CLS Celebrates 5th Anniversary of Fair Workweek
Philadelphia’s Fair Workweek Law turns five years old on April 1st! As we celebrate this important milestone, CLS is thrilled…
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Navigating UC Appeals Delays
Currently, the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefit system is experiencing long delays in handling appeals from denials of UC benefits.…
Eviction Records Prevent Families from Finding Homes
Our homes provide the foundation for safe, healthy, and joyful lives. When families live in affordable homes, parents are more…
SNAP Fuels Pennsylvania
SNAP helps more than 2 million Pennsylvanians keep food on the table. Pennsylvania is stronger when families facing food insecurity…
Medicaid Work Requirements Hurt Workers
Medicaid keeps workers healthy and employed. Work requirements make entire families sicker when people lose coverage. Medicaid is an efficient,…
Community Legal Services and Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) welcome three new members to overlapping Boards of Directors
Community Legal Services and Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA) are thrilled to welcome three new members to our overlapping Boards of…
Striving to Center Dignity Through Language Justice
“Language justice goes beyond simply providing interpretation or translation. Language justice is about centering the dignity of those impacted,” writes…
State Finalizes Regulations to Implement Occupational Licensing Reform
October 18, 2024 – Tomorrow, October 19, 2024, the Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA) will publish the…
More people on SSI will get to keep their full benefits
Great news! Three big changes are coming to the SSI program on September 30, 2024. These changes will help thousands…
Immigrant Rights
All immigrant workers have legal rights at work. Our federal, state, and local labor laws protect immigrant workers against wage…
Harassment & Discrimination
All workers have the right to work free from discrimination and harassment. Under federal, state, and local law, it is…
Health & Safety
All workers have the right to a safe and healthy workplace, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. CLS assists workers seeking…
Fair Workweek
If you are a service, hospitality, or retail worker in Philadelphia and your employer has at least 250 workers in…
Wage Theft
Employers violate wage laws in various ways. Employers steal workers’ labor by failing to pay for all hours worked, not…
Organizing with Co-Workers
Federal law protects the rights of most private-sector employees to act together to address workplace conditions, with or without a…
Did Your Home Value Go Up? Here’s How to Make Your Property Tax Bill More Affordable
Philadelphia just released new property assessments, which are used to calculate property tax bills. If your assessed value went up,…
