October 21-27, 2012 marks the 2012 National Pro Bono Celebration. This week has also been proclaimed Pro Bono Week in Pennsylvania by Governor Tom Corbett and the General Assembly. The annual Celebration is a coordinated national effort to meet the ever-growing needs of this country's most

Under an agreement with the Department of Public Welfare approximately 100,000 individual who were were terminated from Medical Assistance in the past year will be receiving a letter with instructions on how to seek expidited reinstatement of their benefits. Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

The Department of Public Welfare is encouraging Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) recipients to apply online this year for assistance in paying home heating bills, a new process that will make the application process faster and will save taxpayer dollars. The department is sending

The Internal Revenue Service has announced annual inflation adjustments for more than two dozen tax provisions for tax year 2012. The annual exclusion for gifts rises to $14,000 for 2013, up from $13,000 for 2012. The amount used to reduce the net unearned income reported on a child’s tax return

Pennsylvania’s Judiciary is offering protection from abuse forms in multiple languages to help address domestic violence issues in families who are not proficient in English. The new forms underscore the state court system’s long-standing commitment to promote equal access to justice regardless of

Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for nearly 62 million Americans will increase 1.7 percent in 2013, according to an announcement by the Social Security Administration. The 1.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits that more than 56

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

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) recently launched its new website, www.puc.pa.gov, featuring new tools, including video for consumers and PAGasSwitch. The new website is more customer friendly, geared to the Commission’s target audiences, while making the Commission more transparent