PA Workers Have the Right to See Their Personnel Files
Under the Pennsylvania Personnel Files Act, 43 P.S. §§ 1321 – 1324, Pennsylvania workers have the right to view files…
Under the Pennsylvania Personnel Files Act, 43 P.S. §§ 1321 – 1324, Pennsylvania workers have the right to view files…
PGW wants to increase customer rates by $70 million per year. They say the average household’s gas bill would go…
Under the new law: The penalty for possessing 30 grams or less of marijuana for personal use is a $25…
This post was written May 04, 2021, by Sharon M. Dietrich, Litigation Director at Community Legal Services. The PA…
Payday loans are an abusive form of lending that traps cash-strapped borrowers into a long-term cycle of debt, which leads…
Last year, Philadelphia released new “assessments” of property values, which are used to calculate property tax bills. If your assessed…
During the height of the pandemic in 2020, the Pennsylvania General Assembly made a priority of approving Act 53, known…
More than 500,000 people are getting determinations disqualifying them from their PUA benefits because “you did not verify your identity…
Have you gotten a notice from PUA about uploading proof that you lost work during the pandemic? If you…
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) was passed by Congress as part of the CARES Act to provide unemployment compensation (UC) benefits…
If public charge does not apply to you, you can receive any public benefits you qualify for without any risk…
In August 2021, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, Center for Advocacy for the Rights & Interests of the Elderly (CARIE),…
Join the 2021 Philadelphia Water Rate Case Public Hearings by Zoom or Phone: Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at 1:00 pm …
Traditionally, Pennsylvania’s Unemployment Compensation (UC) system was simple and effective. An unemployed worker went to an “unemployment office,” filed a…
Reflections from CLS Deputy Director of Operations and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Brenda Marrero on racial injustice.
Clearing criminal records can be life-changing, leading to employment, higher wages, housing, educational opportunities, and more. For the one in…