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September 28, 2018
The Social Security Administration and its Office of the Inspector General (OIG) today announced three new Cooperative Disability Investigations (CDI) Units recently opened across the country. As part of the nationwide CDI Program, the new units will identify, investigate, and prevent Social
September 24, 2018
The Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR) is holding a free training entitled How to Work with Interpreters on October 4, 2018 from 8:30 AM-4:30 PM at 2101 N Front Street, Governor's Plaza North, Bldg #2, Harrisburg, PA 17110. The training is intended for court personnel, judges, victim
September 21, 2018
September 21, 2018 Starting today, consumers who are concerned about identity theft or data breaches can freeze their credit and place one-year fraud alerts for free. Under the new Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act, consumers in some states – those who previously had to
September 10, 2018
Community Legal Services of Philadelphia will be holding a webinar on Friday, September 14, 2018 entitled What Restoration of General Assistance Means for Pennsylvanians and How You Can Help from 2:00 PM-3:00 PM.
August 31, 2018
NLADA and TimeBanks USA are seeking nominations of client advocates for the 2018 Client Contribution Awards in honor of the tremendous strides clients have made in addressing injustice in their communities and in in supporting legal aid efforts around the country. TimeBanks USA joins with the Client
August 27, 2018
The Clearinghouse Community , part of the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law , will be holding the August 2018 episode of the Advocacy Exchange webcast, Fighting Wage Theft with the Witness in Your Pocket , on Friday, September 7, 2018 from 1:00 pm to 1:30 pm Eastern. The Advocacy
August 20, 2018
Nancy A. Berryhill, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced five new Compassionate Allowance conditions: Fibrolamellar Cancer, Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome (MMIHS), Megalencephaly Capillary Malformation Syndrome (MCAP), Superficial Siderosis of the
August 14, 2018
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published the July/August 2018 edition of Health Law PA News , a free newsletter containing the latest news relating to Health Law in Pennsylvania. You can subscribe to receive the PHLP eNews, which links to the Health Law PA News on the PHLP website at www

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