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COVID-19 FAQs: Workers’ rights, unemployment, independent contractors & more

Community Education, COVID, Employment Law Project, Financial Empowerment, Government Benefits, Immigration, Workers' Rights / Communications

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 virus. If this is you or someone you know, you have rights and there are resources that can help you. Below, we compiled the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) that […]

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NYLAG Responds to the Trump Administration Suspending Immigration

Immigrant Protection Unit, Immigration, Statements / Communications

NYLAG’s Jodi Ziesemer criticizes the Trump Administration suspending immigration and discusses how the tactic continues their anti-immigrant campaign.

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New Free NY COVID-19 Legal Resource Hotline Helps NYC Residents

Advance Planning, Community Education, Consumer Protection Unit, Consumer Rights, COVID, Education Rights, Employment Law Project, Evelyn Frank Legal Resources Program, Featured, Foreclosure, Government Benefits, Health Care, Housing Insecurity, Immigrant Protection Unit, Immigration, LegalHealth Division, Public Benefits Unit, Special Education, Statements, Workers' Rights / Communications

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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This Woman and Her Kids Are U.S. Citizens — But They Can’t Get Any Coronavirus Stimulus Money

Immigrant Protection Unit, Immigration, In The News / Communications

NYLAG’s Halina Schiffman-Shilo speaks with VICE about the millions of Americans left out of the stimulus check because they’re married to an undocumented immigrant.

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Parents Exposed to COVID-19 Can Now Choose Standby Guardians for Their Kids

COVID, Immigration, LegalHealth Division, Statements / Communications

NYLAG co-drafts new executive order, issued by Gov. Cuomo, for healthcare workers and anyone exposed to COVID-19.

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Opinion: The Cruelties of the COVID-19 Stimulus Bill

Immigrant Protection Unit, Immigration, In The News / Communications

NYLAG’s Halina Schiffman-Shilo, advocates for qualifying undocumented immigrants to receive a stimulus check amid the current health and economic crises.

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