FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Zavé Martohardjono | martohardjono@nclej.org Press conference will take place June 24, 2022 at 12:00 PM Central via Zoom. OKLAHOMA CITY – Today, a group of local advocates and organizers filed multiple challenges to Oklahoma…
Read More →New York Workers, Advocates, Faith Leaders & Unions Urge NYS to Stop Wage Theft FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Sarah Ahn, Flushing Workers Center | ahn.s81@gmail.comJoAnn Lum, National Mobilization Against SweatShops | joannlum8@gmail.comCarmela Huang, National Center for Law and Economic…
Read More →FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Zavé Martohardjono | martohardjono@nclej.org As New York State decides on permits, Brooklyn community groups and lawyers on their behalf coordinated several demands to stop the flow of gas through National Grid’s North Brooklyn Pipeline…
Read More →New data released today reveals that thousands of New York households risk having their water turned off. With our partner Western New York Law Center, we found that thousands of New Yorkers are struggling to pay their water bills,…
Read More →Plaintiffs in our lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Social Services have received interviews and started receiving benefits after months of being unable to get through to the State Agency’s failing call center— a barrier that has caused thousands of eligible households to be…
Read More →KENTUCKY— The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ), Kentucky Equal Justice Center (KEJC), and Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP took a major step forward in the ongoing federal class action litigation against the University of Kentucky…
Read More →MISSOURI — The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ), Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, and Stinson LLP filed a lawsuit today on behalf of Empower Missouri and two low-income Missourians against the state’s Department of Social…
Read More →Some good news in a case that NCLEJ has been working on for nearly a decade: NYCHA residents, including those living in buildings operated by Section 8 private developers*, will be afforded protection against the build-up of toxic…
Read More →Today, the community groups that filed a federal civil rights complaint alleging National Grid’s Brooklyn Natural Gas Pipeline discriminated against communities of color called on the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) to conduct a full, lawful environmental review…
Read More →NEW YORK— The National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) sued the DOL for its continuing failure to comply with its legal obligation to produce responsive unemployment insurance (UI) records. The complaint was filed on Friday, December 17, and was served today. “Governor Hochul promised a new era…
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