Report from WPVI-TV (Action News 6), Philadelphia, featuring an interview with Suzanne Young of Community Legal Services discussing the issue of unpaid wages.

The January 2010 edition of the Health Law PA News , a free bi-monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project is now available on PALawHELP.org .

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved the plan for implementing a 2-1-1 abbreviated dialing system for access to the state’s Information and Referral Services notification system. The Commission voted 5-0 to approve the United Way of Pennsylvania’s petition, thereby

I-CAN!® E-File is a FREE internet-based resource that can help low to moderate income taxpayers file their tax returns and claim the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). Just answer simple questions on each screen and I-CAN!® E-File will complete your tax return.

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced that the agency is adding 38 more conditions to its list of Compassionate Allowances . This is the first expansion since the original list of 50 conditions - 25 rare diseases and 25 cancers - was announced in October 2008. The new

Governor Edward G. Rendell announced that state offices in the Capitol Complex will operate on a two-hour delay on Thursday, Feb. 11, while state offices throughout the state, including Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Scranton, Allentown, and Erie will operate on normal schedules. “Everywhere in

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced that the agency has a new Open Government webpage available to the public at www.socialsecurity.gov/open . The new webpage serves as the portal for all agency activities that support the President’s Transparency and Open Government

Community Legal Services reports that the federal stimulus law gives Pennsylvania the opportunity to draw down $360 million in federal aid to low-income families. So far, Pennsylvania has drawn down only $29 million of this money and has only limited plans for further expenditures -- although the