Petition Seeks Reopening of Years-Long Wage Theft Investigation that was Unlawfully Terminated, Leaving Vulnerable Workers with No Relief in Sight Contacts: Patrick Fowler, Communications Strategist at NCLEJ: fowler@nclej.org Alejandra Lopez, The Legal Aid Society: AlLopez@legal-aid.org ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** NCLEJ,…
Read More →Attorneys for underpaid caretakers argue that New York abandoned its legal obligation to workers by closing cases. This article was originally published in The City. Read it here. A group of New York City home health aides is…
Read More →“There is no reason why an applicant should be able to trade on their own last name as opposed to their personal achievement,” said Michael Kippins, litigation fellow with the Lawyers for Civil Rights. This article was originally…
Read More →Today, in decisions that were as damaging as they were predictable, the United States Supreme Court struck down admission polices at Harvard University and The University of North Carolina that were created to benefit all of their students by…
Read More →The court voted along ideological lines, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing the majority opinion on behalf of the five other conservative justices. This article was originally published in TheGrio. Read it here. The Supreme Court ruled against…
Read More →CONTACT:Susan Shin, Legal Director, New Economy Project | susan@neweconomynyc.org Patrick Fowler, Communications Strategist, NCLEJ | fowler@nclej.org Claudia Wilner, Director of Litigation and Advocacy, NCLEJ | wilner@nclej.org NEW YORK – A federal court granted preliminary approval of a settlement in a…
Read More →ID.me’s facial recognition tool was supposed to help administer unemployment securely. Users say the tech has barred them from their accounts — and their paychecks. This article was originally published in NYS Focus. Read it here. SIGNING UP FOR unemployment…
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