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…
Read More →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…
Read More →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…
Read More →Contact: Carmela Huang, National Center for Law and Economic Justice | huang@nclej.org New York, NY — Today the National Center for Law and Economic Justice has filed a complaint in partnership with National Mobilization Against Sweatshops, Chinese Staff…
Read More →Contact for comments: Claudia Wilner, NCLEJ Director of Litigation and Advocacy | wilner@nclej.org New York, NY – For years, the City of Montgomery and a private contractor, Judicial Correction Services (JCS) operated a debtors’ prison in Alabama. A…
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