Officials with the US Department of Labor are reporting that an area McDonald's franchisee has reportedly violated multiple child labor laws.
Authorities say an investigation revealed that Endor Inc., based in Cranberry Township, allegedly employed 34 juveniles, across five locations, and forced them to work longer and later hours than permitted by child labor laws.
“Fast food restaurants offer young workers an opportunity to gain valuable work experience, but federal law makes sure their experiences do not come at the expense of their education or well-being,” explained Wage and Hour Division District Director John DuMont in Pittsburgh.
STATE COLLEGE - Construction to one of Penn State's residence halls is bringing lots of problems for the university's model railroad club which has over 50 years of Penn State history represented in its projects. Now it has to find a new home, and that means leaving some special pieces behind.
"Some of the things here were made before my parents were born," said club president, Michael Dempsey.
They can only pack up the trains and buildings the club said Thursday.
Cambria County, PA — Duke LifePoint’s 10-year-investment commitment with select Conemaugh facilities is nearing its end.
Meanwhile, rumors are circulating about Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center being sold by Duke LifePoint.
In 2014, Conemaugh Health System and its hospitals were purchased by Duke LifePoint Healthcare.
Leaders at the Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center say they were unaware of rumors regarding the selling of Conemaugh from Duke LifePoint and say that it is not true.
(TCS) — A report on artificial intelligence provides guidance on how Florida policymakers can best deal with this emerging technology.
The James Madison Institute released Bringing Government Into the 21st Century: Artificial Intelligence and State Government Operations this month and the report says that it is often thought that AI is a new technology, when it has been around for some time in many ways.
The report outlines several ways lawmakers can use this technology to streamline and modernize state government operations and help deliver better services.
BROTHERSVALLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — It took a golf cart ride to the end of his driveway and a 15-minute explanation for Mark Knepper, owner of Kneppco Equipment in Somerset County, to explain to a 6 News reporter how he gets his internet.
Instead of a fiber optic cable, Knepper gets sub-broadband internet from a blue and white transceiver perched in an evergreen tree near the road that receives an internet signal from a tower somewhere off in the distance.