2000
August/December 2000
Favorable Settlement for Teen Parents in CA FAmily Cap Case
Adverse Ruling in NJ Family Cap Case
Consent Order in Texas Food Stamp Applications Processing Case
Settlement in Challenge to Texas Hearing System for Unemployment Compensation Benefits
Denial of Assistance to Non-Citizen Upheld
NY Appellate Court Upholds Restrictions on Legal Immigrants' Eligibility for State Food Assistance
Suit Challenges NYC's Refusal to Allow Advocates Access to Welfare Centers
Suit Challenges Practices that Deny Access to Ohio Disability Assistance
NE Lawsuit Challenges Shortening of Two-Year TANF Time Limit
Non-English Speaking, Self-Employed Food Stamp Applicants Challenge Texas' Policies and Practices
CA Lawsuit Filed Alleging State Discriminates Against Disabled Children on Welfare
Challenge to Lack of Formal Regulations in California Child Care Program
MA Legal Immigrants Challenge Durational Residency Rule
Ohio Food Stamp Recipients File Language Discrimination Claim
Ohio Case Challenges Day Care License Revocations without Notice and Opportunity for a Hearing
Ohio Advocates Win Hearing Decisions Involving Child Care Issues
Supreme Court Briefed on Legal Services Restriction
March/July 2000
Court Upholds Food Stamp Disqualification for Convicted Drug Offenders
Indiana Appeals Court Upholds Family Cap
Agency Review of Medicaid Hearing is Subject to 90 Day Rule
Adverse Decision in Challenge to NYC Workfare for High School Students
NJ Abandons Restrictive TANF Family Definition Rule
Work-Release Participant Who Sought Welfare Challenges NY
"Corrupted" NYC Welfare-to-Work Contract Blocked
TANF Sanctions for Those With Disabilities Challenged in MA
Language Discrimination Complaint Against Florida Welfare Program
Food Stamp Verification Practices Challenged
Delaware Claimant's Work Sanction Reversed
Delaware Claimant Loses Hearing on Cure of Workfare Sanction
WA ALJ Rules that Individual Must Have Input in IRP
OH Hearing Decisions Reverse Sanctions
January/February 2000
MA Court Gives Broad Relief for TANF Caregivers of Disabled Children
New York's Highest Court Rejects Workfare Prevailing Wage Claim
Eleventh Amendment Bars ADEA Suits Against States
SSA Must Assess Whether Workfare is SGA for SSI
Union's Challenge to NYC Workfare Displacement Can Proceed
Full Family Sanction Violated NY Law, Hearing Violated Due Process
MA Appeals Court Orders Welfare Agency to Provide Emergency Shelter
Los Angeles Limited-English Speaking Welfare Recipients File Civil Rights Complaint
Inadequate FS and Medicaid Notices Challenged in RI
RI Seeks to Enforce MA Transportation Services Rule and Claims Due Process Violation