From: Public News Service - PA If you're part of Pennsylvania's middle class, the current recession may have hit you especially hard, according to a new report from the Keystone Research Center. Labor economist Mark Price says the federal stimulus package has helped pull the economy back from the

Nadia Hewka and Michael Hollander from the employment unit at Community Legal Services offer advice if you are denied employment because of a criminal record in this opinioin piece from the Philadelphia Daily News .

The PA Health Law Project has released the August 2009 edition of Senior Health News , a free bi-monthly newsletter from the Pennsylvania Health Law Project. The August edition is currently available on PALawHELP.org .

A special final session of "Get Help Now, Pennsylvania" will be offered in Pittsburgh on Sept. 11 - the National Day of Service and Remembrance - to provide free legal and financial help to Pennsylvanians who are struggling as a result of the national economic downturn.

The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) and Adobe Systems Incorporated will be holding a 1-hour webinar entitled, " Save Time, Meet Deadlines: An Overview of Acrobat 9 from a Legal Perspective " on September 14, 2009 at 1:00 pm Eastern.

The Social Security Administration has announced that the agency has entered into an agreement with Microsoft to test the use of Microsoft’s HealthVault application in the disability process. HealthVault is a free online service that enables people to gather, store and manage their families’ health

Attorney Beth Goodell of Community Legal Services contributes to CNN story on homeowners' frustrations with the mortgage assistance program.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) filed comments on the state’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) proposed 2010 state plan in advance of a special en banc hearing to solicit comments on the effects of changes to the LIHEAP program.