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WEBThrough the Richard Berkman & Toni Seidl Health Care Justice Project, we improve health outcomes in low-income communities, especially for children, by addressing systemic barriers to healthcare and public health threats.

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Recent Healthcare Posts

WEBPhiladelphia Federal Detention Center detainees file class action lawsuit demanding protection from COVID-19. The three named petitioners, all of whom have serious health conditions, describe a crowded facility where social distancing, basic health precautions, and regular disinfection are impossible

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Philly Healthy Schools Initiative The Public Interest Law Center

WEBPhilly Healthy Schools Initiative. The average age of the School District of Philadelphia's public school facilities is over 66 years, and decades of under-investment has resulted in nearly $5 billion of deferred maintenance, repairs, and replacement needs. As a result, students, teachers and staff have been exposed to lead in paint and

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What We Do The Public Interest Law Center

WEBWhat We Do. Through the Richard Berkman & Toni Seidl Health Care Justice Project, we improve health outcomes in low-income communities, especially for children, by addressing systemic barriers to healthcare and public health threats. The Public Interest Law Center uses high-impact legal strategies to advance the civil, social, and economic

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About Us The Public Interest Law Center

WEBThe Public Interest Law Center uses high-impact legal strategies to advance the civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality, and poverty. We use litigation, community education, advocacy, and organizing to secure access to fundamental resources and services.

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Fellowships The Public Interest Law Center

WEBFellowships. Attorney Fellowship Sponsorship. The Public Interest Law Center (“PILC”) is a nationally renowned public interest law firm founded in 1969 whose mission is to use high-impact legal strategies to advance the civil, social, and economic rights of communities in the Philadelphia region facing discrimination, inequality, and poverty.

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Benjamin Geffen The Public Interest Law Center

WEBBenjamin Geffen is a Senior Attorney at the Public Interest Law Center. He works across several practice areas, including voting rights, public health, and civil rights for people with criminal records. Mr. Geffen’s successful cases at the Law Center have included striking down Pennsylvania’s gerrymandered congressional map and its Voter ID

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Requesting a Reasonable Accommodation under the ADA

WEB• It is best to make your request in writing. However, you are not required to do so. You may make a verbal request for accommodation, but it is ideal to have this in writing.

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Medical Inquiries and Exams

WEB2. Asking whether you have been hospitalized and, if so, for what. 3. Asking if there is a health reason that would prevent you from performing your job.

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Philadelphia Land Bank Bill The Public Interest Law Center

WEBPhiladelphia Land Bank Bill. City Council unanimously passed a land bank bill on Thursday, December 12, 2013. Background Information. In early 2013 Councilwoman María Quiñones Sánchez and Councilman Bill Green reintroduced the Philadelphia Land Bank Bill to the Philadelphia City Council. Since then, the Law Center has been involved …

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