A record 16.9 million FBI criminal background checks were run for employment or licensing purposes in 2012, a six-fold increase since 9/11. But serious flaws in the FBI records are jeopardizing work opportunities for hundreds of thousands of job seekers every year, according to a new report from the

The National Employment Law Project commended Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus and Senator Susan Collins for introducing legislation to reauthorize the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program through 2020. TAA provides training and reemployment services to workers whose jobs losses are

In a show of bipartisan support for federally funded civil legal services, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $430 million for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in FY 2014. This amount represents a $90 million increase over LSC’s current funding level, and is consistent with the White

The Pennsylvania Judiciary is launching a new system across the Commonwealth to track problem-solving court case results that are rehabilitating individuals, making communities safer and saving taxpayer dollars. Problem-solving courts present an alternative to incarceration by placing eligible

The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) will be holding the 14th Annual Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) Conference in Jacksonville, FL, January 15-17, 2014 and is currently seeking session proposals for the conference. LSC’s TIG Conference is the only national event focused exclusively on the use of

Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Michael L. Bender and Judge William J. Martinez of the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado will join supreme court justices from four other states on Monday, July 22, at a forum on civil legal aid at the Ralph L. Carr Judicial Center in Denver. The

MCC program lets qualified homebuyers claim a tax credit on their home loan The Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency has launched its Mortgage Credit Certificate (MCC) Program, which provides a limited tax credit for eligible homebuyers. A mortgage credit certificate lets qualified homebuyers claim a

Governor Tom Corbett has signed into law House Bill 26, a fiscally-responsible, four-year program aimed to improve the quality, efficiency and timeliness of the state's unemployment compensation (UC) operations. Due to significant reductions in federal funds for the administration of UC programs