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Please check this page frequently for the latest in news that affects you as a consumer.  We also have several free legal forms on our Free Legal Forms page that help with Consumer problems.  
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Payday lenders aim to evade federal probes as borrowers plead for help
A powerful set of financial firms have delayed federal investigations or punishments into their allegedly predatory lending practices, as they seize on an industry-led lawsuit challenging the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. By Tony Romm, October 28  Washington Post
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Unemployment Claims
This site is the starting point for all unemployment claims. It explains the procedure and allows you to apply on-line. You can also submit your weekly claim forms through this site. it's the first place you should go when you lose your job. www.getkansasbenefits.gov
If You Lose Your JobWork SupportUnemployment Compensation
Unemployment Hearing Process
These are the resources available from the Kansas Department of Labor on handling an Unemployment claim, through the appeals process:  www.getkansasbenefits.gov/FAQs/Appeal.aspx  
Unemployment Compensation
Chapter 61 answer
The instructions for filing an answer in a Chapter 61 Limited Action case are listed below.  There is a link to an interactive form at the bottom of this page that will create your Chapter 61 answer. Please read the instructions carefully before filing your answer with the court.   Instructions for Filing an Answer in a Limited Action case 1. Do NOT file the first 3 instruction pages with the Court.
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Wounded Warriors office for Veterans
Angie Peacock lost 40 pounds in two months from stress and dehydration while serving in Baghdad, but coming home to Missouri was also hell. After she was medically retired from the Army, her isolation and depression deepened. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Substance abuse. Homelessness. Suicidal thoughts. Now, the 35-year-old has her life back, and she credits a national organization, the Wounded Warrior Project. (The picture is of Peacock and her service dog, G.I. Joe.)
Mental Health
Errors by Criminal Background Check Companies Continue to Harm Consumers
Seven years ago, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) issued Broken Records: How Errors by Criminal Background Checking Companies Harm Workers and Businesses, a report detailing the harmful mistakes that criminal background screening companies routinely make. Since then, advocates have litigated many class action and individual lawsuits against these companies for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
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Mental Health Resources in Kansas
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Personal and Household Inventory
This 61 page booklet was prepared by a division of the University of Illinois. It can be downloaded. It prompts the user through preparing a list of every item of household property. This list can be helpful in the event of an insurance claim or to divide property among heirs or probate an estate. 
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Jobs for Persons With Disabilities
The Disability Rights Center of Kansas - Client Assistance Program has resources to  help people with disabilities get a job.  Go here.  
Unemployment CompensationWork SupportDisability
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Selected filters:

ConsumerUnemployment CompensationMental HealthClear All Filters
Consumer
Please check this page frequently for the latest in news that affects you as a consumer.  We also have several free legal forms on our Free Legal Forms page that help with Consumer problems.  
Consumer
Payday lenders aim to evade federal probes as borrowers plead for help
A powerful set of financial firms have delayed federal investigations or punishments into their allegedly predatory lending practices, as they seize on an industry-led lawsuit challenging the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. By Tony Romm, October 28  Washington Post
Consumer
Unemployment Claims
This site is the starting point for all unemployment claims. It explains the procedure and allows you to apply on-line. You can also submit your weekly claim forms through this site. it's the first place you should go when you lose your job. www.getkansasbenefits.gov
If You Lose Your JobWork SupportUnemployment Compensation
Unemployment Hearing Process
These are the resources available from the Kansas Department of Labor on handling an Unemployment claim, through the appeals process:  www.getkansasbenefits.gov/FAQs/Appeal.aspx  
Unemployment Compensation
Chapter 61 answer
The instructions for filing an answer in a Chapter 61 Limited Action case are listed below.  There is a link to an interactive form at the bottom of this page that will create your Chapter 61 answer. Please read the instructions carefully before filing your answer with the court.   Instructions for Filing an Answer in a Limited Action case 1. Do NOT file the first 3 instruction pages with the Court.
Consumer
Wounded Warriors office for Veterans
Angie Peacock lost 40 pounds in two months from stress and dehydration while serving in Baghdad, but coming home to Missouri was also hell. After she was medically retired from the Army, her isolation and depression deepened. Post-traumatic stress disorder. Substance abuse. Homelessness. Suicidal thoughts. Now, the 35-year-old has her life back, and she credits a national organization, the Wounded Warrior Project. (The picture is of Peacock and her service dog, G.I. Joe.)
Mental Health
Errors by Criminal Background Check Companies Continue to Harm Consumers
Seven years ago, the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) issued Broken Records: How Errors by Criminal Background Checking Companies Harm Workers and Businesses, a report detailing the harmful mistakes that criminal background screening companies routinely make. Since then, advocates have litigated many class action and individual lawsuits against these companies for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA).
Consumer
Mental Health Resources in Kansas
Mental Health
Personal and Household Inventory
This 61 page booklet was prepared by a division of the University of Illinois. It can be downloaded. It prompts the user through preparing a list of every item of household property. This list can be helpful in the event of an insurance claim or to divide property among heirs or probate an estate. 
Consumer
Jobs for Persons With Disabilities
The Disability Rights Center of Kansas - Client Assistance Program has resources to  help people with disabilities get a job.  Go here.  
Unemployment CompensationWork SupportDisability
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