HARRISBURG, Pa. – Just one day after Spotlight PA contacted the Department of Labor and Industry with a list of questions about a serious error that overcharged unemployed Pennsylvanians millions
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As Thousands of Unemployment Claims Expire, PA. Residents Refile, Wait on Federal Benefits
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Shawn McCreary has measured the last year in time waiting.
Have You Helped Process PA. Unemployment Claims This Past Year? Spotlight PA Wants To Hear From You.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Spotlight PA is continuing to investigate problems with the state’s unemployment system, and is hoping to hear from the people who have helped the Department of Labor
Victims of Unemployment Fraud in Pa. are Blindsided by Tax Documents
HARRISBURG, Pa. — When two checks for nearly $10,000 arrived at her home last summer from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Annette Ravinsky didn’t cash them. Ravinsky, now
Reform of Secrecy Law for Pa. Utilities Faces Long Odds Despite Agreement That it’s a Problem
HARRISBURG, Pa. — More than a decade ago, when the state Public Utility Commission was first considering how to adopt a new anti-terrorism law, critics spoke about the need for
Secrecy Law for Pa. Utilities Gets Boost in Court Ruling Sidelining Public Records Agency
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A secrecy law criticized for giving Pennsylvania utility companies nearly unabated power to conceal information got a boost this week after a court ruled the state’s public
The Coronavirus Exploited Failure of Pa. Health Officials to Improve Long-Standing Problems With Nursing Home Oversight
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In the fall of 2016, Karen Murphy, then secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, pledged to reform how the state oversees its nursing homes.
Pa. Releases Names of Nursing Homes With Coronavirus Cases, Deaths
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Amid a growing death toll and mounting pressure from lawmakers and advocates, Pennsylvania officials on Tuesday released a long sought-after list of long-term care facilities where the
In Major Reversal, Wolf Administration Says PA. Will Begin Weekly Testing of Nursing Home Residents, Employees
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Wolf administration on Tuesday unveiled a plan to begin universal testing of staff and residents in the state’s hundreds of long-term care facilities, which have become
Pa. Nursing Homes Left to Largely Police Themselves as Coronavirus Deaths Mount
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Since the coronavirus emerged as a global threat, older adults have proved to be most acutely affected and at risk of complications and death. This is particularly
