The Wolf Administration has received approval from the Food and Nutrition Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to issue more than $1 billion in federally-funded benefits to the families of nearly 1 million Pennsylvania children who have attended school remotely due to the COVID-19

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service have announced that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be automatically extended from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. The IRS will be providing formal guidance in the coming days. "This continues to

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced today that it is charging the husband-and-wife owners of apartments in Oil City, Pennsylvania, with sexual harassment and retaliation against a female resident. HUD’s charge alleges that the husband groped and tried to forcibly

Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller has announced Pennsylvanians can now apply for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) over the phone by calling 1-866-550-4355. This accessibility enhancement will benefit the growing number of Pennsylvanians participating in

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project is presenting a webinar entitled Personal Assistance Services (PAS) Appeals in Community HealthChoices on March 18, 2021 from 2:00 PM-3:30 PM. Thousands of Pennsylvanians with disabilities and older adults enrolled in Community HealthChoices (CHC) Medicaid managed

The Pennsylvania Health Law Project has published the February 2021 edition of PHLP Health Law News . You can subscribe to receive the PHLP Health Law News on the PHLP website at www.phlp.org . This edition features the following articles: Medicaid Protections During Pandemic Extended & Changed

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) are holding a national webinar for community based organizations and local governments who provide direct services to low- and moderate-income (LMI) consumers who may receive tax refunds and Economic

Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced a settlement concerning a fraudulent telefunding operation that bombarded 67 million consumers nationwide, with 1.3 billion deceptive charitable fundraising calls since 2008. Associated Community Services (ACS) placed 61,526,158 calls to phone numbers in