Do You Need to Prove that You Lost Work for PUA?
Have you gotten a notice from PUA about uploading proof that you lost work during the pandemic? If you…
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Report: The Application for Pennsylvania Pandemic Unemployment Assistance has Problems. Here’s How to Fix Them.
Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) was passed by Congress as part of the CARES Act to provide unemployment compensation (UC) benefits…
Great news on public charge! The 2020 public charge rules are gone and the 1999 rules are back.
If public charge does not apply to you, you can receive any public benefits you qualify for without any risk…
¿Puedo obtener licencia por enfermedad con goce de sueldo relacionada al COVID-19?
Haga clic aquí para descargar el folleto Si. Sin importar su situación migratoria, la mayoría de los trabajadores en Filadelfia pueden…
New Report Issued on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pennsylvania Nursing Homes
In August 2021, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, Center for Advocacy for the Rights & Interests of the Elderly (CARIE),…
How To Participate in The 2021 Philadelphia Water Rate Case
Join the 2021 Philadelphia Water Rate Case Public Hearings by Zoom or Phone: Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at 1:00 pm …
Reflections on Racial Injustice from CLS’s Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Reflections from CLS Deputy Director of Operations and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer Brenda Marrero on racial injustice.
Information for Philadelphia Renters During the Coronavirus Pandemic
This information was last updated on Thursday, May 7. For information for homeowners, click here. PA Supreme Court: No Evictions…
Report: Breaking Down Barriers to Record Clearing – A Survey of the Field
Clearing criminal records can be life-changing, leading to employment, higher wages, housing, educational opportunities, and more. For the one in…
Report: Debt Collection in Philadelphia
Community Legal Services commissioned the following study by the Reinvestment Fund to learn about the impact of debt collection cases…
Report from CLS and PULP Reveals Energy Insecurity Among Black and Latinx Households in Pennsylvania
Today, Community Legal Services and the Pennsylvania Utility Law Project released a report that reveals that Black and Latinx households…
Report: Breaking the Record: Dismantling the Barriers Eviction Records Place on Housing Opportunities
Each of the nearly 20,000 eviction complaints filed in Philadelphia Municipal Court each year carries a lifelong blemish on a…
Report: Legal Remedies and Limitations on the Employment of People with Criminal Records in Pennsylvania
Download the full report Like most Americans, ex-offenders need to be employed to support themselves and their families. Moreover,…
Report: Mending the Safety Net – Why Pennsylvania Must Restore Its TANF Program to Protect Its Neediest Families
Today we observe the passage of “welfare reform” on August 22, 1996, which “ended welfare as we know it” and…
Report: Pennsylvania Clean Slate: Delivering on Its Promises
Pennsylvania’s Clean Slate law, Act 56 of 2018, was passed to bring criminal record sealing to scale by the use…
COVID-19’s Impact on Race and Housing Security Across Philadelphia: Philadelphia Renters Report
Read the full report Racial and economic disparities in affordable housing existed long before the COVID-19 pandemic, and yet, new…
