Pennsylvania County Assistance Offices may be able to give families some money to get by while they can’t work because of the coronavirus crisis. Instead of getting ongoing cash assistance, families temporarily out of work may be able to get “diversion” payments. Diversion payments are one, two, or three months’ worth of regular cash assistance,…
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the U.S. workforce, leading to record levels of unemployment. While some people will return to work in the coming months, many workers with disabilities may remain out of the workforce indefinitely. Older workers with disabilities were thirty percent more likely to lose their jobs during the Great Recession than the…
¡Ahora puede estar cubierto para una licencia por enfermedad para el COVID-19 coronavirus! Si usted está cubierto(a) bajo el Reglamento de Licencia por Enfermedad de Filadelfia (información sobre la cobertura más adelante), ahora también puede usar su licencia por enfermedad por las siguientes razones: Si su lugar de trabajo cierra debido al coronavirus Si está…
Coronavirus affects us all. We all need to be able to get care so that we, our families, and our communities are healthy and strong. It is safe to get Medical Assistance if you qualify so that you can protect your health during this crisis. What is Medical Assistance? Medical Assistance is a free health…
YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FOOD STAMPS (SNAP), MEDICAID (MA), CASH ASSISTANCE (TANF) OR HEATING BILL ASSISTANCE (LIHEAP). If you need to apply for benefits, please apply online through Compass or call Benephilly: 844-848-4376. The County Assistance Offices are closed to the public, but they are accepting applications. If you already receive these benefits, but…
A court order has delayed the start of a new rule for food stamps that would have left thousands without benefits. On Friday, March 13, the U.S. District Court for D.C. issued a nationwide injunction stopping the new waiver criteria – i.e. the SNAP time limit rule for ABAWDs – from taking effect. This is…
Información en español sobre Licencia por EnfermedadUPDATE: You may be covered by sick leave for the Covid-19 coronavirus now. If you are covered under Philadelphia’s Sick Leave Ordinance (coverage information below), you can now use your sick leave for these reasons, too: • If your workplace closes because of coronavirus • If you are quarantined…
April 25, 2012 was a very significant day for many millions of Americans: It was the day that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the EEOC) adopted an updated enforcement guidance governing criminal records, replacing prior guidances reaching back to the 1980s. The Guidance reaffirmed that an employer’s decision making based on criminal records could constitute…
CLS staff attorney Caroline Buck won a victory for families in an important new Pennsylvania Supreme Court case, In re N.B.-A.. The court clarified that parents should not be punished for child abuse perpetrated by others in cases where the parent did not know, and could not have known, that their child was in danger…
People of color are disproportionately burdened by unaffordable utility service. Nationally, Black and Latinx households spend a greater percentage of their income on energy costs than white households. The percentage of household income spent on energy costs is known as an energy burden. For years, Pennsylvania permitted unaffordable energy burdens of up to 17% of…
