NCLEJ Senior Attorney Claudia Wilner (photo right) has been recognized for her outstanding work by the National Consumer Law Center with its 2016 Rising Star award. The award honors attorneys who made major contributions to consumer law by…
Read More →In a case that will have a big impact on low-income New York parents, NCLEJ filed an amicus brief with the New York State Court of Appeals in Lattuca v. Lattuca. The case addresses the issue of whether…
Read More →NCLEJ is thrilled to welcome National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) Law Foundation Partners and In-House Counsel Community Law Fellow Theresa Lau. Theresa, a 2016 American University Washington College of Law graduate, was awarded a fellowship from the…
Read More →On August 19, 2016 the Empire Justice Center, with NCLEJ as co-counsel, filed a federal class action lawsuit to challenge New York’s termination of SNAP benefits, also known as food stamps, to thousands of New Yorkers. The benefits…
Read More →By Marc Cohan, Executive Director, National Center for Law and Economic Justice Twenty years ago then President Clinton signed the so-called “welfare reform” law. The legislation was a comprehensive and far-reaching effort to eliminate welfare as this nation…
Read More →Low-income New Hampshire families with a child with a disability won a major victory on August 2, 2016, when the New Hampshire Supreme Court struck down a rule requiring that the child’s Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits…
Read More →NCLEJ has secured a significant victory toward making the New York State Workers Compensation Board more responsive to low-wage workers with limited English proficiency. Worker Centers, which advocate for low-wage workers, many of whom are in service and…
Read More →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…
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