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August 24, 2015
Regional Housing Legal Services has migrated to a new client request for services system that will allow easier submission for project directors. Unlike the previous system, organizations will be able to save a partial application. The system will also save organization’s information for one year
August 11, 2015
The Pennsylvania courts have launched a new Android version of PAeDocket – a free app that provides a quick and simple search of court cases or dockets. The Android version joins the iPhone and iPad versions of the app whiche were launced in May 2015. Finding public court information is easier than
August 5, 2015
The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and the National Employment Law Project (NELP) have released a new report closely examining how Uemployment Insurance rules fail to protect many claimants separated from work as a consequence of volatile scheduling. The new report, Out Of Sync: How
August 4, 2015
The July 2015 edition of the Health Law PA News, a free monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project has been published. This edition contains articles on the latest developments in Medicaid expansion and coverage, developments involving the Affordable Care Act and the latest on
July 29, 2015
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is currently soliciting 2016 proposals for competitive grant funds under the Veterans Pro Bono Program. More information about grant eligibility and the application process is available in LSC’s Federal Register notice.
July 29, 2015
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is requesting session proposals for the 16th Annual Technology Initiative Grants (TIG) Conference in San Antonio, TX, January 13-15, 2016. At the 2015 TIG Conference there were over 40 break-out sessions and almost 300 attendees. The 2016 TIG Conference will be
July 29, 2015
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry's Bureau of Labor Law Compliance was successful in obtaining more than $745,000 in unpaid wages for laid off-workers at Infinite Care, Inc., in Philadelphia. Community Legal Services of Philadelphia (CLS), which represented a number of the affected
July 9, 2015
The June 2015 edition of the Health Law PA News, a free monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project is now available. For prior editions or more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please visit their website at www.phlp.org.

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