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Three Attorneys Named Partners at Handley Farah & Anderson
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 Jackson.
"We are proud to welcome these remarkable lawyers to our partnership," said Matt Handley, co-founding partner of the firm. "…
Reuters: Tyson, other poultry processors to pay $180 million to settle workers’ wage claims
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.
LA Times: Housing nonprofit alleges widespread discrimination against Section 8 tenants in California
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.
Reuters: Cargill, Hormel latest to settle US workers' wage-fixing lawsuit
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.
Equal Rights Center: Equal Rights Center Sues District Housing Provider for Unlawful, Overly Broad Tenant Screening Criteria
(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”), alleging that the company unlawfully discriminates against applicants who have housing vouchers, past evictions, an…
LAW360: Mass. Landlords, Brokers Sued For Alleged Voucher Refusals
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 brokers in state court, alleging they illegally refused to rent apartments to potential tenants with housing vouchers.
Housing Rights Initiative…
Lawyers for Civil Rights Boston: 20 Landlords and Brokers Sued for Housing Discrimination in Boston
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 today, Housing Rights Initiative (“HRI”), a non-profit housing watchdog group, simultaneously sued twenty Bos…
The Wall Street Journal: How the $1.8 Billion Real-Estate Commissions Lawsuit Came to Be
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 hiding in plain sight for three decades.
The current set of rules governing how agents are paid, which effectively mean sellers are the ones who set compensation for b…
LAW 360: DC AG, Civil Rights Group Settle Voucher Bias Claims
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 real estate developer, a property management software company, and other parties of refusing to rent to prospective tenants who use housing vouchers …
Equal Rights Center Announces Settlement Agreements to Resolve Two Housing Discrimination Cases
December 12, 2023
Settlement terms include monetary relief, policy changes, training, and compliance testing to protect the rights of housing voucher holders
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) — Today, the Equal Rights Center (ERC) announced that it entered into two settlement agreements with District landlords a…