NCLEJ and Maximus: When Modernizing Benefits Programs, Agencies Must Comply with Legal Obligations to People with Disabilities
- posted August 2010
NCLEJ and Maximus have issued Modernizing Public Benefits Programs: What the Law Says State Agencies Must do to Serve People with Disabilities, discussing in easy-to-use booklet form the wide variety of obligations agencies must meet, ranging from making websites, online forms, and telephone communications accessible to changes in policy. Read more.
Economic Justice and Access to Health Care are LGBT Issues
– posted July 2010
NCLEJ’s Laura Redman describes the barriers low income LGBT individuals and families confront in seeking access to Medicaid and Children’s Health Programs. Read more.
State Agency Websites Are Often Inaccessible to People with Disabilities
-Posted July 2010
NCLEJ’s Cary LaCheen's new report describes a host of problems that make it difficult or impossible for people with disabilities to use public benefit agency websites, and offers solutions. Read more.
NCLEJ Board Elects Selendy, Curtis, and Barham to Leadership Positions
-Posted June 2010
Jennifer Selendy, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis; Douglas F. Curtis, a partner at WilmerHale, and Cassandra Barham, a respected advocate from Ohio, have been chosen to serve as Chair and Vice-Chairs, respectively, of NCLEJ’s Board of Directors. Outgoing Chair, Paul M. Dodyk, and Vice-Chair, John DeWitt Gregory, remain on the Board. Read more (pdf).
NCLEJ Dinner on June 9th Honored Amy Schulman, Mark Greenberg, and Partners in Maryland Court Victory
-Posted June 2010
Pfizer Senior Vice President and General Counsel Amy Schulman; HHS Administration for Children and Families Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy Mark Greenberg; and the Homeless Persons Representation Project, Public Justice Center, and the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (partners in NCLEJ’s Maryland court victory) were honored at NCLEJ's annual awards dinner on June 9 at The Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers in New York City. Through its annual dinner, NCLEJ celebrates the accomplishments of remarkable individuals and organizations such as those honored this year, while raising much needed funds to support our programs. To make a contribution in support of the dinner.
New Mexico Court Allows Agricultural Workers to Pursue Case Challenging Denial of Workers' Compensation
-Posted May 2010
A severely injured New Mexico farmworker and two groups that represent farm and ranch laborers may pursue their claim that the exclusion of farm and ranch laborers from the state's worker's compensation program violates the state constitution's equal protection clause. Read more
NCLEJ Reports on Barriers Childless Adults Face in Accessing Public Health Insurance
-Posted April 2010
Of added relevance with the passage of health care reform, this groundbreaking work explores the specific barriers faced by New York’s 500,000 eligible but uninsured childless adults and recommends strategies to improve their participation in public health insurance. Read more
NCLEJ Sues Nassau County for Delaying Food Stamps, Medicaid, and Cash Public Assistance to Hundreds Each Month
-posted April 2010
NCLEJ and the Empire Justice Center have filed a class action lawsuit challenging Nassau County’s failure to process more than half of all food stamp (SNAP), Medicaid, and cash public assistance applications in a timely manner. Read more
NCLEJ Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Goldberg v. Kelly, Landmark Supreme Court Victory
-posted March 2010
In this historic decision upholding due process protections in public benefit programs, Justice Brennan spoke of this “Nation's basic commitment . . . to foster the dignity and well-being of all persons within its borders.” Read more
NCLEJ Releases 2010 Edition of ADA-TANF Manual
- Posted March 2010
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Cary LaCheen, a national expert on the application of federal disability rights laws to public benefits programs, has updated her comprehensive 2004 manual to address many new developments. Read more
Cary LaCheen's Article on Improving Communication between Public Benefits Agencies and Persons with Hearing Difficulties Is Published in Clearinghouse Review
-posted February 2010
Find the article here (pdf).
Check Out NCLEJ's Spring Newsletter
-posted February 2010
Read more about our recent cases and other exciting NCLEJ news.
Lawsuit Causes FEMA to Disgorge Documents on Accessible Temporary Housing
-posted January 2010
Only after NCLEJ went to court did FEMA release its policies for accessible temporary housing for people with disabilities. Hogan & Hartson represents NCLEJ. Read more
NCLEJ Sues New Hampshire for Failing to Pay Full Medical Costs
-posted January 2010
NCLEJ has sued New Hampshire for its refusal to fully reimburse prescription drug expenses incurred after an application for Medicaid is filed and before eligibility is determined on appeal. Read more
Total Victory Won in Maryland Benefits Delay Case
-posted December 2009
On December 10th, after a four-day trial, low-income Marylanders won a permanent injunction to speed the applications process for food stamps, Medicaid, and cash public assistance. NCLEJ, the Public Justice Center, the Homeless Persons Representation Project, and the law firm of Kirkland & Ellis represented the plaintiffs at trial in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Jennifer Selendy, a partner at Kirkland & Ellis and an NCLEJ Board member, and the K&E team, played a key role in the litigation. Read more
NCLEJ Worked in 21 States and 19 New York Counties in 2009
-posted December 2009
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