Information for Philadelphia Parents During the Coronavirus Pandemic
This information was last updated in March 2021 CLS Can Help! If you are a parent with a child in…
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Information for Philadelphia Workers During the Coronavirus Pandemic
This information was last updated on January 4, 2021 PUA and PEUC Have Been Extended Unemployment Benefits (Pandemic Unemployment Assistance…
Information for Seniors, People with Disabilities, and People Who Need Public Benefits During the Coronavirus Pandemic
This information was last updated on Thursday June 18, 2020 Tests for the Coronavirus are covered by medical assistance (Medicaid).…
Unemployment Benefits are a Vital Part of the Stimulus Bill
As Congress works its way towards the third and most important stimulus bill, a central tenet of that legislation must…
DID YOU LOSE A JOB OR REDUCE YOUR HOURS BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS?
YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR FOOD STAMPS (SNAP), MEDICAID (MA), CASH ASSISTANCE (TANF) OR HEATING BILL ASSISTANCE (LIHEAP). If you…
Court Orders Delay to New SNAP Time Limit Rule
A court order has delayed the start of a new rule for food stamps that would have left thousands without…
Information for Philadelphia Homeowners During the Coronavirus Pandemic
This information was last updated in February, 2021. For information for renters, click here. Many Homeowners Are Protected from Foreclosure.…
Most Philadelphia Workers Are Entitled to Sick Leave!
Información en español sobre Licencia por EnfermedadUPDATE: You may be covered by sick leave for the Covid-19 coronavirus now. If…
New Rule from Social Security Limits Social Security Access for Limited English Proficient Individuals
The Social Security Administration (SSA) has published a new rule that could cause immigrants and limited English proficient people with…
Public Charge: Many People Can Still Safely Receive Public Benefits
The US Supreme Court ruled to allow implementation of the Department of Homeland Security’s new public charge rule. Starting February…
EEOC’s Criminal Record Guidance One Year Later: Lessons from the Community
April 25, 2012 was a very significant day for many millions of Americans: It was the day that the Equal…
CLS Scores Important Victory for Families in PA Supreme Court
CLS staff attorney Caroline Buck won a victory for families in an important new Pennsylvania Supreme Court case, In re…
Utility affordability is a human rights and racial justice issue
People of color are disproportionately burdened by unaffordable utility service. Nationally, Black and Latinx households spend a greater percentage of…
New SNAP time limit starting April 2020 for Philadelphians aged 18-50 who are not working and not exempt
Good news: a court has put a halt to the ABAWDs rule change. The rule will not be going into…
Testimony in Support of City Bill Increasing the Wage Tax Refund to Low-Income Workers
CLS attorney Montgomery Wilson, Esq, submitted testimony to the City Committee on Finance on November 13, 2019 in support of…
The Heavy Price for Restoring One’s Name: Court Debt Bars Record Clearing
Contact with the criminal legal system comes with a price tag that a growing number of Americans cannot afford to…
