It has been 20 years this month since the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, which established the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, was enacted. Marking this anniversary, NCLEJ Executive Director Marc Cohan…
Read More →NCLEJ is pleased to announce that longtime staff member Gina Mannix has been named Deputy Director. Gina has been a leader in developing and participating in NCLEJ’s advocacy, is highly regarded by colleagues across the country for her…
Read More →Earlier this year, Executive Director Margarita Rosa, Esq. advised the Board of Directors of the National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) that she plans to leave the organization at the conclusion of her one-year commitment as…
Read More →NCLEJ Board member Mary Lu Bilek has been appointed as Dean of the CUNY School of Law by the City University of New York’s Board of Trustees. Mary Lu has been a member of NCLEJ’s Board of Directors…
Read More →On May 24, 2016, the U.S. District Court approved a historic settlement in Sykes v. Mel S. Harris & Associates, a class action alleging massive debt collection abuse in the New York State Courts. The settlement will return…
Read More →On May 23, 2016, NCLEJ filed a pregnancy discrimination complaint with the New York City Commission on Human Rights on behalf of a Ms. P., a pregnant mother. Ms. P. worked on the cleaning staff of a midtown office…
Read More →NCLEJ is pleased to nominate Board member Steve Edwards for the 2016 Federal Bar Council Thurgood Marshall Pro Bono Award. Mr. Edwards has demonstrated a tireless commitment to pro bono work, particularly in NCLEJ’s class action lawsuit Baez…
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