With unemployment hotline overloaded and stimulus on hold, PA boosts chatbot 90x
If Congress approves a new package, benefits would be retroactive through September.
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PA unemployment update: Extra $300 Lost Wages Assistance to be paid in one lump sum
If you are eligible and haven't yet applied, do that ASAP.
Penn may settle trans discrimination lawsuit as landmark Supreme Court ruling enshrines LGBTQ protections
The historic SCOTUS decision provides civil rights that were lacking in Pennsylvania.
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Get your benefits: How to navigate PA’s overloaded unemployment system
Self-employed and gig workers can now apply.
Get employed: 12 free or affordable job-training programs in Philly
One in three people in the region is on the hunt for good work.
Volunteer lawyers help Philly offenders clear records and move forward
A series of criminal expungement clinics are being held around the city.