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April 30, 2024
Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) Secretary Nancy A. Walker today announced a new Shapiro Administration initiative to make the process of applying for Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits even more accessible to Pennsylvanians who have lost a job through no fault of their own
April 30, 2024
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published the April 30, 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. This edition features the following articles: PHLP's Janice L. Meinert Honored with 2024 PLAN Excellence
April 29, 2024
On April 26, 2024, the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) sent a letter to leaders of the U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees urging them to allocate robust funding for the nonprofit Legal Services Corporation (LSC) in the FY2025 budget. Each year LSC awards field grants to
April 29, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released research showing that 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports despite changes by Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. The 15 million Americans disproportionately live in the South and low-income communities.
April 25, 2024
Join the American Bar Association Task Force for American Democracy for its third stop on a cross-country listening tour focused on addressing the key issues facing our democracy, such as ensuring trust in elections and improving civic dialog. Time and Location Law Day, May 1, 2024 1:00 pm
April 24, 2024
The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), and Department of Aging (PDA) joined officials from the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and Lehigh County to encourage Pennsylvanians to take
April 23, 2024
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) and The Pennsylvania Utility Law Project (PULP) are co-hosting a webinar entitled Navigating Utility Access and Equity on April 30, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM Eastern. In this interactive session, participants will delve into critical topics
April 23, 2024
Today, the Federal Trade Commission issued a final rule to promote competition by banning noncompetes nationwide, protecting the fundamental freedom of workers to change jobs, increasing innovation, and fostering new business formation. “Noncompete clauses keep wages low, suppress new ideas, and rob

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