Affordable Care Act Program to Provide Temporary Coveragefor Americans Without Insurance Due to Pre-Existing ConditionsNow Through 2014 When the New Insurance Exchanges Are Established The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the establishment of a new Pre-existing

The Legal Service Corporation’s Board of Directors approved on June 15 a revised version of the Accounting Guide for LSC Recipients, which sets forth the Corporation’s accounting, financial management and reporting guidelines for LSC-funded legal aid programs. The revised guide, last updated in 1997

The federal government has approved Pennsylvania’s application to offer a high-risk insurance program for uninsured individuals who have pre-existing medical conditions, state Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario announced on June 28. The state will receive $160 million to set up the program, which will

From Public News Service Press Play (>) for Audio Report More than half of employees without paid sick days say they have gone to work even when they knew they were contagious, according to a new survey on paid sick leave sponsored by the Public Welfare Foundation. The same survey found that 75

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has announced a student loan forgiveness program for attorneys employed by agencies that help people who cannot afford legal representation. Beginning Sept. 1, the Loan Repayment Assistance Program - or LRAP - will receive applications for reimbursements for student

This story on post-gazette.com (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) features Nicole Scialabba, an attorney with the Neighborhood Legal Services Association, discussing the effect of criminal records and background checks on the employment application process, and how to discover and correct errors in criminal

President Obama has announced his final two appointees for the Board of Directors of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). They are Harry Korrell, a partner in a Seattle law firm, and the Rev. Joseph Pius Pietrzyk of Zanesville, Ohio. Earlier this year, six presidential nominees were confirmed by

In this opinion piece from the National Law Journal, Emily Savner discusses the effects of the ongoing economic conditions on the increasing demand for legal assistance and the the shrinking resources available to meet that demand and the needs of those with increasingly critical legal problems.