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Empire Justice Center Testimony on the Governor's Proposed Deficit Reduction Plan

In the Governor’s proposed Deficit Reduction Plan, several funding streams, are slate...

Empire Justice Center Testimony at the Public Protection Hearing for 2009-2010

For the Empire Justice Center, state funding is a critical part of our annual budget ...

NEWSLETTERS

Legal Services Journal - Summer 2010 :

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January 2010 :

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Articles  

New York State Human Rights Law Offers Few Protections Without Attorney's Fees
January 16, 2010
The New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) has the potential to offer New Yorkers civil rights protections beyond federal law, but these rights cannot be realized without the provision of attorney’s fees. Read More

ADA Regulations Defining Disability Available for Public Comment
November 2, 2009
Significant changes to the definition of disability became effective on January 1, 2009 under the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA.) Read More

The American with Disabilities Act Amendments in Effect
January 1, 2009
The Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAA) went into effect on January 1, 2009. The Act makes important changes to the definition of the term "disability" by rejecting the holdings in several Supreme Court decisions and portions of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Read More

The American with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008
October 1, 2008
On September 25, 2008, the President signed the Americans with Disabilities Act of 2008 (ADAA).  The Act makes important changes to the definition of the term "disability" by rejecting the holdings in several Supreme Court decisions and portions of Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions (EEOC) regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). Read More

Americans With Disabilities Act Fact Sheet
June 1, 2006
Your Rights Under Section 504 and The Americans With Disabilities Act. Read More