Category: Press Releases

National Center for Law and Economic Justice and Coalition of Immokalee Workers Announce Trailblazing Partnership  

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),…

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Parties Reach Agreement to Put SNAP Backlog Case On Hold Pending Health Department Efforts

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…

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Groups File Federal Civil Rights Complaint Against New York State Department of Labor for Discriminating in Unemployment Insurance Procedures   

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…

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NCLEJ Files Civil Rights Complaint Against Apple-Metro Over Retaliatory Firing

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,…

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Civil Rights Charge Filed & Protest Held Against Applebee’s in South Bronx Highlights How New York’s Subminimum Wage Leads to Racial Discrimination 

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…

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Groups Sue Over Alaska’s Failure to Provide SNAP Benefits to Vulnerable Communities 

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…

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NCLEJ Files Brief in Support of Home Care Workers Challenging Abusive Arbitration Award

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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Failure to Discipline Rampant Use of N-Word by Buffalo Police Officers, Lack of Oversight Chronic

Testimony Shows Officers Receive No Training on Racial Bias or Profiling Contact:Zavé Martohardjono, National Center For Law and Economic Justice, (646) 853-2728, martohardjono@nclej.org Jen Nessel, Center for Constitutional Rights, (212) 614-6449, jnessel@ccrjustice.org Buffalo, NY – Litigation against the Buffalo…

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People with Disabilities in Suffolk County Will Receive Better Access to Public Benefits

Contact for questions and comments:Jordan Berger, NCLEJ Skadden Fellow, berger@nclej.org, 646-680-8906Saima Akhtar, Senior Attorney, akhtar@nclej.org, 646-558-6152Linda Hassberg, Senior Attorney, Empire Justice Center, lhassberg@empirejustice.org, 631-533-5272 Suffolk County, NY — A federal judge in the Eastern District of New York…

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