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On the eve of the reopening of 24 counties, allowing businesses to resume some in-person operations and call back employees, there remain concerns about how well those employees will be protected. Essential workers are sounding the alarm, saying their complaints are being ignored.
Gov. Tom Wolf said this week that the state cannot widely enforce its workplace safety orders and that, as a last resort, scared employees should refuse to go to work. That's cold comfort for those who say such a refusal amounts to quitting and could also jeopardize their ability to collect unemployment.
On another front, Wolf continues to pledge transparency even as his administration opposes a bill to restart the state public records law, continues to refuse to turn over documents related to the business waiver program, and won't name nursing homes with coronavirus cases and deaths.
Plus, a new Spotlight PA review found some small business owners barely stood a chance at getting relief from the state's $61 million loan program.
— Sarah Anne Hughes, Spotlight PA |
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK"Why [am] I going to expose myself for people getting stupid things like sexual dolls, grills, bed frames, exercise machines?"— An anonymous Amazon employee, one of several warehouse workers who said their safety complaints are being ignored |
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| LATEST ON THE NUMBERS: Adjusted trend lines continue to show significant leveling off of the virus, which is most severely impacting nursing homes. |
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POSITIVE CASES | PENNSYLVANIA
52,915
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DEATHS | PENNSYLVANIA
3,416 |
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THE RIDDLERSend your answers to newsletters@spotlightpa.org.Tricky tides (Case No. 37): A ship anchors off shore and lets down a ladder with 10 rungs. The rungs are each 12 inches apart, with the last rung just above the surface of the water. The ocean is calm. If the tide rises at a rate of 4 inches per hour, how long until the bottom three rungs are under water?
Last week's answer: Three ducks in total.
Congrats to Karen S., who will receive Spotlight PA swag (when we reopen our office!). Others who correctly answered: George S., Dave D., Joseph S., Frank D., Sherman A., Dan K., Jon N., Stacey C., Kenneth J., Christine L., Don D., Jeff B., John D., Rebecca D., Janet L., Lou R., Kathy G., Christine H., Susan K-G, and Philip C.
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