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LGBT Resource Center Conducting Survey

26 January 2012

The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging is seeking input to strengthen its efforts to reach key audiences and deliver critical services.

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PHI Online Tax Resource Center Helps Employers Help Workers

25 January 2012

For the third consecutive year, PHI is hosting the Earn, Keep, Save MORE website to help direct-care workers access free tax preparation assistance services and get the tax credits that they are entitled to receive.

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House Committee Votes to Repeal CLASS

19 January 2012

On January 18, the House Committee on Ways & Means voted 23-13 to repeal the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program.

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GUEST COMMENTARY: Fair Wages Result in Lower Turnover and Better Care

19 January 2012

Karen Kulp, president and CEO, Home Care Associates, and PHI board member, explains that paying home care workers minimum wage and overtime is fair and smart.

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California Gov. Brown Proposes Cuts to the IHSS Domestic-Assistance Program

19 January 2012

Brown's budget proposal includes cuts of $163.8 million to the In-Home Supportive Services Program by eliminating domestic assistance -- such as meal preparation, food shopping, laundry, and housework -- for clients who reside in the same home as their caregivers.

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Negotiations Between Oregon and Home Care Workers Stall Over Health Care

19 January 2012

Contract negotiations between Oregon and the union representing home care workers there have stalled over a state proposal to substantially raise the eligibility requirements for aides to receive health insurance.

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