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July 15, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service issued a consumer alert today following bad advice circulating on social media about a non-existent “Self Employment Tax Credit” that’s misleading taxpayers into filing false claims. Promoters and social media are marketing something they describe as the “Self Employment
July 12, 2024
Today the Social Security Administration announced that customers who created an online account (e.g., my Social Security account) before September 18, 2021, will soon be required to transition to a Login.gov account to continue access to their online services. Over five million of these account
July 11, 2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) today released the latest issue of the Positive Approaches Journal , which aims to provide the most recent research for people with mental and behavioral health challenges, intellectual disabilities, autism, and other developmental disabilities to
July 10, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today proposed new rules to make it easier for homeowners to get help when they are struggling to pay their mortgage. The proposal, if finalized, would require mortgage servicers to focus on helping borrowers, not foreclosing, when a homeowner asks for
July 10, 2024
Attorney General Michelle Henry is informing consumers that free credit monitoring and identity theft protection services are available to the many Pennsylvanians impacted by a February data breach of Change Healthcare — whose parent company is United Health, the nation’s largest health insurer
July 10, 2024
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published the July 2024 edition of PHLP Health Law News. You can subscribe to receive the PHLP Health Law News on the PHLP website at www.phlp.org.
July 9, 2024
NOTICE This webinar has been re-scheduled for July 30, 2024 from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM Eastern. If you previously registered for the webinar, you will remain registered and it is unnecessary to register again. If you are unable to attend on the new date, please do not cancel your registration, as the
July 2, 2024
The Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) has created a new web page with information for school bus drivers and other seasonal workers about how to apply for Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits during the summer break. The page includes information about how to reopen a claim, how to avoid

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