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MassLegalServices offers resources and information about legal issues facing lower income Massachusetts residents to legal services advocates and social services professionals. If you are not a lawyer or legal advocate, you will probably find MassLegalHelp more useful.

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Recent Library Content

Frequently Asked Questions on PUA for Students
07/29/2020 - GBLS
Please see the attached FAQ 
Immigrants and Public Benefits - Public Charge Information
07/30/2020 - MLRI
UPDATE 7/30/2020: On July 29, 2020], the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a new temporary... Read more
BREAKING: Public Charge Rules HALTED!!!
07/30/2020 - Protecting Immigrant Families
The below comes from Protecting Immigrant Families announcing a District Court decision issued on July 29, 2020.  Updated FAQs will be... Read more
Unemployment Insurance Information Related to COVID-19 as Massachusetts "re-opens"
07/29/2020 - Employment Rights Coalition
Massachusetts employers whose businesses were closed because of COVID-19 are now being allowed to reopen under an order by Governor Baker.... Read more
Prohibition on photo ID/SSN requests by food pantries - State guidance to MA Food Banks
07/28/2020 - MLRI
On July 23rd, the Department of Early and Secondary Education (DESE) in coordination with the Mass Department of Agriculture (MDAR) sent... Read more

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