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…
Read More →On March 4, 2016, the U.S. District Court issued an important decision in Fishman v. Daines in favor of low-income elderly and disabled New York Medicaid recipients who seek fair hearings to challenge New York State’s termination of…
Read More →NCLEJ and Nebraska Appleseed have secured a settlement in a Nebraska Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) class action lawsuit, which will help tens of thousands of low-income Nebraska families. The case challenged a system-wide failure by the Nebraska state…
Read More →Tens of thousands of low-income Georgia families who were wrongly deprived of food stamps will receive $22 million as part of an agreement negotiated by NCLEJ. This agreement will provide relief to nearly 48,000 households across the state,…
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