In 2019, when the Republican-controlled state Senate voted to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to $9.50 an hour, John Schall, owner of El Jefe’s Taqueria, was one of the loudest vocal supporters of the potential wage hike. “I think this is an important issue for businesses as well as for workers,” said Schall, who … Read more
A central Pennsylvania confectionary company was fined more than $14,500 after two workers fell into a vat of chocolate at an M&M/Mars factory last June, federal safety officials said. In a report released on Friday, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined Mars Wrigley $14,502 and cited the company for failing to properly train or authorize externally … Read more
Pennsylvania elections officials said Wednesday that a push last week to recruit new poll workers produced more than 1,100 applicants, including at least one in 58 of 67 counties. The effort tied to Help America Vote Day, organized by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, brought in the most applicants in some of the populous suburbs of Philadelphia — … Read more
Once a nurse, always a nurse, local nurses say, and a new, local organization, the Central Pennsylvania Nurses Honor Guard, provides a memorial service that recognizes a life spent caring for others. Active since November, the guard has honored six late colleagues as of June 30, said founder Cindy Bowman, a Penn State Altoona nursing … Read more
The operator of a central Pennsylvania restaurant chain has reached a tentative deal to pay nearly $150,000 to settle federal accusations that it shorted its employees on minimum wage and overtime pay. The preliminary consent agreement between Montezuma of Pennsylvania LLC and the U.S. Department of Labor won’t be final unless it is approved by U.S. Middle … Read more
Do you work for one of the best companies in the United States? Fortune Magazine has been publishing its list of “100 Best Companies to Work For” for 23 years. On the list of 100 companies includes four companies that call Pennsylvania home, but there are many more on the list that have a presence in … Read more
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Harrisburg area Census office is looking to hire 13,000 people. The territory includes Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York counties. Nearly two million people live in that eight county region, according to the latest information from the Census Bureau. People learned how they can help with the count at … Read more