The demand for an economic floor is at the root of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final book, “Where do we go from here?”, which makes a case for universal basic income as a starting point for a vibrant…
Read More →Every eligible worker should be able to claim Unemployment Insurance (UI). Yet throughout the pandemic, many New Yorkers have experienced unprecedented delays and administrative hurdles to obtaining unemployment compensation, with much of the greatest burden falling on New Yorkers with limited English…
Read More →A verdict is not justice. Despite the relief that some may have felt with the convictions of the men charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse points to something more troubling. As a civil rights attorney…
Read More →The expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC) has been one of the largest opportunities to reduce poverty in decades, but the long-term impact of this legislation is tied to who can access this assistance. Introduced as part of the American Rescue Plan, the expanded CTC has already lifted 3.5 million…
Read More →As winter nears, thousands of Louisianans continue to struggle to access unemployment insurance due to the state’s failure to prioritize and address refusals in the system. NCLEJ continued our work to ensure that Louisianans can access these essential benefits by filing our opposition to the state’s second attempt to have our May lawsuit tossed out of court. “Louisiana’s unemployment system is so…
Read More →NCLEJ and our partner Fair Fines and Fees Coalition prepared this guide to assist individuals who received tickets under the Buffalo, New York school zone speed camera program. This guide explains how to request a hearing to dispute…
Read More →Federal unemployment insurance assistance ended last weekend, leaving an estimated 11 million individuals without the additional pandemic assistance, and 7.5 million workers with no unemployment according to the Century Foundation. In New York alone, 1.6 million residents lost the added unemployment benefits. …
Read More →NCLEJ’s tagline is: People should thrive, not just survive. We spend a lot time, in and out of court, advocating for people to access viable and dignified safety nets, regardless of where they live. The truth is: There continues to be reticence about the value of a robust social safety net…
Read More →Today we celebrate the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law on July 26, 1990, following years of advocacy by the disability community, advocates, and allies. While tremendous wins have been achieved over the…
Read More →Photo credit: Chad Davis | Wikimedia Commons By Dennis Parker, Executive Director The country has been watching and waiting for a historic decision in the trial of Derek Chauvin for taking George Floyd’s life in May 2020. Tuesday, the trial concluded with an historically unprecedented…
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