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Pensilvania Small Business Owner Highlight
Walking into Trolley Car Diner in Philadelphia is like traveling back in time to a period when poodle skirts were all the rage and Elvis was king. Despite the diner’s 1950s décor, its owner, Ken Weinstein, is dealing with a very present-day issue: access to healthcare for his employees.
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Pensilvania Policy
Browse our latest state-based regulatory comments and legislative testimony in this area below, or click the button to view all records.
lunes, febrero 9, 2026
On February 9, Small Business Majority and the Responsible Business Lending Coalition sent a letter to the Pennsylvania House Commerce Committee urging them to pass HB 638. This legislation would prohibit confessions of judgements in commercial financing, protecting them when they are accessing capital.
lunes, febrero 2, 2026
On February 2, Small Business Majority Senior Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Senate Committee on Health and Human Services in support of SB752/HB1469. This legislation would amend the Health Care Facilities Act to enhance hospital price transparency.
miércoles, junio 18, 2025
On June 18, Small Business Majority Senior Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Senate Committee on Health & Human Services urging them to pass HB79, legislation that would help to prevent medical debt by reducing red tape, increasing transparency and awareness and creating a streamlined process for accessing health coverage and free or discounted car
jueves, mayo 15, 2025
On May 15, Small Business Majority Senior Public Policy Director Awesta Sarkash sent a letter to Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman and President Pro Tempore Kim Ward urging them to support The Family Care Act, legislation that would establish a paid family and medical leave insurance fund.
Pensilvania Research
Published:
Thu, 10/24/2024
Small business owners across the Keystone State know it makes good business sense to take care of the people who work for them. However, they often struggle to provide key benefits, including paid family and medical leave, which they believe would help them recruit and retain their workers. With small businesses struggling to compete with large companies that can offer attractive benefits packages, it should come as no surprise that they support establishing a comprehensive paid family and medical leave program that would make it easier for them to facilitate their employees’ access to the paid time off they need to support their families while keeping their jobs.
Published:
Wed, 02/01/2023
Small businesses in Pennsylvania are still struggling to hire and retain a ready workforce, persistent challenges in the wake of the pandemic.
Published:
Wed, 01/25/2023
While small businesses employ nearly half (46.4%) of the private workforce in the United States, many are struggling to hire and retain a ready workforce. One viable solution to their persistent workforce challenges is the passing of Clean Slate policies, which seal and expunge certain criminal records and allow justice-impacted individuals to seek employment opportunities and entrepreneurship. Individual state analyses of small business responses in Georgia, Illinois, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas found widespread support for Clean Slate policies at the state and federal level.
