Category: Fair Administration Highlights

NCLEJ and WNYLC Achieve Revised Settlement Imposing New Requirements on Erie County

NCLEJ and the Western New York Law Center have achieved a revised settlement of Martin v. Weiner, a class action lawsuit filed in 2006 in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York challenging…

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NCLEJ Examines Racial Stereotyping in TANF and Urges Advocacy to Improve TANF and Promote Racial Justice

In the latest issue of the Clearinghouse Review focused on racial justice, NCLEJ’s Gina Mannix and Henry Freedman discuss recent social science research showing how subtle race-based factors and stereotypes continue to infect policy and administration in TANF,…

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NCLEJ and Colleagues Achieve Even Speedier Payment of SNAP Benefits to Low-Income Hawaiians

NCLEJ and Colleagues Achieve Favorable Final Settlement in Hawaii SNAP Delay Case On September 3, 2013 the U.S. District Court approved a settlement of this class action case challenging the Hawaii state agency’s failure to timely process SNAP…

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Special Master Appointed to Speed Application Processing in Nassau County

NCLEJ and the Empire Justice Center achieved a revised settlement in January 2015 in a case before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York challenging Nassau County’s unlawful practice of delaying food stamp,…

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NCLEJ and WNYLC Sue Niagara County over Extensive Delays in Providing Public Benefits

On July 9, 2013, NCLEJ and the Western New York Law Center filed a class action, McCoy v. Restaino, in the Western District of New York on behalf of residents of Niagara County who have applied, or are…

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Settlement Ends Illegal Food Stamp Terminations and Appeal Delays in NY State

On June 19, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved the negotiated settlement in Richard C. v. Proud, 12 Civ. 5942, which challenged the State’s failure to advise individuals facing SNAP (Food…

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Older Adults Sue NYC Agency for Unlawfully Cutting Cash Benefits

In June 2013, NCLEJ and the Urban Justice Center filed a class action in the Southern District of New York, Juan v. Doar, 13-cv-4028 (RPP)(AJP), against the New York City Human Resources Administration, Department of Social Services (HRA)…

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Federal Court Determines Connecticut Must Speed Processing of SNAP (Food Stamp) Benefits

In a major victory for food stamp applicants, represented by the National Center for Law and Economic Justice and Greater Hartford Legal Aid, the U.S Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled on July 6, 2015 that…

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Benefits Expedited for Over 9,000 Maryland Medicaid Applicants

Over 9,000 people with disabilities who have been waiting far too long to hear whether they will get Medicaid should now get a prompt decision as the result of an agreement signed on April 25, 2013. Maryland also…

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New Yorkers Living with HIV/AIDs Secure Critical Class Action Settlement

On April 3, 2013, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York approved the class action settlement entered into between recipients of Supplemental Security Income (SSI) living in New York City who are HIV-positive or…

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