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Capital One and Consumer Law Project Partner to Support NYC Consumers

The support will fund the development of a manual for New Yorkers to use in navigating the small claims court system.

LAS Slams New York State Income Tax on Unemployment Benefits

Advocates propose waiving state income tax on unemployment benefits to help struggling New Yorkers during the COVID-19 pandemic, reports Rockland/Westchester Journal News.

LAS Files Lawsuit Challenging Systemic Discrimination by the NYS Justice Center

The Legal Aid Society filed a lawsuit on behalf of client Michael McCoy in New York State Supreme Court against the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs (Justice...

LAS Calls for Expansion of Unemployment Benefits for All New Yorkers

New legislation aims to revamp the state's archaic and confusing laws amid the COVID-19 health crisis, reports City and State.

Listen: LAS Addresses Unemployment Concerns on The Brian Lehrer Show

The Legal Aid Society's Richard Blum, part of our Employment Law Unit, takes questions from listeners on WNYC.

LAS Calls for Passage of NYC Council Essential Workers Bill of Rights

The legislation would create protections for essential workers and their families amid the COVID-19 outbreak, reports Kings County Politics.

LAS Answers Your Unemployment Questions

A group of financial and legal experts share their best tips for navigating unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic with Reuters.

LAS Decries New York’s Floundering Unemployement Insurance System

Crucial unemployment benefits for the jobless are being bottlenecked by a convoluted review process, writes Gothamist.

LAS Joins the Fight to Protect Uber Driver Benefits

A proposed "legal category" of employees would allow Uber to treat it's workers as contractors while affording them only partial employee benefits, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Listen: LAS Answers Unemployment Questions on The Brian Lehrer Show

Richard Blum, a staff attorney in The Legal Aid Society’s Employment Law Unit, takes questions from listeners about how best to navigate the overburdened system.