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Updated: 11:20 AM EDT May 5, 2021 MARC LEVY Associated Press Republicans in Pennsylvania s GOP-controlled Legislature are advancing legislation to reinstate work-search requirements for people claiming unemployment benefits, with one survey showing that workers aren t taking open jobs at a record rate.The bill cleared the House Labor and Industry Committee on a party-line vote Tuesday.Lawmakers suspended the work-search requirement through 2020 amid the pandemic last year, and Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, extended the waiver administratively into this year. The bill would reinstate the requirement starting June 8.Wolf s office did not say whether he supports or opposes the bill, only that he would review it should it pass the Legislature.Wolf s office also did not say whether he plans to reinstate the work-search requirement, even as his administration prepares to drop his remaining pandemic restrictions on gatherings and business capacity starting on Memorial
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COLUMBIA - The pandemic has caused the food industry to go into a labor shortage. Fast food chains have had to make difficult decisions due to the shortage, whether that be closing stores early or temporarily closing locations.Â
One of the chains that has been hit in Columbia is Five Guys. Five Guys just recently had to temporarily close their location on North Stadium Boulevard due to the lack of workers.
Maurice Albritton is one of the managers from the Five Guys that had to temporarily shut down. According to Albritton, the franchise had to combine the two staffs they had in Columbia in order to have enough workers.Â