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Employers worry Pa. Gov. Wolf’s $145M pandemic relief plan could cause more problems than it solves
Updated Dec 23, 2020;
Posted Dec 23, 2020
Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Wednesday he is transferring $145 million from the Pennsylvania Workers Compensation Security Fund to the state s general fund for the General Assembly to make available to businesses hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dec. 23, 2020
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Gov. Tom Wolf’s latest proposal to ease some of the economic pain that the coronavirus has inflicted on businesses across Pennsylvania is not being widely accepted as the right medicine.
Wolf is proposing to transfer $145 million from Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Security Fund, a fund that ensures injured workers receive workers’ compensation benefits, and place it into the general fund for the General Assembly to decide how to distribute as either grants or loans to businesses.
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A north Alabama lawmaker says he wants to ensure in the future some businesses canât be closed during states of emergency while their competitors remain open.
House Bill 103 by Rep. Jamie Kiel, R-Russellville, would allow businesses and places of worship to remain open as long as they comply with any emergency order, rules or regulations issued by the governor and state or local agencies.
âI saw local clothing stores, local boutiques, local sporting goods stores that were forced to close while other stores remained open selling the same products that those forced to close were selling, and I just didnât think that was right,â Kiel said about the springtime order meant to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
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