A man with Huntington’s Disease has filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court, accusing the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PA DOC) of discriminating against him and ignoring his disabilities, leaving him unable to reliably communicate with staff and other incarcerated people. The

The Social Security Administration (SSA) is taking proactive steps to enhance the security of its services by implementing stronger identity verification procedures. The updated measures will further safeguard Social Security records and benefits against fraudulent activity. Over the next two weeks

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today approved final regulations enhancing the state’s Low-Income Usage Reduction Program (LIURP), a utility-sponsored program that provides weatherization and energy usage reduction services to help at-risk customers reduce their overall energy

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced today they will finish the nationwide rollout of its Hearing Recording and Transcriptions (HeaRT) system this month. The HeaRT system replaces an antiquated and bulky hardware system in each hearing office with a software only solution that records

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published the latest edition of the PHLP Health Law News.

National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) has created a new committee focused on legal issues caused by disasters. At their meeting on February 25, the National VOAD Board unanimously approved a proposal from the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to form the Disaster Legal Committee.

Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. has announced that The Honorable Jordan A. Harris will serve as the Keynote Speaker at the 2025 Excellence Awards that will be held on March 27, 2025 beginning at 5:00 PM Eastern. House Majority Appropriations Chairman Jordan A. Harris was first elected in 2012

The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced it will increase the default overpayment withholding rate for Social Security beneficiaries to 100 percent of a person’s monthly benefit rather than the recent adjustment of just 10 percent.