Philadelphia officials give an update on the new COVID-19 cases in press conference Friday. HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania will stop paying about 9,000 state workers whose offices have been closed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, officials said Friday.
Paid leave for state employees whose work locations are closed and who are unable to work remotely will end April 10, according to Gov.
Tom Wolf's Office of Administration. The pay freeze affects about 12% of the state workforce, though individual agencies were hit much harder, with the state departments of Transportation and Revenue halting pay to more than half their employees. FULL COVERAGE: CORONAVIRUS About 5,700 of the affected workers are employed by PennDOT.