Petition Seeks Reopening of Years-Long Wage Theft Investigation that was Unlawfully Terminated, Leaving Vulnerable Workers with No Relief in Sight Contacts: Patrick Fowler, Communications Strategist at NCLEJ: fowler@nclej.org Alejandra Lopez, The Legal Aid Society: AlLopez@legal-aid.org ***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** NCLEJ,…
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 →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 →NOTE: This is a joint press release between The State of Alaska, NCLEJ, and Northern Justice Project. May 2, 2023 (Anchorage, AK) – The plaintiffs in a lawsuit over delayed food stamp benefits and the Department of Health…
Read More →Failure to provide multilingual access to unemployment insurance documents have forced New Yorkers into severe financial hardship. May 2, 2023 Contacts: Patrick Fowler, NCLEJ Communications Strategist | fowler@nclej.org Anjana Malhotra, NCLEJ Senior Attorney | malhotra@nclej.orgNadia Khasawneh, NYLAG Director of…
Read More →MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: Thursday, April 27, 2023 – 12:00 PM ETCONTACT: Patrick Fowler | fowler@nclej.orgAnjana Malhotra | malhotra@nclej.org New York, NY – The National Center for Law and Economic Justice has filed an amended legal complaint against Apple-Metro,…
Read More →MEDIA ADVISORY FOR: Thursday, April 6, 2023 – 12:00pm ETCONTACT: Madison Donzis | madison@unbendablemedia.com New York City Applebee’s Franchise Owner Pays Manhattan Servers Significantly More Than Majority Black Staff in South Bronx Location New Report Exposes 25% Decline…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 20, 2023 CONTACT: Saima Akhtar, National Center for Law and Economic Justice | akhtar@nclej.org, 646-558-6152 Nick Feronti, Northern Justice Project | nferonti@njp-law.com, 907-308-3395 UPDATE JANUARY 25, 2023 Following the filing of our lawsuit last…
Read More →Contact: Carmela Huang, National Center for Law and Economic Justice | huang@nclej.org New York, NY — Today, National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ), filed a “friend of the court” brief with the United States Court of…
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