Author: Patrick Fowler

Long Shifts, No Sleep: Home Care Aides Sue Companies Over Working Conditions

This article was originally published in Medium. Read it here. A group of 14 home care aides has filed a lawsuit against their former employer and the organizations that managed their patients’ health care plans. The workers, who are Chinese…

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Wage Theft Lawsuit Filed Against Employers of 24-Hour Homecare Workers

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 1, 2024 Contacts: New York, NY – The National Center for Law and Economic Justice and Getman, Sweeney & Dunn, PLLC have filed a lawsuit against GreatCare Inc. (a homecare agency), CenterLight Health System,…

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Executive Director Dennis Parker Speaks with BronxNet TV

NCLEJ Executive Director Dennis Parker joined BronxNet TV Host Daren Jaime on their ongoing series, The Bronx Social Justice & Anti-Violence Forums, to discuss how our high-impact litigation is making a positive difference in the lives of countless…

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Federal court: TennCare illegally terminated health coverage for thousands

Monday ruling says TennCare violated the Due Process Clause, Medicaid law and ADA protections This article was originally published in Tennessee Lookout. Read it here. Tennessee’s Medicaid safety net program unlawfully terminated coverage for thousands of Tennessee families,…

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TennCare illegally cut health care for thousands of Tennesseans, judge rules

This article was originally published in The Tennessean. Read it here. Tennessee’s Medicaid program TennCare unlawfully terminated health care coverage for thousands of Tennesseans, a federal judge ruled Monday, marking the conclusion of a four-year-long class-action lawsuit. “Poor,…

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New York State Is Illegally Stalling on Food and Cash Aid Decisions, Lawsuit Charges

More than 53,000 New Yorkers are allegedly facing delays regarding eligibility for benefits. This article was originally published in New York Focus. Read it here. Zaineb Salem was surprised to learn in April 2022 that she was no longer…

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Oral arguments heard in home care worker wage theft suit against N.Y. state Labor Department

This article was originally published in Spectrum Local News. Read it here. ALBANY — Close to 100 home care workers protested outside the state Supreme Court on Tuesday before oral arguments were delivered in a lawsuit that alleges…

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NCLEJ, Legal Aid Deliver Oral Arguments in Class Lawsuit Against NYSDOL on Behalf of 24-Hour Homecare Workers 

Lawyers were Joined by Nearly 100 Homecare Workers Protesting for Fair Wages and Fair Working Conditions  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 13, 2024 Contacts: Albany, NY – On Tuesday, August 13, lawyers from the National Center for Law and…

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NCLEJ, Legal Aid to Deliver Oral Arguments in Class Lawsuit Against NYSDOL on Behalf of 24-Hour Homecare Workers 

Lawyers Will Be Joined by Nearly 100 Homecare Workers Protesting for Fair Wages and Fair Working Conditions  MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: August 13, 2024  Contacts:  Albany, NY – On Tuesday, August 13, lawyers from the National Center for Law…

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Community groups, residents ask judge to order Buffalo to do more lead paint inspections

This article was originally published in Buffalo News. Read it here. There are holes between bricks and in the corners of windowsills. Bricks are falling off the back of the house. The kitchen floor is missing in large…

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