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June 15, 2023
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today announced a series of appointments to its Consumer Advisory Council (CAC), which provides input to the PUC on issues important to utility customers. Today’s appointees will serve on the CAC through June 30, 2025. The Commission appointed one new
June 13, 2023
Join the Legal Services Corporation and the Administrative Conference of the United States for an ongoing webinar series about increasing access to justice for parties in federal agency administrative proceedings. June 27, 2023 - 01:00 PM Eastern.
June 12, 2023
Pennsylvania Department of Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich recently helped to celebrate the groundbreaking of a first-of-its-kind older adult advocacy center in the Commonwealth specifically designed to serve older adults who are victims of abuse or neglect in Lackawanna and surrounding counties
June 8, 2023
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced the launch of a new LGBTQI+ Youth Homelessness Initiative, which will partner with local communities, service providers, and directly-affected young people to address barriers to housing and shelter access for lesbian, gay, bisexual
June 8, 2023
On March 15, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) launched a public inquiry into the data broker industry and the collection and sale of consumer information. To help ensure that the public has ample opportunity to share information, CFPB is extending the deadline for comments until
June 6, 2023
The Unemployment Compensation Board of Review (UCBR) is in the process of considering potential amendments to modernize its regulations at Chapter 101 in Title 34 of the Pennsylvania Code. The reason for the amendments is to update terminology, incorporate language addressing current and future
June 2, 2023
As summer break approaches and teenagers seek employment opportunities, Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Acting Secretary Nancy Walker is reminding workers under the age of 18 of the protections afforded to them by law and is encouraging employers across Pennsylvania to familiarize
June 1, 2023
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published the May 31, 2023 edition of PHLP Health Law News . You can subscribe to receive the PHLP Health Law News on the PHLP website at www.phlp.org . This edition features the following articles: Client Spotlight: Using the Carr Decision to Help a Cancer

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