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LAS Secures Certifications for Victims of Labor Trafficking

Legal Aid's Laura Berger was one of the first attorneys to utilize a new OSHA policy that protects workers regardless of immigration status.

LAS Secures 600K Settlement for Home Health Aide Workers

Health aides working 24 shifts in clients' homes are often subjected to underpayment despite federal and state protections, reports City Limits.

Listen: Pandemic Benefits Are Ending. How Will The Job Market Change?

The Legal Aid Society’s Richard Blum joined The Brian Lehrer Show to discuss expiring federal unemployment benefits and what that means for New Yorkers.

LAS Sounds the Alarm Over Expiring Unemployment Benefits

More than 1.6 million New Yorkers will lose their federal benefits starting on Labor Day, according to THE CITY.

Watch: LAS Praises Extension of Title 8 Protections to Domestic Workers

The Legal Aid Society's Richard Blum recently appeared on Estrella TV Noticias to explain why the City's move is an important one.

LAS Applauds City’s Expansion of Fair Chance Act

The new protections prohibit employers from discriminating on the basis of pending criminal cases, according to City Limits.

LAS: Frontline Healthcare Workers Exploited During COVID-19 Pandemic

Complaints filed by The Legal Aid Society detail how BioReference Laboratories discriminated against a group of ethnically Chinese and Taiwanese blood test nurses, as reported by THE CITY.

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...