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…
Read More →As a condition for agreeing to raise the debt ceiling, Republican lawmakers in Congress are demanding tougher work requirements for federal aid programs, including Medicaid and SNAP. We believe this is a dramatic step in the wrong direction. …
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 16, 2023 CONTACT: Patrick Fowler, National Center for Law and Economic Justice | fowler@nclej.org Greg Asbed, Coalition of Immokalee Workers | greg@ciw-online.org NEW YORK, NY – The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ),…
Read More →Last week, Jordan Neely was choked to death on the New York City subway. To date, there has been no evidence that Mr. Neely harmed or threatened anyone. He was homeless, hungry, and thirsty. Like too many others, Mr. Neely…
Read More →This article was originally published in Alaska Native News. Read it here. (Anchorage, AK) – The plaintiffs in a lawsuit over delayed food stamp benefits and the Department of Health (“DOH”) have reached a preliminary agreement to put litigation…
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