Gasoline futures are ticking higher Monday following a cyberextortion attempt on a vital U.S. pipeline that carries fuel from the Gulf Coast to the Northeast.
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Pa. Health Dept. won’t participate in data breach hearing Tuesday, citing pending litigation
“People, consumers, Pennsylvanians, taxpayers should get more for $29 million than a business using unsecured Google documents with their most private and personal information,” said attorney Lauren Nichols, who is also working on the case.
Read More »Home values break new growth records as demand surge presses on
Typical home values in the U.S. climbed to $266,104, up 8.4% from a year ago -- the highest annual increase since January 2014.
Read More »East coast housing market continues to dominate areas most vulnerable to coronavirus impact
ATTOM Data Solutions, curator of the nation’s premier property database, has released its fourth-quarter 2020 Special Coronavirus Report spotlighting county-level housing markets around the United States that are more or less vulnerable to the impact of the virus pandemic.
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Weak jobs report shows the need for massive jobs and families bills, Biden says
President Joe Biden said April’s lower than expected job growth shows that his massive infrastructure and family support bills are needed now more than ever.
Read More »A remote work revolution is underway – but not for everybody
Last month, Ford announced it would allow staff who have been working remotely to remain remote — at least some of the time — long after the pandemic is over.
Read More »Analysis: U.S. Labor Secretary’s next move on gig workers likely to include company probes – experts
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh's move this week to block a rule making it easier to classify gig workers as independent contractors is just a first step in what is likely to be a long battle over how to delineate the rights of America's growing gig army.
Read More »US job growth slows sharply in sign of hiring struggles
America’s employers added just 266,000 jobs last month, sharply lower than in March and a sign that some businesses are struggling to find enough workers as the economic recovery rapidly strengthens.
Read More »Pennsylvania can’t fine addiction treatment facilities that break rules. Some lawmakers want to change that.
The $431 million agency is in charge of inspecting more than 800 facilities that provide care to some of the most vulnerable people in Pennsylvania. The state is at the epicenter of the opioid epidemic, ranking among the top states for overdose deaths.
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