Governor Wolf’s new OT rules took effect on October 3, requiring employers to pay time-and-a-half to all workers who earn less than $45,500 a year and log more than 40 hours in a week.

To date 258 local business have received or will soon receive $4.5 million in grants through the Statewide Small Business Assistance program.

Additional SBA grants will be distributed in the coming weeks as part of a $225 million COVID-19 relief program created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in May. 

Philadelphia, PA – September 9, 2020 − The Senate Appropriations Committee today advanced legislation sponsored by Senators Christine Tartaglione and Jay Costa that would allocate $130 million in federal CARES Act funding to help higher education institutions in the Commonwealth.