Employment
Employment decisions cannot be based upon an individual’s race, nationality, gender, disability, or military status. At Empire Justice, we protect such employment rights, and fight unjust employment practices under such statutes as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
From Wage Theft to Wage Justice
Thousands of temporary workers employed at Labor Ready’s nine branches in Western New York were owed tens of thousands of dollars in wages. Labor Ready made illegal wage deductions from workers who accepted their daily wages in cash. It issued vouchers to be used in a company-owned cash machine, which deducted a $1 processing fee. The fees generated $8.3 million in revenue nationally in 2000 alone. Most of these low-wage workers did not have bank accounts and were barely able to survive on daily cash wages. Read More
New Protections for Paychecks: The Wage Theft Prevention Act
When the federal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (AWPA), 28 U.S.C. §1801 et seq., was signed into law by President Reagan in 1983, farmworkers finally obtained several very basic and essential workplace rights. Read More
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Advocates Join Together to Urge Governor and the Legislature to Make "Better Choices" to Balance State Budget
Members of the Better Choice Budget Campaign joined together today to urge the Governor and the Legislature to explore alternatives to state budget cuts that would further erode jobs and desperately needed services. Read More
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NYRL Announces Campaign to End Unfair and Discriminatory Employer Credit Checks
A growing number of employers are checking the credit histories of job applicants and employees, and using the information to deny people jobs and other opportunities. This practice blocks qualified applicants. Read More
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Legal Services Journal - Fall 2011
The Fall 2011 Legal Services Journal reports on a wide range of poverty law topics. This issue provides analysis addressing the connection between domestic violence and a victim's increased need, not only for physical protection, but also for privacy safeguards. Also featured in this issue are articles on immigration, language access in hospital care, Medicaid, Food Stamps, foreclosure prevention services program and look at wage theft and the impact on communities and forging a path to wage justice. Thanks to all of our authors for their contributions to this issues of the Legal Services Journal. Read More
Unemployment Insurance Benefits 101
Across New York advocates report a rise in the number of people seeking representation at UIB hearings. This introductory program will cover the basics: benefit eligibility requirements; sources of law; issues that could affect benefits including misconduct, misrepresentation and voluntary termination; preparing your case and your client, and conducting the hearing. Read More
