’s rules regarding how employers pay tipped workers will be voted on by the state Independent Regulatory Review Commission during a meeting next month.
Read More »Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry collects $3.5M from employers violating labor laws
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) returned more than $3.5 million in earned wages to Pennsylvania workers in 2021 after investigating more than 4,000 complaints of alleged labor law violations.
Read More »As COVID cases increase, some businesses move to mandate vaccines, while others closely monitor the situation
As COVID-19 cases rise, mostly among unvaccinated people, some heath care networks, colleges and businesses are requiring their employees to get the vaccine. However, a random sample of employers in the Lehigh Valley and Harrisburg region, shows many are not ready to take that step. At least not yet. For now, they say, they are ...
Read More »New state initiative mandates COVID-19 vaccine, tests for state health care workers
As COVID-19 cases rise, mostly among unvaccinated people, some heath care networks, colleges and businesses are requiring their employees to get the vaccine. However, a random sample of employers in the Lehigh Valley and Harrisburg region, shows many are not ready to take that step. At least not yet. For now, they say, they are ...
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