New Yorkers Not Able to Access Food, Health, and Cash Benefits During COVID-19
NYLAG and other legal service groups issued a joint statement in response to mounting reports of Human Resources Administration (HRA) system failures.
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Thermometers Needed For NYC Homeless Shelters Stuck In China
NYLAG's Deborah Berkman criticizes NYC's failing efforts to protect people experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic in The City article.
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‘No Relief In Sight’: Court Delays Cause Money Woes For Families Of NYC Deceased
NYLAG's Maria Hunter speaks with The City on why estate matters are essential legal proceedings amid COVID-19.
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COVID-19 FAQs: Workers’ rights, unemployment, independent contractors & more
The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created an economic crisis: millions have loss jobs, others are essential workers at increased risk for being exposed to the ...
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New Free NY COVID-19 Legal Resource Hotline Helps NYC Residents
NYLAG launches a legal resources hotline to help New York City residents impacted by COVID-19 (coronavirus) receive answers to their legal questions.
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COVID SPURS WILL- WRITING BOOST, BUT NOT FOR MOST VULNERABLE
NYLAG's Maria Hunter speaks with The City and justifies the slight decline civil legal services are experiencing for advance-planning and elder-law assistance.
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Coronavirus Legal Planning: What Documents do I Need?
What happens if you are no longer able to make your own health care decisions? We provide information and resources to help you prepare legal ...
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New York Should Eliminate Asset Limits for Public Assistance Recipients
Op-ed in City & State NY from NYLAG's Mario Gutierrez meditates on why placing a savings limit for recipients of public assistance only adds to ...
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Proposed Changes To Social Security Disability Insurance Could Undermine Your Retirement Security, Even If You’re Not Currently Disabled
NYLAG's Senior Supervising Attorney Michelle Spadafore explains the potentially devastating effects regarding the proposed changes to social security.
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Testimony Examining how the Department of Veterans Affairs Supports Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma
NYLAG attorney Samantha Kubek testifies at a congressional hearing to challenge how military sexual trauma is addressed by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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