The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) is advising that anyone who receives a denial of their unemployment compensation claim after the time for appeal has expired and believes the denial was incorrect, may still file an appeal.

The City of Philadelphia is launching a COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program . It aims to help people who have lost income because of COVID-19 pay their rent. Funding is limited. Not every applicant will receive rent assistance. All selected tenants will receive assistance for up to three

Governor Tom Wolf has announced that 13 Pennsylvania counties will move to the yellow phase of reopening at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, May 15. Those counties include Allegheny, Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Fulton, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington and Westmoreland. On May 1

Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak today announced eligible self-employed, independent contractors, gig workers and others not normally eligible for regular unemployment compensation (UC) can begin filing backdated claims in the new Pandemic Unemployment

Governor Tom Wolf was joined by Attorney General Josh Shapiro today to announce that he signed an executive order that protects Pennsylvanians from foreclosures or evictions through July 10. The action builds on a Pennsylvania Supreme Court order which closed court eviction proceedings until May 11

The Wolf Administration received approval from the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a plan to provide Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to students who are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals at school through the

The Internal Revenue Service is accepting applications for the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) and Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) grant programs, which will allow some organizations to apply for annual funding for up to three years. Applications will be accepted through June 1, 2020, on

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Chief Justice Thomas G. Saylor has directed a letter to the attorneys of Pennsylvania thanking them for the financial support of legal aid programs as a component of their annual attorney registration fee and asking for their continued support of pro bono service.