HRA Agrees to Remedy Work Exemption Problems
October 1, 2007
Many clients in New York City who have already won their Title II and/or Title XVI cases are still being called in for employability appointments before their SSI is paid. These clients may have had their Public Assistance cases closed or sanctioned for not attending a WeCARE or other employability appointment while they are waiting for their favorable SSI decision to be processed and paid. Read More
USDA Food Stamp Award $$$ Available to Local Districts
October 1, 2007
OTDA recently received a $9.8 million performance bonus award from USDA for payment accuracy improvements in the Food Stamp Program. Read More
Federal Reemployment Rights of Returning Military Personnel
October 1, 2007
Over 500,000 members of the National Guard and Reserve have been called up to military service following the attacks on September 11, 2001. With the hope that many of these service members will soon be returning home from overseas missions, they will also be legally entitled to return to their old jobs. Read More
Doe v. Doar
Court Strikes Down Regulation that Reduced Public Assistance Benefits to Families with Disabled Household Members
October 1, 2007
On September 13, 2007, after over three years of litigation, the class action Doe v. Doar concluded when Monroe County Supreme Court Justice David Egan signed a judgment declaring that 18 NYCRR 352.2(b) is invalid because it violates Social Services Law §§131-a; 131-c and 209. Read More
Court of Appeals Limits Oral Arguments
October 1, 2007
The Circuit is moving from a procedure under which oral argument is the default and the norm, to one where oral argument will be had only if counsel requests it, and then only if “the facts and legal arguments are [not] adequately presented in the briefs and record, and the decisional process would . . . be significantly aided by oral argument.” Read More
C.A.S.H Team Preps for 2007-2008 Tax Season
October 1, 2007
C.A.S.H. helps working individuals and families earning less than $40,000 annually make the most of their money and build stronger financial futures. Read More
New OCFS Statewide Report on Services for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Individuals at Social Services Offices
October 1, 2007
In September 2007, the Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) released “The Needs of and Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP): Findings from OCFS’s LEP Survey.” Read More
Criminal Mischief Becomes a New Family Offense
October 1, 2007
New York’s Response to Criminal Mischief in the Domestic Violence Context Read More
New York Pushes Toward Universal Health Care
Encounters Major Federal Resistance
October 1, 2007
New York State has recently responded to federal roadblocks to expansion of public insurance for children by organizing a coalition of states to take the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to court. Read More
Advocacy Breakthrough: Client Information
October 1, 2007
Legal service advocates in Rochester encountered an obstacle when attempting to obtain information about their clients from caseworkers at the Monroe County Department of Human Services (DHS). Read More
