Business owners say revenue is down as much as 90%, and with holiday gatherings being discouraged, they’re holding their breath for spring. Meanwhile, according to interviews with workers, safety protocols put in place by many employers over the past six months were frequently ignored by clients and guests. | From: Billy Penn (Read more.)
Wolf said he wants the money to go out in the form of grants to businesses that have been most harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, among them restaurants, bars and gyms. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
But depending on the charges or convictions on your record, and the length of time since your legal trouble began, you may be able to fully or partially clear your criminal record. But it’s not necessarily a straightforward process. Who is eligible, and how can you apply? Here is what you need to know. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
A chain of local medical marijuana dispensaries has teamed up with the Urban League to secure rights—and jobs—for would-be workers denied employment due to previous cannabis-related convictions. | From: The Philadelphia Citizen (Read more.)
Professional services corporation Accenture is joining the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, Philadelphia Works and Graduate! Philadelphia for the Philadelphia Skills Forward Initiative, an effort to help workers displaced by the pandemic attain new skills and build toward sustainable careers in the process. | From: Technical.ly (Read more.)
Philadelphia legal aid organizations and worker advocates say they’ve fielded nonstop calls from unemployed workers about PUA. The finer details of their situations vary, but their issue is the same: They can’t get their benefits, they’re running out of money, and they don’t know where to turn. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
If you applied for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) but aren’t getting your payments, you might have been flagged for suspected fraud and need to verify your identity. To find out if you need to do this, follow these instructions from Philadelphia Legal Assistance. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
The package of bills, dubbed the “Black Workers Matter Economic Recovery Package,” covers more than 12,000 tourism industry workers, such as hotel housekeepers and stadium food service workers. Many are Black women.
Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed legislation Thursday giving laid-off hospitality workers first dibs on returning to jobs they lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation, which was supported by the hospitality workers union Unite Here, is the latest in a series of pro-worker bills passed by council during the coronavirus pandemic. | From: WHYY (Read more.)
The call to reduce police power in major cities like Philly is necessary — but those who still depend on the salaries, pensions and benefits associated with the troubled institution can’t see a viable future without it. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
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