The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s Community Development Studies and Education Department and Regional Housing Legal Services will be holding a forum entitled, No Place Like Home: Philadelphia’s Approach to Foreclosure Preventions, on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p

The Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project (LSNTAP) will be holding the first of its continuing technology roundtable series on August 10, 2010. This roundtable will focus on Online Intake. Roundtables are a less formal way to talk other people in the legal tech community working on

The July employment report released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics capped a week of bad news suggesting a downward spiral in the economy. While the improvement in job growth over June’s abysmal showing is encouraging, the addition of only 117,000 jobs was substantially below what’s needed to cut

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published a special combined edition of PHLP’s Senior Health News and Health Law PA News. The combined Senior Health News and Health Law PA News edition contains the following articles: DPW Limits Adult Dental Benefits in September Major Changes Ahead for MATP

Support in Congress Builds to End Discrimination Against Unemployed Jobseekers Hiring policies that say applicants must “be currently employed” moved one step closer to being outlawed today as legislation was introduced in the Senate that prohibits discrimination against unemployed jobseekers. With

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has issued an 800-page guide, developed by judges for judges, to enhance their ability to handle the complex social, developmental and interpersonal issues inherent in court dependency cases involving abused and neglected children. “This guide is a valuable resource

Lawsuit Cites Conflict with Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws The Department of Justice filed suit to challenge the state of Alabama’s recently passed immigration law, H.B. 56, in federal court on August 1, 2011. In a complaint and brief filed in the Northern District of Alabama, the

Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, announced today that Social Security payments for August 3rd will be made on time and as scheduled. Payments for August 10th, 17th, and 24th also will be made as scheduled. “I am happy to announce there will be no delay in the payment of August