New Federal Legislation Prohibits Excluding the Unemployed from Job Opportunities, as More Disturbing Ads Surface Unemployed workers continue to be excluded from consideration for job openings, a new report from the National Employment Law Project shows. The report coincides with the introduction in

The Justice Department has announced that it has sued the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC), the nation’s largest mortgage insurance company, and two of its underwriters, Elgina Cunningham and Kelly Kane, for violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against women on paid

The economy netted just 18,000 jobs in June, with the private sector growth of 57,000 jobs offset by the loss of 39,000 jobs in the public sector, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on July 8. This is well below expectations and marks a second month of flat change, following the 200,000+

Funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) would be cut by 26 percent in Fiscal Year 2012 under a proposal announced by the House Appropriations Committee on July 6. The Committee bill proposes a $300 million budget for LSC—rolling back LSC funding to a level not seen since 1999. Basic field

In an effort to help prevent layoffs, make businesses more productive, and save taxpayers money, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) has introduced the Layoff Prevention Act of 2011 . This legislation would bolster state-based work sharing programs. Work sharing enables employers to reduce their workers’

The Pennsylvania Bar Association Legal Services to the Public Committee has presented awards to lawyers deserving special recognition for voluntary efforts to provide free and reduced-fee legal representation to low-income Pennsylvanians. The committee presented Attorney Pro Bono Awards to

Federal Law Protects Rights of Servicemembers and Dependents The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today announced a revised Notice of Disclosure form that emphasizes the rights of the active duty military and their dependents who are protected under the Servicemembers Civil Relief

This editorial in the New York Times responds to the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision finding an indigent parent does not automatically have a right to a court-appointed lawyer in child support collection cases and that procedural safeguards could suffice. It expresses the opinion that the