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Lorraine Sands 4/19/22 Lorraine Sands 4/19/22

Legal Training for Organizers: Law & Organizing for Temp Workers

Lorraine Sands 4/13/22 Lorraine Sands 4/13/22

NLAN Signs Onto National Women's Law Center's Amicus Brief in Support of Massachusetts Gig Drivers

Lorraine Sands 4/4/22 Lorraine Sands 4/4/22

Punching In: Unemployed Amid Covid, Workers Fight Disaster Claim

Lorraine Sands 3/23/22 Lorraine Sands 3/23/22

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Tax Prep Workshop

Lorraine Sands 3/23/22 Lorraine Sands 3/23/22

Legal Training for Organizers: Incorporating OSHA in Campaign Strategies

Lorraine Sands 3/21/22 Lorraine Sands 3/21/22

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Harassment, Discrimination & Social Media

Lorraine Sands 3/18/22 Lorraine Sands 3/18/22

Plaintiffs Oppose Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss their Class Action Lawsuit on the Early Cancellation of Pandemic Unemployment Assistance

Lorraine Sands 2/28/22 Lorraine Sands 2/28/22

Announcing BLACK, Initiative by National Black Worker Center & National Legal Advocacy Network

Lorraine Sands 2/11/22 Lorraine Sands 2/11/22

Workers' Rights Organizations Urge National Labor Relations Board to Broaden Independent Contractor Test

Lorraine Sands 2/9/22 Lorraine Sands 2/9/22

Workers’ Rights Organizations File Amicus Brief to Protect Temporary Staffing Workers from Anti-Competitive Practices

Lorraine Sands 1/26/22 Lorraine Sands 1/26/22

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: Tax-Filing Season & Unemployment Insurance

Lorraine Sands 1/24/22 Lorraine Sands 1/24/22

Group challenging Darden's tipping policies says any 'aggrieved' party can sue

Lorraine Sands 1/20/22 Lorraine Sands 1/20/22

Many Restaurants Pay Tipped Workers Next to Nothing. Does that Violate their Civil Rights?

Lorraine Sands 11/22/21 Lorraine Sands 11/22/21

When states cut off COVID benefits early, U.S. must pay - lawsuit

Lorraine Sands 9/7/21 Lorraine Sands 9/7/21

Arizona owes workers thousands in additional unemployment payments, lawsuit claim

Lorraine Sands 6/4/21 Lorraine Sands 6/4/21

Workers’ Rights Organizations File Amicus Brief in Support of Illinois’ Biometric Privacy Act’s Protections for Low-Wage Workers

Lorraine Sands 4/18/21 Lorraine Sands 4/18/21

Lawsuit Targets Massive Restaurant Group’s Practice of Paying Servers Less Than Minimum Wage

Lorraine Sands 2/24/21 Lorraine Sands 2/24/21

Do Chicago-Area Temp Agencies Discriminate Based On Race? A New Study Says Yes

Lorraine Sands 2/23/21 Lorraine Sands 2/23/21

Opening the Door: Ending Racial Discrimination in Industrial Temp Hiring Through Innovative Enforcement

Lorraine Sands 3/11/19 Lorraine Sands 3/11/19

Groups accuse temp agencies of bias in hiring

Hiring discrimination is pervasive within temporary employment agencies that serve warehouses and factories, Chicago-area workers’ rights organizations said Tuesday in releasing a study documenting practices that allegedly hurt Black or Latino applicants.