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Here’s how the FTC’s proposed ban on non-compete clauses would help workers | Opinion
It would raise wages for low-income workers while letting employers choose who to hire.
Meaningful access to the Social Security Administration requires language services | Opinion
A lack of interpreters cuts too many people off from the crucial services they need.
Social Security aid to disabled Pa. residents crashed during the pandemic | Thursday Morning Coffee
Pennsylvania saw the steepest drop of all 50 states, particularly hitting Black and brown residents, new research shows.
Thousands in Philly have arrests, convictions hurting job chances
The legal clinics will be conducted by Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity (PLSE) Community Legal Services (CLS) and the Defender Association of Philadelphia.
Struggling Pa. families need more support; Lawmakers, Wolf need to boost TANF payments | Opinion
Benefits have not increased since 1990, even though the cost of living has more than doubled since then.
Report: Feds need to close racial gaps in program that helps kids living with disabilities | Tuesday Morning Coffee
A federal program aimed at helping kids living with disabilities is leaving Black and Brown children behind, researchers found.
Pa. needs to fix child abuse registry errors that turn into permanent barriers to employment | Opinion
The child abuse registry is a racial and economic justice issue that cannot be ignored. Pennsylvania must once again be a leader on removing unnecessary and onerous barriers to employment.
Pa.’s Board of Pardons sees spike in applications after eliminating fees
In the four weeks since Pennsylvania announced it would be free to apply for pardons, the number of ex-offenders asking the state to forgive their crimes has nearly doubled, data from the lieutenant governor’s office shows. The Board of Pardons, which makes recommendations to the governor to grant pardons and clemency or commute sentences, has […]