e950d21eece54e0f96cac3f3373e3deaFacebook SyndicationNational Center for Law and Economic Justice's Facebook Wall2015-06-22T06:32:00-07:00http://www.facebook.com/favicon.icohttps://fbcdn-profile-a.akamaihd.net/hprofile-ak-xfa1/t5.0-1/188169_126216792338_4797381053213972926_n.jpg<![CDATA[ Full-time workers often still need public benefits---excellent demonstration of...]]>1fe46ba04f18702f70b2520a04fdd4972015-06-22T14:32:00+01:002015-06-22T14:32:00+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justice Working, but Needing Public Assistance Anyway www.nytimes.com A University of California study finds that taxpayer money is effectively subsidizing employers who pay at or around the minimum wage.]]><![CDATA[ A must read on the spate of legislation attacking anti-poverty programs: “The se...]]>1719d906a1fb4fbfeb02534efd02313a2015-06-19T14:15:00+01:002015-06-19T14:15:00+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justice The double-standard of making the poor prove they’re worthy of government benefits www.washingtonpost.com Why it's so politically easy to bash government programs for the poor.]]><![CDATA[ A fantastic report from UC Berkeley Labor Center, released by the Discount Found...]]>a7aad25e985e0cec59bc8ccd037c8e4d2015-06-18T14:28:01+01:002015-06-18T14:28:01+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justice Black Workers Matter | The Discount Foundation www.discountfoundation.org This report takes its title from the #BlackLivesMatter movement, which was founded following George Zimmerman’s acquittal of murder in the death of black teenager Trayvon Martin. In the time since, #BlackLivesMatter has served both as an umbrella and a focus point for protest and activism in respons…]]><![CDATA[ Take the quiz! Graphics reveal the extent of inequality in the US.]]>f5e3c1601df79b6b293543d29258b5122015-06-17T14:27:01+01:002015-06-17T14:27:01+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justice Quiz: Can you recognize the shape of inequality in America? Most can’t www.washingtonpost.com Think you know what inequality looks like? Prove it.]]><![CDATA[ ]]>97c259125b1e8d5a17bfd7eca96d1a4c2015-06-16T18:55:41+01:002015-06-16T18:55:41+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justice ]]><![CDATA[ ]]>9090cb562b62fa485f7b96c37e17736a2015-06-16T18:45:34+01:002015-06-16T18:45:34+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justice NCLEJ’s 50th Anniversary Awards Dinner, June 3, 2015 68 new photos]]><![CDATA[ Great reporting on wage theft across industries in New York---citing NCLEJ’s rep...]]>8e40c381a8516880203bb567ad77d5e72015-06-15T18:10:53+01:002015-06-15T18:10:53+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justice When It Comes to Wage Abuses, It’s Not Just the Nail Salons www.nytimes.com Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s recent moves to address labor abuses in the nail salon industry are a respectable start, but the trail of abuse also runs deep in the construction and restaurant worlds.]]><![CDATA[ NCLEJ is looking for enthusiastic candidates to sponsor for post-graduate fellow...]]>04657b4cdb6d1f19425e272e9bb9133b2015-06-09T17:50:01+01:002015-06-09T17:50:01+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justicehttp://nclej.org/fellowshipsin2016.php
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www.nclej.org www.nclej.org]]><![CDATA[ #TBT 2008! Senator Cory Booker accepts the James Corman Award for Public Service...]]>f2ffcb0cda3a27376dfbf774b3b833b62015-05-21T21:15:00+01:002015-05-21T21:15:00+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justicewww.nclej.org. #NCLEJat50
]]><![CDATA[ #TBT 2006! Former NCLEJ Senior Staff Attorney Laura Redman addresses Equal Justi...]]>57a7d65deafb8e574bdcf2aaf88cd4032015-05-14T21:48:00+01:002015-05-14T21:48:00+01:00National Center for Law and Economic JusticeLaura Redman addresses Equal Justice Works sponsors and potential sponsors about her fellowship at NCLEJ focused on access to Medicaid. #NCLEJat50
]]><![CDATA[ #TBT 1991! NCLEJ Executive Director Margarita Rosa, then the New York State Comm...]]>f31648745df8c16778faa80bdb3f605b2015-04-30T17:05:00+01:002015-04-30T17:05:00+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justice ]]><![CDATA[ #TBT! NCLEJ (then called the Center on Social Welfare Policy and Law) hard at wo...]]>92d7e1eda7b1cc602d70aae0d93168a02015-04-23T23:24:01+01:002015-04-23T23:24:01+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justice ]]><![CDATA[ NCLEJ files contempt motion to force NYCHA to clean up mold.]]>7b0485a85e939fabfb4175d765fddafc2015-04-23T20:23:30+01:002015-04-23T20:23:30+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justice Judge asked to force NYCHA to clean up mold at apartments www.nydailynews.com Tenants asked a judge to force the NYCHA to honor an agreement to clean up mold at their apartments.]]><![CDATA[ #TBT 2013! NCLEJ's first Dodyk Fellow, Jenny Pelaez, traveled to Rochester to a...]]>baac0a82d457aa7ec3f8a153c8f3d39a2015-04-16T19:38:01+01:002015-04-16T19:38:01+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justice ]]><![CDATA[ Today, thousands of low-wage workers and their allies are protesting across the...]]>2713da791e32199039459f5622066af62015-04-15T18:16:32+01:002015-04-15T18:16:32+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justice Check out FightFor15.org for updates, spread the word online, and join an event near you: http://april15.org/rallylookup/
April 15 Rally Lookup | Fight for $15 april15.org FIND A FIGHT FOR $15 RALLY NEAR YOU: Millions of underpaid workers can’t support their families or make ends meet on hourly wages that haven’t kept pace with the bills – or their employers’ profits. Today, fast food cashiers and cooks, retail employees, child care workers, adjunct professors, home c…]]><![CDATA[ Watch this great report on the shameful effects of private probation companies w...]]>ce4df01ed8cae40f7949728997907eed2015-04-14T21:14:00+01:002015-04-14T21:14:00+01:00National Center for Law and Economic Justice Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Municipal Violations (HBO)
If you have money, committing a municipal violation may pose you a minor inconvenience. If you don’t, it can ruin your life. Connect with Last Week Tonight o...]]>
