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Equal Rights Center Files Accessible Design and Construction Complaints Against Properties in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore

Feb 5, 2025

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Today, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) filed two complaints alleging accessible design and construction violations at properties in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore,…

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Three Attorneys Named Partners at Handley Farah & Anderson

Jan 1, 2025

Handley Farah & Anderson announced that three attorneys have been elected to the Firm’s partnership, effective Jan. 1, 2025: Rachel Nadas, Rebecca Chang, and Nicholas…

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Reuters: Tyson, other poultry processors to pay $180 million to settle workers’ wage claims

Dec 24, 2024

Tyson Foods (TSN.N) and eight other poultry processors have agreed to pay $180 million to resolve a lawsuit in U.S. court claiming they conspired to suppress poultry workers’ wages, in an agreement that pushes total settlements in the case to nearly $400 million.

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LA Times: Housing nonprofit alleges widespread discrimination against Section 8 tenants in California

Oct 8, 2024

A national investigative nonprofit on Monday lodged discrimination complaints against more than 200 California landlords and their representatives — including major real estate brokerages — alleging they illegally refused to rent to Section 8 voucher holders.

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Reuters: Cargill, Hormel latest to settle US workers’ wage-fixing lawsuit

Sep 9, 2024

Meat industry giants Cargill, National Beef Packing and Hormel Foods have agreed to pay a combined $57.4 million to exit a proposed class action accusing them of suppressing workers’ pay at processing plants.

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Equal Rights Center: Equal Rights Center Sues District Housing Provider for Unlawful, Overly Broad Tenant Screening Criteria

Apr 25, 2024

(Washington, D.C.) — The Equal Rights Center (“ERC”) filed a lawsuit suit in D.C. Superior Court this morning against property management company Vesta Corporation (“Vesta”),…

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LAW360: Mass. Landlords, Brokers Sued For Alleged Voucher Refusals

Feb 22, 2024

By Julie Manganis Law360 (February 21, 2024, 8:15 PM EST) — A national housing advocacy group on Wednesday sued 20 Boston-area landlords and real estate…

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Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston: 20 Landlords and Brokers Sued for Housing Discrimination in Boston

Feb 21, 2024

As Affordable Housing Crisis Devastates Low-Income Communities, Lawsuit Challenges Housing Providers That Refuse to Rent to Subsidized Housing Recipients In a mammoth new lawsuit filed…

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The Wall Street Journal: How the $1.8 Billion Real-Estate Commissions Lawsuit Came to Be

Jan 2, 2024

By Laura Kusisto Nov. 26, 2023 5:30 am ET The litigation that could end up changing how millions of Americans buy and sell homes was…

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LAW 360: DC AG, Civil Rights Group Settle Voucher Bias Claims

Jan 2, 2024

By Isaac Monterose – 2023-12-12 The attorney general of the District of Columbia and a D.C. civil rights group settled their claims Tuesday accusing a…

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