The everyday conditions amplify the reality that black and people of color are most affected by the impacts of climate change, amongst other issues. But just like redlining, environmental injustices and Pollution segregation continue to plague our city, more specifically the low income, predominately black neighborhoods in Philly. | From: Green Philly (Read more.)
If your home or business was damaged during the vandalism or arson that followed many of the early days of protests in Philadelphia or the surrounding counties, there’s a new opportunity to access money to fix things up. The federal Small Business Administration approved Governor Tom Wolf’s request for a special disaster declaration for the events between May 30 and June 8. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
In the first six months of 2020, Philadelphia workers have filed roughly the same number of complaints with the city’s labor enforcement office as they did in all of 2019, according to a newly released city report. These complaints are allegations that employers have broken one of the city’s six labor laws. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
The $600 per week that kept many jobless Americans afloat officially expired Friday. With the Trump administration and Congress deadlocked over whether to extend it, untold millions of Americans may be at risk of falling behind on bills, going hungry, even losing their homes. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
About three million people in Pennsylvania got the unemployment checks, which have helped tide a lot of people over during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and the deepening economic fallout. The last $600 payments in Pennsylvania and New Jersey went out last week. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
To their establishments, servers are essential workers who fuel Philly’s food scene. But they aren’t getting compensated for their essential work during the pandemic. So, they’re organizing to fight for fairer pay. | From: Philadelphia Weekly (Read more.)
Terrill Haigler wants to help solve the problem city sanitation workers are facing, with a lack of proper PPE, by raising money for more gear during the pandemic and trash collection issues currently pressing the city. | From: Plan Philly (Read more.)
Both within the city and throughout the rest of the nation, office workers have rather seamlessly transitioned into at-home offices. Remote work promises to save companies immense amounts of money on real estate costs, and innovative technologies have already begun to spring up that make the set up more efficient and less frustrating for employers and employees alike. | From: PlanPhilly (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.)
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.)
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