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RSSNeed-to-Know News: May 11, 2012
May 11, 2012
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LAC Featured in New York Times Editorial on Marijuana Arrests
April 30, 2012Over the weekend, a New York Times editorial on the collateral costs of marijuana arrests cited Legal Action Center's critical work helping clients with criminal histories. As the piece notes, the increase in marijuana arrests in recent years means thousands more people are facing barriers obtaining employment and housing; it also compounds the problem of rap sheet errors.
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Need-to-Know News: April 27, 2012
April 27, 2012Updates from Us
- As we reported earlier this week, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has issued new, forward-thinking guidance to employers on the use of criminal records in hiring decisions. Legal Action Center and its National H.I.R.E. Network applaud the new guidance, which is critical to ensuring a fair chance for qualified people with criminal histories to compete and participate in the labor market. Read our full press release for details.
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Need-to-Know News: April 20, 2012
April 20, 2012Updates from Us
New York Bar Foundation Treasurer John H. Gross, a partner
at Ingerman Smith LLP, with Senior Staff Attorneys Monica
Welby, left, and Kate Wagner-Goldstein.- LAC offers its sincere thanks to the New York Bar Foundation for its most recent grant, presented this week by Treasurer John H. Gross. The foundation has been a continuing supporter of LAC's legal services, particularly rap-sheet education workshops that are critical to helping people with criminal records.
- Don't miss a dramatic reading of "In Our Name: A Play of the Torture Years," by LAC Board Member Michael Meltsner, a professor at Northeastern University Law School. The play, an examination of U.S. military operations at Guantanamo Bay, will be presented May 9, 14 and 23 in Manhattan; follow this link for details and reservation information.
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Need-to-Know News: April 13, 2012
April 13, 2012Updates from Us
- National H.I.R.E. Network Director Roberta Meyers-Peeples will be a featured speaker at an April 19 training for workforce professionals in Manhattan. Follow this link for more information on the training, titled "Strengthening NYC’S Labor Force: Enforcing Anti-Discrimination Protections for New Yorkers with Criminal Histories."
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Need-to-Know News: April 6, 2012
April 06, 2012Updates from Us
- As we noted earlier this week in our action alert, we're working with other national advocacy groups on a letter urging Congress to provide funds for the Second Chance Act, which provides critical support to improve the coordination of reentry services and policies at the state, tribal, and local levels. Follow this link for the full alert.
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Need-to-Know News: March 30, 2012
March 30, 2012Updates from Us
- LAC was pleased to support a budget deal announced this week that would:
- Allot an additional $1.2 million for alternatives to incarceration and reentry programs;
- Provide $42.3 million for the vital AIDS Drug Assistance Program and increase funding to the Community Service Programs and Multiple Service Agencies initiative; and
- Preserve funding for the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.
- Today and tomorrow are the last days to pre-order the 2012 edition of our highly acclaimed "Confidentiality and Communication: A Guide to the Federal Alcohol and Drug Confidentiality Law and HIPAA" at a 10% discount. Order your copy today!
- An article on methadone treatment and driving laws in the April 2 issue of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly cites our “Know Your Rights” brochure and our "Memorandum on Driving and Psychomotor Studies."
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- LAC was pleased to support a budget deal announced this week that would: