Editorial in the New York Times discussing the class-action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of applicants for U.S. Census Bureau jobs who say they were unfairly turned down for census jobs based on an opaque screening policy that relies on F.B.I. checks for any criminal histories. Sharon Dietrich

Story from Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania about the efforts of Attorney Allison McConnell who recently assisted an elderly client in obtaining a waiver of a $47,000 overpayment from the Railroad Retirement Board.

Article from the Philadelphia Business Journal discussing the $273 million in federal stimulus funding Pennsylvania has lying in wait, which can be drawn down by making changes to the state’s unemployment compensation law. Sharon Dietrich of Community Legal Services is quoted in the article

Speaking with one voice, scores of state and territorial bar association presidents signed on to a letter to Congress calling for improved support of Legal Services Corporation. The letter, supported by the National Conference of Bar Presidents, includes the signature of 61 state bar presidents

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that USDA will invest in pilot projects to increase access and participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly the Food Stamp Program, among low-income seniors. Award grants totaling approximately $8 million will allow

As part of Financial Education Month in Pennsylvania, the Office of Financial Education in the Department of Banking has released a list of 10 questions for consumers to ask when seeking advice from a financial expert. “With so many self-proclaimed experts and gurus promising to help people get rich

The National Elder Rights Training Project of the National Consumer Law Center is offering a webinar entitled Nuts and Bolts on Guardianship as Last Resort: The Basics on When to File and How to Maximize Autonomy , on May 12, 2010 from 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Eastern. Guardianship is a last resort for at

The 2010 Civil Litigation Conference will be held at the Duke University School of Law on May 10-11, 2010. Access, fairness, cost, and delay in civil litigation in federal court will be the focus of the Conference which is sponsored by the Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules. New