Gov. Tom Wolf will need to expand liability protections to manufacturers, small businesses and more health care providers or risk Pennsylvania businesses refusing to open for fear of frivolous COVID-19 related lawsuits, said a coalition of state associations.

Hershey CEO Michele Buck defended her company’s support for LGBTQ equality at a May 12 annual shareholder meeting after a conservative activist challenged The Hershey Company’s donations to the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ advocacy group based in Washington D.C.  

Steph Raymond is an executive with extensive experience managing transmission, substation and distribution operations as well as related new business ventures. In her current role as vice president of distribution operations for PPL Electric Utilities, Raymond oversees field operations and is responsible for leading the planning, engineering, construction, operations and maintenance of the company’s distribution ...

As businesses open throughout the Lehigh Valley, legal and human resources experts are urging businesses to avoid liability issues by understanding the ever-evolving rules, especially as regions open in various phases without liability protections in place.

Numerous liability concerns will surround businesses that re-open over the next few weeks, but businesses also should be aware of issues for those who continue to work from home, including wage-and-hour rules.

The COVID-19 pandemic has left many businesses little choice but to cut down on staff, but choosing not to outright terminate an employee could leave you open to one of two penalties.

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As Pennsylvania businesses eye reopening in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania Chamber is setting out guidelines and advocating for policies to help in the process.

Pennsylvania’s Attorney General Josh Shapiro is urging landlords across the state to not begin any new eviction proceedings until at least July 15. One Easton landlords sees the possible negative consequences of such a move.

The owner of the family-operated Chaar, a Lehigh Valley-based chain of pet supply stores, said his company was thriving in the opening months of 2020. Then, the COVID-19 crisis hit. Chaar disagrees with the state's handling of the crisis and says that "the way things were done created a disaster for our economy."