Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA

Department of Labor Admits It Overcharged Unemployed Pennsylvanians Millions of Dollars

July 10, 2021 | Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Just one day after Spotlight PA contacted the Department of Labor and Industry with a list of questions about a serious error that overcharged unemployed Pennsylvanians millions of dollars in interest for a decade, the agency announced Friday it will issue refunds to roughly 250,000 people.

Anxiety Runs High as Pa. Begins Massive Overhaul of 60-Year-Old Unemployment Computer System

May 31, 2021 | Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. — “I feel like I am a sinking ship right now.”

As Thousands of Unemployment Claims Expire, PA. Residents Refile, Wait on Federal Benefits

March 24, 2021 | Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Shawn McCreary has measured the last year in time waiting.

Have You Helped Process PA. Unemployment Claims This Past Year? Spotlight PA Wants To Hear From You.

March 24, 2021 | Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Spotlight PA is continuing to investigate problems with the state’s unemployment system, and is hoping to hear from the people who have helped the Department of Labor and Industry process more than 5.2 million claims since the pandemic began.

Victims of Unemployment Fraud in Pa. are Blindsided by Tax Documents

March 3, 2021 | Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. — When two checks for nearly $10,000 arrived at her home last summer from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Annette Ravinsky didn’t cash them. Ravinsky, now 61, hadn’t worked since the 1980s and was well aware she neither qualified, nor had applied, for state unemployment benefits.

Secrecy Law for Pa. Utilities Gets Boost in Court Ruling Sidelining Public Records Agency

October 24, 2020 | Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. — A secrecy law criticized for giving Pennsylvania utility companies nearly unabated power to conceal information got a boost this week after a court ruled the state’s public records office has no power to compel disclosure.

The Coronavirus Exploited Failure of Pa. Health Officials to Improve Long-Standing Problems With Nursing Home Oversight

June 15, 2020 | Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. — In the fall of 2016, Karen Murphy, then secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Health, pledged to reform how the state oversees its nursing homes.

Pa. Releases Names of Nursing Homes With Coronavirus Cases, Deaths

May 20, 2020 | Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Amid a growing death toll and mounting pressure from lawmakers and advocates, Pennsylvania officials on Tuesday released a long sought-after list of long-term care facilities where the coronavirus has infected or killed residents.

In Major Reversal, Wolf Administration Says PA. Will Begin Weekly Testing of Nursing Home Residents, Employees

May 13, 2020 | Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Wolf administration on Tuesday unveiled a plan to begin universal testing of staff and residents in the state’s hundreds of long-term care facilities, which have become the epicenter of coronavirus-related deaths in Pennsylvania.

AARP Calls on Pennsylvania to Release List of Nursing Homes With Coronavirus Cases

April 26, 2020 | Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The nation’s largest advocate for senior welfare has urged Gov. Tom Wolf to release a list naming which Pennsylvania long-term care facilities have confirmed coronavirus cases.

Pa. Nursing Homes Left to Largely Police Themselves as Coronavirus Deaths Mount

April 18, 2020 | Rebecca Moss of Spotlight PA

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Since the coronavirus emerged as a global threat, older adults have proved to be most acutely affected and at risk of complications and death. This is particularly notable for Pennsylvania, which has one of the oldest populations in the United States and is home to about 126,000 people in nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

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