The National Employment Law Project (NELP) reports that on December 19, 2009, President Obama signed legislation (H.R. 3326) reauthorizing a number of important provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) that help unemployed workers. As a result, a number of key programs will be

New York Times article on the passing of F. William McCalpin, one of the earliest advocates and most vocal defenders of the Legal Services Corporation, a federal program that has provided legal aid to millions of poor people, who died Dec. 9 at his home in St. Louis. He was 88.

President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation: Sharon L. Browne , a principal attorney in Pacific Legal Foundation’s Individual Rights Practice group and a member of the Foundation’s senior management

The Monroe County Bar Association will be presenting its First Annual Pro Bono Conference on January 12, 2010 at the Pocono Inne Town in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The MCBA Pro Bono Conference is free to those attorneys who agree to accept two pro bono cases during the year 2010. The referrals for

LSC Board Halts Enforcement of Attorneys’ Fees Rule President Obama signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010 ( H.R. 3288 ) into law on December 16. The bill provides a $30 million increase to the Legal Services Corporation for Fiscal Year 2010.

An additional 3,992 Use Potentially Unsafe Heat The PUC encourages consumers without utility service to know their rights and responsibilities . Consumers should obtain information about programs available to help them restore and maintain utility service. Consumers with a seriously ill resident in

The Legal Services Corporation is now accepting applications for the 2009-2012 round of its Herbert S. Garten Loan Repayment Assistance Program. Named after a member of LSC’s Board of Directors, the program helps alleviate the oftentimes staggering educational debt burdens of new attorneys at LSC

From: Public News Service Press Play (►) for Audio Report A new report finds nearly a third of Americans, most of them women, are acting as a caregivers for loved ones, sometimes putting careers on hold or dealing with other hurdles. In Pennsylvania and across the country, 65 million people are