Press Releases
- September 08, 2011 Lawyers' Committee Remains Concerned About Minority Issues Related to Widespread Unemployment The Lawyers’ Committee applauds the efforts the Administration is taking to refocus Congress on its most important current role; creating jobs for Americans in order to encourage economic growth and long term sustainability.
- June 20, 2011 Lawyers' Committee Deplores Supreme Court's Wal-Mart Ruling Today's U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the landmark Wal-Mart v. Dukes class action lawsuit is a step backwards in safeguarding the rights of all Americans in the workplace, especially women. "The battle for equality and justice in employment is far from over," said Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Executive Director Barbara Arnwine. "The Lawyers' Committee will continue to fight to uphold longstanding law designed to protect workers' rights across this nation."
- November 22, 2010 Lawsuit Accuses University of Miami of Racial Discrimination for Rejecting Job Applicants Lawyers' Committee serves as co-counsel in a ground-breaking class-action lawsuit filed November 22, Plaintiff Loudy Appolon asserts that employers who use credit history to screen applicants engage in racial discrimination, thereby violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
- September 10, 2010 Lawyers' Committee Applauds Court of Appeals Decision Striking Down Hazleton PA Discriminatory Anti-Immigration Ordinances The Lawyers’ Committee applauds the decision entered on September 9th by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Lozano, et al. v. City of Hazleton affirming a 2007 district court decision which struck down two local anti-immigration ordinances enacted in Hazelton, Pa. The ordinances would have punished landlords renting to illegal immigrants and employers hiring undocumented workers, ultimately forcing local immigrants out of town.
- August 05, 2010 FEDERAL EEOC WARNED CENSUS BUREAU OF LIKELY DISCRIMINATION, LAWSUIT CLAIMS New evidence in a federal lawsuit shows the U.S. Census Bureau ignored a pointed, detailed warning by the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that its screening process for hiring more than one million temporary census workers could result in massive racial and ethnic discrimination (Lawyers' Committee is co-counsel in this case).
- April 13, 2010 U.S. Census Bureau Sued for Hiring Discrimination, According to Outten & Golden LLP and Co-Counsel
- April 08, 2010 Accenture Sued for Discrimination Over Background Checks, According to Worker's Legal Team
- April 08, 2010 Lawyers' Committee Lauds Arrival of EEOC Appointees The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law welcomes yesterday's arrival of Jacqueline Berrien as chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Chai Feldblum as a commissioner for the agency.
- March 29, 2010 Lawyers' Committee Lauds President Obama's EEOC Appointments Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Public Policy Director Tanya Clay House released a statement applauding President Obama's recent recess appointments.
- March 17, 2010 Lawyers' Committee's Barbara Arnwine's CBC Testimony Addresses Racial Injustice and Economic Opportunity of Minorities and Unemployment
- December 04, 2009 Lawyers' Committee Convenes National Leaders for Strategy Discussion on Barriers to Employment of Minorities, Including Persons with Arrest and Conviction Records
- June 29, 2009 Lawyers' Committee Outraged by U.S. Supreme Court's Ricci Decision
- May 13, 2009 Lawyers' Committee Wins Reversal of Critical Employment Retaliation Claim by Eighth Circuit
- April 22, 2009 Lawyers' Committee's Chief Counsel Comments on New Haven Firefighters' Supreme Court Case
- March 26, 2009 Lawyers' Committee Files Supreme Court Brief to Ensure Equal Opportunity in Employment Testing
- January 27, 2009 Lawyers' Committee Applauds Supreme Court Ruling Backing Federal Anti-Discrimination Law Protecting Employees from Retaliation
- January 27, 2009 The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Celebrates Passage of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
