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August 28, 2020
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project is holding regional webinars for Community HealthChoices (CHC) participants in Northeast PA, Northwest PA and the Lehigh/Capitol zones, who were receiving waiver services in 2019, became enrolled in one of 3 CHC managed care plans in January 2020. Participants’
August 26, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service will soon send catch-up Economic Impact Payment checks to about 50,000 individuals whose portion of the EIP was diverted to pay their spouse's past-due child support. These catch-up payments are due to be issued in early-to-mid-September. They will be mailed as checks to
August 25, 2020
Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Jerry Oleksiak today announced Pennsylvania will get nearly $1.5 billion to provide an extra $300 per week to eligible unemployed workers through the temporary federal Lost Wages Assistance (LWA) program, administered by the Federal Emergency Management
August 21, 2020
Andrew Saul, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced five new Compassionate Allowances conditions that clearly meet Social Security’s standards for disability benefits.
August 14, 2020
The Internal Revenue Service announced today it will reopen the registration period for federal beneficiaries who didn't receive $500 per child payments when applying for their Economic Impact Payment earlier this year.
August 10, 2020
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission is seeking comments about the PUC’s current moratorium on utility terminations, and asking for input regarding protections for at-risk consumers, should the PUC’s moratorium on all utility terminations be lifted.
August 10, 2020
On September 1, the statewide Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) will begin its next year of helping attorneys employed at civil legal services organizations funded by Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (PA IOLTA) better manage their undergraduate and law school debt. The LRAP is
August 6, 2020
Rep. Joe Kennedy III (MA-4) called on Congressional leadership yesterday to provide $2.5 billion funding for Legal Services Corporation (LSC) and civil legal aid organizations in the next COVID-19 emergency funding package.

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