The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on December 2nd that 120,000 jobs were added in November and job growth in the last two months was revised upward. The unemployment rate declined to 8.6 percent, reflecting a modest increase in the number of employed and a significant drop in the number of

The Justice Department announced on December 1 that it is opening civil investigations into two state correctional institutions (SCI) in Western Pennsylvania. In accordance with the pattern or practice provision of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (CRIPA), the department will

The November edition of the PA Health Law News , a free bi-monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project is now available. To subscribe to this newsletter, view prior editions or for more information about the Pennsylvania Health Law Project, please visit their website at www.phlp.org

Regional Housing Legal Services will be conducting a webinar entitled Living in a Mobile Home Park: Rights of Residents under the Manufactured Home Community Rights Act on Decmber 14, 2011 from 2:00 pm-3:00 pm Eastern. This webinar will deal with the rights of an owner-resident of a manufactured

The United States Justice Department has announced the launch of a live webinar series on avoiding workplace discrimination. The webinars coincide with the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which created the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related

In an annual reminder to taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service announced today that it is looking to return $153.3 million in undelivered tax refund checks. In all, 99,123 taxpayers are due refund checks this year that could not be delivered because of mailing address errors. Undelivered refund

Thousands more very low-income senior citizens and persons with disabilities will have access to affordable supportive housing thanks to $749 million in housing assistance announced by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These grants will help non-profit organizations produce

This editorial from the Harrisburg Patriot-News appeared on Sunday, November 20, 2011. The editorial discusses upcoming funding cuts for legal aid in Pennsylvania and urges the creation of a stable funding strategy for legal aid so the poor and needy have access to attorneys.