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Safe Housing Advocates Argue Appeal in Lead Paint Inspections Lawsuit Against City of Buffalo

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 9, 2026Contact: Shannon Holfoth, Shannon Communications | shannon@shannonPR.com Rochester, N.Y. – Advocates for safe housing conditions argued their appeal today before the New York State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division in their lawsuit against the…

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Legal Aid and NCLEJ Secure Court Order Reopening Wage Claims for Hundreds of 24-Hour Home Care Workers

Decision grants class certification, clearing the way for home healthcare workers to pursue unpaid wages (NEW YORK, NY) — The Legal Aid Society and the National Center for Law and Economic Justice secured a court order on January…

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NY DOL Must Face Challenge To Shuttered Wage Theft Probes

This article was originally published in Law360. Read it here. A group of live-in home care aides may proceed with its bid to force New York’s Department of Labor to reopen wage theft investigations, after a state court…

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Alaska’s unprecedented food stamp backlog is taking a harsh toll on rural communities

This article was originally published in Anchorage Daily News. Read it here. It’s been nearly six months since the Alaska Division of Public Assistance first began to fall behind on processing federal food stamp applications, leaving thousands of Alaskans still…

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Home care workers file federal complaint against New York over ‘discriminatory’ 24-hour shifts

Gothamist covered a complaint filed by NCLEJ demanding the federal government investigate the New York State Department of Health and Department of Labor for their discrimination against home care workers being forced to work 24-hour shifts. Excerpts below taken…

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Barreras Lingüísticas Impiden A Trabajadores Obtener El Seguro De Desempleo Durante La Pandemia

Los desastrosos errores de Nueva York que le costaron el acceso a beneficios de desempleo durante la pandemia a trabajadores de habla hispana Contacto: Zavé Martohardjono | martohardjono@nclej.org El National Law Center for Economic Justice organizará una conferencia…

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