Recent hires include: Burn Prevention Network and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Fox & Roach

LVB: What should an employer’s biggest concern be with regard to workers comp? 

Employees at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Network are taking ideas and turning them into concrete tools and actions. 

According to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry, Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate was down one-tenth of a percentage point over the month to 4.1% in September. 

Ecommerce solutions provider, Radial Inc., said it plans to fill more than 1,300 positions for entry-level fulfillment workers at its Lehigh Valley locations to help meet the expected demand over the holiday season. 

Area businesses including Howard Hanna The Frederick Group, Stevens & Lee and Middle Bucks Institute of Technology recently announced new hires.

Pennsylvania hospitals, while facing financial challenges in the post-pandemic world, still support one in 10 jobs and contribute a fifth of the state’s gross domestic product. 

Online clothing company Stitch Fix is shuttering its Mohnton Mills operations by the end of this year, leaving 56 employees without jobs.

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry said it plans to use a $14 million federal grant to help individuals with disabilities who are earning beneath minimum wage and assist them in transitioning to more completive employment. 

Pennsylvania has the highest percentage of young agriculture producers in the nation, according to new data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistic Service.