The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a challenge to the governor’s statewide moratorium on foreclosures and evictions, leaving in place an order that shields renters from losing their homes for failing to pay rent during the pandemic. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
The state Department of Human Services wants Pennsylvanians who haven’t received their federal stimulus checks to know it’s not too late. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
FunTimes Magazine speaks to small business owners in Philadelphia to learn how COVID-19 has impacted their industry – tips for bouncing back and ways to sustain a business in light of a pandemic. | From: Fun Times (Read more.)
Donna DuBose Miller, the CEO of DuBose Printing & Business Services, depicts how she morphed her business services to survive and share relatable lessons about the art of adaptation. | From: Fun Times (Read more.)
In March, as shutdowns were beginning, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission passed protections so that companies cannot shut off customers’ water, gas, heat, electricity, and telecommunications services even if they cannot pay their monthly bills due to the pandemic. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
About 40 members of District 1199C, National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, were joined by state and local officials Tuesday morning on the steps of Temple University Hospital at Broad and Ontario streets to demand hazard pay for the 800 patient-care technicians, attendants and administrative assistants 1199C represents at Temple. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
Racial disparities have been evident, in Philadelphia and elsewhere, since the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. On Monday, the city’s Department of Public Health released its “Coronavirus Interim Racial Equity Plan” in an attempt to eliminate or shrink those inequities. | From: Metro Philly (Read more.)
Public health predictions indicate that COVID-19 will continue to take a toll on our families and economy well into next year. Our elected officials need to plan for that scenario. We need to do everything possible to make sure people have a roof over their heads next week, then next month, and beyond. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
90,000 people in Pennsylvania have filed for benefits between March 15 and June 20 and still haven’t gotten paid — or even denied. Complaints about the stubborn backlog, which amounts to 8% percent of claims filed during that period, prompted a Philadelphia congressman to suggest this month that the state call in the National Guard to help process claim. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
As a source of relief for those who lost jobs and income during the pandemic, Congress passed the CARES Act in March and activated an additional $600 per week in benefits for people who qualified for unemployment. That $600 bonus ended late last week and means significant changes to come for the more than 25 million people who received it. | From: Technical.ly Philly (Read more.)
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