by Press | Aug 10, 2021 | Press Releases
(Raleigh, N.C.) —Superior Court Judge G. Bryan Collins ruled on Monday that the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) must consider implementing rules that would protect workers from contracting COVID-19. The ruling punctuates a 10-month effort by civil rights...
by Press | Aug 6, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law the Voting Rights Act (VRA), transformative legislation that created robust federal oversight to address racial discrimination in elections and voting practices. For decades, voters of...
by Press | Aug 6, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, DC) ─ On the 56th anniversary of the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is joining The CW network to launch a new, nonpartisan initiative entitled “Freedom to Vote,” to help promote eligible voter...
by Press | Aug 5, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) — U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Thursday on the Senate floor that Richard Trumka, longtime president of the AFL-CIO, had passed away. The following is a statement from Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’...
by Press | Aug 4, 2021 | Press Releases
(Washington, D.C.) —The newly announced federal eviction moratorium—replacing the one that expired on July 3rd—will target protections in communities with elevated rates of coronavirus infections and would include a new freeze in place for up to 60 days. The Centers...
by Press | Aug 4, 2021 | Press Releases
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must act to protect civil rights and privacy in online commerce by regulating unfair and deceptive practices, creating an Office of Civil Rights, and increasing enforcement against Big Tech, states a letter sent to the agency on...
