The parent company of Pam and other well known brands was sued after a can of cooking spray exploded, causing second degree burns on a woman’s upper body, including her face and arms.
Category: Pennsylvania
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Seeking the ‘Right’ Customers, an Insurer Is Accused of Discrimination
Erie Insurance defends its practice of telling agents to use subjective factors when judging a potential customer. Maryland regulators say the company sought to exclude Black and Hispanic people.
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Rite Aid Is Closing 154 Stores
The pharmacy chain, once the largest in the United States, detailed a batch of store closures in a bankruptcy court filing.
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Donors Call for University of Pennsylvania Leaders to Resign After Hamas Attacks
The attack by Hamas on Israel compounded the backlash to a Palestinian literary festival, held on campus, which Jewish groups decried as antisemitic.
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U.A.W. Workers at Mack Truck Go on Strike
The strike at the truck manufacturer by 4,000 members of the United Automobile Workers comes in the middle of the union’s strikes at three large U.S. car companies.
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Inside the Factory Where Buck Mason Makes T-Shirts
The founders of Buck Mason think it can — and they bought a sewing factory and a cloth mill in Pennsylvania hoping to prove it.
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Camp Trucking Shuts Down, Leaving Families With Few Luggage Delivery Options
Camp Trucking, a delivery service for campers’ bags, shut down abruptly, leaving families with few options and causing general havoc.
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Unions Accuse UPMC of Wielding Market Power Against Workers
A coalition of unions has filed an antitrust complaint with the Justice Department, accusing the Pennsylvania hospital system of suppressing wages and worsening working conditions.
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After a ‘Kill Shot’ to the Eye, a Wrestler Restarts His Life
Rich Perry was an Olympic hopeful when he sustained a gruesome injury at a training camp in 2018. The question now is whether he can ever fully be himself again.
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Supreme Court Seems Ready to Strengthen Protections for Religious Workers
The justices searched for common ground and may be prepared to issue a modest revision to an aspect of a 1977 precedent that imposed only a slight burden on businesses.
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Colleges Have Been a Small-Town Lifeline. What Happens as They Shrink?
The New York Times – Business:Declining student enrollment is hitting the rural areas that rely on universities. They’re trying to adapt to survive.