Western New York Law Center

6/29/12

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Jun 292012

 

• CFPB Guide to Reverse Mortgages
• Quick Take: Capitalizing on Wi-Fi in Courtrooms
• NYSBA recommends new rules for federal litigation
• Justice Department Releases Technical Assistance Document on the ADA and Persons with HIV/AIDS
• GAO Report: Foreclosure Mitigation – Agencies Could Improve Effectiveness of Federal Efforts with Additional Data Collection and Analysis

6/28/12

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Jun 282012

 

• Supreme Court Lets Health Law Largely Stand
• Health Care Opinion
• New Job Openings Posted
• CBPP Testimony on Work Disincentives and The Safety Net
• Cellphone Companies Will Share Your Location Data – Just Not With You
• Senate bill would expand and streamline refinancing opportunities under HARP

6/27/12

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Jun 272012

 

• Court Upholds Halting of City Rent Aid Program
• 12-ADM-05: 2012 Temporary Assistance Basic Allowance Increase
• New Rules Will Ban ER Debt Collections At Charitable Hospitals
• Studies Show Earned Income Tax Credit Encourages Work and Success in School and Reduces Poverty

6/26/12

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Jun 262012

 

• New Job Openings Posted
• June STAR Watch Newsletter
• New York State Lead Poisoning Prevention Discussion List
• NY Times: Arizona Ruling Only a Narrow Opening for Other States
• 12-INF-08: The Treatment of Subsidized Employment as Earned Income for the Food Stamp Program

6/25/12

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Jun 252012

 

• ABA to Tackle Technology Issues in Model Rules at August Meeting
• Legal Loop: Free legal research, educational info for lawyers
• New Yorkers for Responsible Lending’s statement on the Credit Privacy in Employment Act
• Racial and Ethnic Differences in Receipt of Unemployment Insurance Benefits During the Great Recession

6/22/12

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Jun 222012

 

• Updated List of Pooled SNTs in New York State
• Experts Propose Defensible E-Discovery Standards
• N.Y. Court Clears Workers to Testify by Video From Home Countries
• Dying for Coverage: The Deadly Consequences of Being Uninsured
• Unintended Consequences of Steps to Cut Readmissions and Reform Payment May Threaten Care of Vulnerable Older Adults

6/21/12

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Jun 212012

 

• New Job Openings Posted
• Disability Law News – June 2012
• 60 Apps in 60 Minutes — draws crowds at State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting
• ‘Back At Square One’: As States Repurpose Welfare Funds, More Families Fall Through Safety Net
• Board of Immigration Appeals Refuses to Affirm Denials of Green Card Petitions Filed by Four Gay Couples, Remands for Determination on Eligibility of Marriages

6/20/12

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Jun 202012

 

• NY Senate moves to restrict welfare spending on alcohol
• CFPB: Making consumer complaints available to the public
• Senate defeats proposal to trim food stamp program
• Connecticut raises funds to help neediest legal cases
• Oral Health and Medicare Beneficiaries: Coverage, Out-of-Pocket Spending, and Unmet Need