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October 15, 2010
The Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Housing and Consumer Law Groups are hosting a CLE training program entitled Legal Aid Attorney Guide to Collecting Attorney Fees in Consumer Cases. The program was originally presented in Philadelphia on November 22 and will be presented in Pittsburgh on December 3
October 14, 2010
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced that it is offering $35 million to public housing authorities to develop facilities that will provide early childhood and adult education, and/or job training programs for public housing residents. The new Capital Fund
October 14, 2010
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project will be conducting trainings in Southwestern and Southeastern PA on Medicare 2011. January 2011 brings Part D changes as well as other changes to the Medicare program as a result of Health Care Reform. Come to one of these trainings to learn about these topics and
October 13, 2010
New Rules Will Further Speed Benefits to Tens of Thousands of Americans with Disabilities Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, has announced that the agency has published final rules that will further reduce the time it takes to decide applications for disability benefits from those
October 13, 2010
Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced that Pennsylvania has joined a multi-state working group probing questionable mortgage foreclosure activity. Corbett said that Attorneys General from 49 states, along with banking and mortgage regulators from 37 states, have agreed to coordinate their
October 12, 2010
Opinion piece on Philly .com from Mark Schwartz of Regional Housing Legal Services addressing the need for coordination between the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Housing Authority as the the state legislature is being asked to review the structure and oversight of the Housing Authority
October 7, 2010
Higher Wage Rate, Averaging $4.38 per Hour More, Will Open Jobs for U.S. Workers In response to the order of a federal court in Philadelphia holding that the Bush Department of Labor illegally implemented a change in how much employers must offer U.S. workers when proposing to import temporary
October 7, 2010
The Center for Elder Rights Advocacy is presenting a webinar entitled, Ethical Issues and Procedures for Handling Third Party Callers to Your Legal Helpline , on Thursday, November 4, 2010 from 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Eastern. Taking calls from Third Parties is a delicate balance of Rules of Professional

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