The Internal Revenue Service has announced that approximately 275,000 organizations under the law have automatically lost their tax-exempt status because they did not file legally required annual reports for three consecutive years. The IRS believes the vast majority of these organizations are

Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis has announced 122 grants totaling more than $28 million to provide approximately 17,000 veterans who are homeless or at risk of being homeless with job training to help them succeed in civilian careers. The grants are being awarded under the U.S. Department of Labor

A survey released by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania reveals that a day in court for many individuals charged with a crime no longer means a trip to a courtroom. Instead, defendants often remain in a correctional facility or booking center as judges increasingly use video conferencing technology

Pennsylvania will receive $300,000 as part of a 10-state settlement resulting from an examination of Mortgage Access Corp., doing business as Weichert Financial Services. The examination, conducted jointly by banking regulatory agencies from each state, found that Weichert, headquartered in Morris

The Pennsylvania Bar Institute will be offering a free CLE program entitled Errant Judges and Lawyers: What to Do? on June 16, 2011 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. This course will be offered live in Mechanicsburg and via simulcast in Butler, Doylestown, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, West Chester, Wilkes-Barre

The April 2011 edition of Senior Health News is now available on the newly redesigned website of the Pennsylvania Health Law Project . Articles featured in this edition include: PA Budget Update: Office of Long Term Living – Funding and Program Changes Assisted Living Waiver a No-Go for Now House

School District Property Tax Bills to be Eliminated for 120,000 Senior Homeowners The deadline to apply for Pennsylvania’s Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program for older adults and residents with disabilities has been extended from June 30 to Dec. 31. The rebate program benefits eligible Pennsylvanians

The Federal Trade Commission, City of Philadelphia, and Office of Councilwoman Quiñones-Sánchez will be presenting a workshop entitled, FRAUD: How to Protect Yourself , on Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm at the Cardinal Bevilacqua Community Center, 2646 Kensington Ave, Philadelphia