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July 28, 2010
Friends of Farmworkers, Inc. has announced that, together with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), it settled a federal harassment and retaliation lawsuit brought against a large farm growers’ cooperative. The cooperative, Knouse Foods, operates seven processing plants in three
July 28, 2010
August 31, 2010 Deadline for Legal Aid programs to apply for free copies of HotDocs Developer 10 and HotDocs User 10. From PR Web Release HotDocs Corporation today announced that it has donated over one million USD in software since the inception of its Charitable Organization Program in June 2010
July 28, 2010
In this article from the Philadelphia Inquirer, Laval Miller-Wilson , the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Health Law Project discusses access to dental care for Medicaid recipients.
July 28, 2010
The Legal Services Corporation, the Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project (NTAP) and the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation have announced that Sprint is now offering broadband services to all legal services programs at reduced, General Services Administration-level pricing. NTAP will
July 28, 2010
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) announced the availability of weekly e-mail alerts to provide consumers with electric pricing information and competitive offers available in their area. The PUC has just released updated estimates comparing current market prices with capped electric
July 27, 2010
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission joined public and private entities across the U.S. in reaffirming its commitment to expanding access to employment, education and public places and services for
July 27, 2010
The Internal Revenue Service has announced a one-time relief program that will allow small nonprofit organizations that failed to file required returns for 2007, 2008 and 2009 to preserve their nonprofit status. Organizations at risk of losing their tax-exempt status can preserve their status by
July 26, 2010
A comprehensive reference guide designed to better prepare family court judges and child dependency practitioners for the complex legal issues and special needs of abused and neglected children was released by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on July 22. The guide, known as the Pennsylvania Dependency

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