Pa. unemployment update: How gig workers can file for benefits and get the extra $300
Known as PUA, the 11-week compensation program can be backdated to the beginning of January.
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With unemployment hotline overloaded and stimulus on hold, PA boosts chatbot 90x
If Congress approves a new package, benefits would be retroactive through September.
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.
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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.
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.