This ballot question would amend the home rule charter and guarantee a permanent Department of Labor to ensure that the city keeps workers informed of their rights. | Por: Billy Penn (Read more.)
The grants are doled out in one lump sum equal to two months of benefits from Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). The size of your grant varies by region of the state and family size. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
As part of its portion of the CARES Act, Pennsylvania launched the Pandemic Unemployment Assistance system. It was designed for those part of the freelance or gig economy, who are not eligible to apply for traditional unemployment benefits. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
The Unemployment Compensation office reviews each case individually to determine whether there’s a permissible reason why an employee can’t go back to work. “Each case is different, and each case needs to be reviewed,” Jerry Oleksiak, the Pennsylvania secretary of labor and industry, told reporters this week. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The Emergency Gap Fund is a grant program launched by the Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia to help black working artists in Philadelphia who were disproportionately impacted by shutdowns related to the coronavirus pandemic and, on average, have fewer resources and less generational wealth to fall back on. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has denied unemployment benefits to about 20% of the 1.6 million new applicants since the coronavirus lockdown began in mid-March. If this includes you, advocates say the first thing is to make sure you filled out the application forms completely and accurately. Any errors can derail your application. Here’s what else you need to know. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
Philadelphia’s Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, a law aimed at protecting the city’s 16,000 nannies, house cleaners, and home care workers, takes effect Friday, in the middle of a pandemic that’s left a huge portion of these workers — mostly women of color, many undocumented immigrants — jobless and unable to qualify for federal assistance. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
In Pennsylvania, the website to apply for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance didn’t launch until April 18. More than two weeks later, not a single PUA applicant has yet been paid. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
After the pandemic decimates the estimated 75 percent of the American restaurant scene, we are responsible for rebuilding the industry anew. Dining out culture needs to evolve just as much as the restaurants themselves. | From: Philadelphia Magazine (Read more.)
Aquí hay algunos consejos de expertos financieros locales y de algunos dueños de negocios. | Por: WHYY (Read more.)
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