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Implementation of New Federal Regulations (This article is reprinted from an "Justice in Aging" article)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new federal nursing facility regulations in 2016. The vast majority of the regulations became effective in November 2016, but some components are newly effective as of November 2017. The new “Phase Two” requirements include, among other things:
This article is reproduced from the Shriver Center, Center on Poverty Law. The article is in pdf format. To view, click on the pdf document below.
The Justice Index is an online resource that relies on findings, indicators, indexing and other data-analytics tools to help ensure that a person’s ability to protect and vindicate her rights in a state justice system does not depend on whether she can afford a lawyer, speak and understand English, or navigate the legal system without an accommodation due to a physical or mental disability.
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is an independent nonprofit established by Congress in 1974 to provide financial support for civil legal aid to low-income Americans. LSC promotes equal access to justice by providing funding to 133 independent non-profit legal aid programs in every state, the District of Columbia, and U.S. Territories. LSC grantees serve thousands of low-income individuals, children, families, seniors, and veterans in 813 offices in every congressional district.
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) - 2017 Justice Gap Report - Measuring the Civil Legal Needs of Low-income Americans
The Justice Gap: Measuring the Unmet Civil Legal Needs of Low-income Americans report explores the “justice gap,” the difference between the civil legal needs of low-income Americans and the resources available to meet those needs in 2017.
The Missouri Lawyers Corner provides articles and information pertinent to legal aid and private lawyers who represent low-income and disadvantaged individuals in Missouri. You can access this section of the website by clicking on the Lawyers Info button on the blue block area at the top of the page or click the link below.
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Greitens signs bill that raises standards for fired employees to win discrimination cases
Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens signed legislation that critics say will make discrimination lawsuits filed by terminated employees almost impossible to win in court. Go to the Article...
This article was published in the Kansas City Star on June 30, 2017. The full article is on their website.
In 2011, there were five vacant lots at the corner of Wabash Avenue and East 29th Street in Kansas City, Missouri, that residents considered an eyesore. The intersection in the city’s Key Coalition neighborhood had faded in the last few decades as residents with money left. But thanks to Dre Taylor, a local social entrepreneur, those lots were transformed into a thriving urban farm by 2016.
Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Honors Missouri Attorneys for Pro Bono Service
WILLS AND ESTATES IN MISSOURI
The Missouri Probate Code, or RSMo Chapters 472-475, governs the payment of debts and distributions of the deceased individual’s assets. This body of law is highly statutory and Chapters 472-475 is the best resource for any questions you may have.
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