Category: News

Settlement Secured in SNAP Class Action to Benefit Low-Income Nebraskans

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…

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February 2016 E-Newsletter

Check out NCLEJ’s February 2016 E-newsletter.

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January 2016 E-Newsletter

Check out NCLEJ’s January 2016 E-Newsletter. 

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Low-Income Georgia Households to Receive $22 Million to Compensate for Their Wrongly Deprived Food Stamps

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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NCLEJ Article Addresses Due Process Issues When Modernized Public Benefits Systems Fail Families

NCLEJ’s Gina Mannix, Marc Cohan, and Greg Bass have authored an article, “How to Protect Clients Receiving Public Benefits When Modernized Systems Fail: Apply Traditional Due Process in New Contexts,” for the public interest law journal Clearinghouse Review….

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Georgia Governor Rescinds Executive Order Banning Syrian Refugees from Resettlement Benefits

On January 4, 2016, Governor Nathan Deal of Georgia rescinded an executive order he issued in November banning Syrian refugees from resettlement benefits. In December 2015, NCLEJ sent a letter to counsel representing Georgia’s Division of Family Services…

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Louisiana Restores Food Stamp Benefits for Thousands

On December 18, 2015, the New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice (NOWCRJ) and NCLEJ filed a lawsuit against the State of Louisiana for threatening to terminate food stamps for more than 31,000 low-income individuals. Outgoing Louisiana Governor…

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Judge to Appoint Special Master to Oversee NYCHA Compliance with Mold Contamination Settlement

In a victory for New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) tenants with asthma who have mold in their apartments, Judge William H. Pauley III of the Southern District of New York issued an order on December 15, 2015…

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Court of Appeals Rules that Seizure of New York Resident’s Lottery Prize is Barred Under the Fair Labor Standards Act

On November 19, 2015, the New York State Court of Appeals decided that the seizure of half of New York resident Walter Carver’s $10,000 lottery prize was barred by the Fair Labor Standards Act. NCLEJ authored the friend…

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USDA Signs Off on Plan to Provide Retroactive Benefits to Georgians Wrongly Deprived of Food Stamps

In a large-scale win for low-income Georgia families, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) signed off on an agreement brokered by NCLEJ that will provide retroactive food stamps to tens of thousands of families wrongly deprived of…

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