At The Legal Aid Society our Civil, Criminal Defense, Juvenile Rights, and Pro Bono practices work tirelessly in and out of the courtroom to defend our clients and dismantle the hidden, systemic barriers that can prevent them from thriving in New York City. We seek to be a beacon of hope for those who feel neglected —regardless of who they are, where they come from, or how they identify. Our experienced teams provide comprehensive services, support, and advocacy that protect rights, keep families and communitiess together, and in many cases, saves lives. We have an intrinsic connection to the daily lives of New Yorkers. Here are a few of the places we made a difference, provided context or added valuable perspective this week.

LAS sues over unpaid wages for home healthcare workers

NYLJ: ‘Haphazard Transition’ of Medicaid Program Leads to Another Lawsuit
Crain’s: Caregivers file wage theft suit against PPL amid troubled home care consolidation
Times Union: Legal Aid Society alleges CDPAP administrator not paying workers
News10 ABC: CDPAP caregivers sue PPL, claiming weeks of underpayment
CBS6: Former PPL workers say poor training plagued CDPAP payroll shift
FingerLakes1.com: Legal Aid sues over unpaid home care workers
Law360: NY Contractor Hasn’t Paid Caregivers In A Month, Suit Says

LAS sues to end NYPD’s discriminatory gang database

AMNY: Lawsuit seeking to end NYPD’s gang database
Hell Gate: Posting ‘Happy Birthday Gang’ to Social Media Can Get You Added to the Gang Database
1010WINS: Federal lawsuit seeks to abolish NYPD gang database: ‘stop-and-frisk 2.0’
Law360: NYPD Hit With Class Action Claiming Racial Bias In Gang List
PIX11: Federal lawsuit seeks to abolish NYPD gang database
Bloomberg Law: NYPD Gang Database Targets Black and Latino People, Suit Says
Courthouse News Service: Civil rights groups blast NYPD gang database as racist, arbitrary

More LAS in the news

Philanthropy News Digest: Robin Hood, funders, award three AI Poverty Challenge grand prizes
The City: Few Have Left Prison Under Hochul Early-Release Push
Politico: Hochul announces $254 billion state budget; warns of looming federal cuts
Documented NY: How Immigrants Can Find Interpreters in U.S. Courts
Queens Daily Eagle: Opinion – PPL’s health insurance is a raw deal for workers
NYLJ: New York AG Chastises Trump Administration During Law Day at New York’s Top Court
The Indypendent: NYC Tenants Face Hefty Rent Hikes