Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Urges Congress to Pass Empower Act

by Press | Mar 5, 2019 | Press Releases

Comprehensive Legislation Protects those who face Harassment in the Workplace Washington, D.C. – Today, in support of the re-introduction of the Empower Act, Kristen Clarke President and Executive Director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law made the...

The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law and Co-Counsel File Discrimination Charge Against Georgia Tech & the University System of Georgia Over their Use of Criminal History Records to Deny Jobs

by Press | Feb 17, 2019 | Press Releases

ATLANTA, GA – The Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Outten & Golden LLP, and Atlanta-based Buckley Beal LLP recently filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against the Georgia Institute of Technology...

Why companies are turning to ex-cons to fill slots for workers

by Press | Sep 18, 2018 | Newsclips

Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson Release Statement Calling on Starbucks to Implement Report Recommendations

by Press | Jul 2, 2018 | Press Releases

Washington, D.C. – Today, Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson, victims of a highly publicized  wrongful arrest and detention at a Philadelphia Starbucks on April 12, 2018, called for Starbucks to undertake a comprehensive overhaul of its business practices to become a...

National Civil Rights Groups and Fair Housing Advocates File Brief Holding Bank of America and Wells Fargo Accountable for Housing Discrimination in Miami

by Press | May 4, 2018 | Press Releases

Washington, DC – On May 4, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, the ACLU Foundation, the National Fair Housing Alliance, the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., the Poverty and Race Research Action Council (PRRAC), AARP and eight fair...