Stories tagged: "Workforce"

Sports FILE - In this Sept. 6, 2019, file photo, linesman Kirsten Welsh watches at center ice as Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins players take the ice to prepare to play in the Sabres prospects hockey tournament in Buffalo, N.Y. Ten female officials will work games in the American Hockey League this season. Katie Guay, fellow referees Kelly Cooke, Jacqueline Zee Howard, Laura White, Samantha Hiller, Elizabeth Mantha and Amanda Tasson and linespeople Kendall Hanley, Welsh and Alexandra Clarke are part of 17 new AHL officials. (AP Photo/John Wawrow, File)
Sports Hockey History in NEPA: First Female AHL Referee

Katie Guay will become the first woman to referee an AHL game on Saturday when the Lehigh Valley Phantoms visit the Wilkes Barre-Scranton Penguins.

Associated Press Associated Press October 14, 2021 1:52 pm EDT
Women's Rights State Sen. Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery) speaks during a virtual public hearing on the need for workplace accommodations for pregnant and postpartum Pennsylvanians.
Women's Rights Why Does Texas Have More Accommodations for Pregnant Workers Than Pennsylvania?

A bill proposed by State Sen. Amanda M. Cappelletti (D-Montgomery) seeks to address the lack of workplace accommodations for pregnant and postpartum Pennsylvanians.

Patrick Berkery Patrick Berkery October 7, 2021 3:37 pm EDT
Education The Biden administration is trying to connect jobless Americans with programs to help them get new jobs and careers.
Education Biden Administration Expands Opportunities for Jobless Pennsylvanians to Connect With Education, Training and Aid

The Biden Administration is updating two programs to help unemployed people trying to get education or workforce training.

Patrick Abdalla Patrick Abdalla Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow August 17, 2021 4:10 pm EDT

The Latest

PA Rep. Summer Lee (D) speaks on stage during a keynote discussion of the Netroots Nation progressive grassroots convention in Philadelphia on July 13, 2019. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Elections With US Rep. Mike Doyle’s Retirement, PA Rep. Summer Lee Announces Bid for Congress
Crisis in Care: The Financial, Mental, and Physical Toll of Being A Sandwich Caregiver Family Crisis of Care: The Financial, Mental, and Physical Toll of Being a Sandwich Caregiver
State Reps. Malcolm Kenyatta and Mary Isaacson (both D-Philadelphia) lead a hearing on Pennsylvania's HIV criminalization laws on Oct. 6, 2021. (Courtesy of Pennsylvania House of Representatives) Law and Policy What You Probably Don’t Know About HIV Criminalization in Pennsylvania Will Scare You
Crisis of Care: Family Caregivers Struggle With A Broken System Family Crisis of Care: Family Caregivers Struggle with a Broken System