Similar to the work he is doing with LVHN, Dr. Patruno will create and lead newly established wellness programing and professional fulfillment initiatives to help fight physician and health care provider burnout.

To bolster job training opportunities, the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry released $300,000 in grants to help connect businesses and school districts.

New overtime rules were scheduled to go into effect Oct. 3 that change the salary threshold of those eligible to receive overtime compensation in Pennsylvania.

Unemployment has touched thousands of workers in the Lehigh Valley, thanks to COVID-19. But there are businesses nearby hunting for employees. For those communicating their companies’ job openings, know that effectively connecting with new talent requires clarity, completeness and a dose of compassion.

The job market’s recovery from the coronavirus-induced recession is floundering as the health crisis lingers, employers continue to lay off hundreds of thousands of workers and Congress remains deadlocked over another federal rescue package.  

A tech company that was founded as a startup in the Ben Franklin Tech Ventures incubator in Bethlehem in the 1980s is closing its Bethlehem operations and eliminating about 100 jobs.

There's no doubt about it, the COVID-19 pandemic has sped up the natural progression of work process and communication methods moving further in the digital direction. The hiring process is definitely an important example, which is being shaped into a leaner, faster, more efficient model.

 “We’re in a wild, wild west world right now,” said Daniel P. Lopresti, professor of computer science and engineering at Lehigh University in Bethlehem.

“Looking ahead, flexibility and innovation are key traits we are looking to develop and hire for. We need team members that are willing to pivot approaches and adjust well-trodden processes,” said Andrew Stanten, CEO, Altitude Marketing in Emmaus.

Alejandra McGinley-Sepulveda is one of six Latinx Engagement Mission Delivery Coaches for Girl Scouts of the USA, the first cohort of its kind in the national organization’s mission delivery coach program.