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Handley Farah & Anderson Files Wage Theft Lawsuit against J A G Contractors Inc., and Hensel Phelps Development, L.L.C., on Behalf of Construction Workers
On August 31, 2022, Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on behalf of a group of former employees of J A G Contractors Inc., and Hensel Phelps Development, L.L.C., alleging their employers failed to properly compensate workers for work …
Handley Farah & Anderson Files Wage Theft Lawsuit against C.R. Millwork LLC, Whiting Turner Contracting Company and CBG Building Company on Behalf of Construction Workers
On August 26, 2022, Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit in Superior Court for the District of Columbia on behalf of a group of former employees of C.R. Millwork LLC, Whiting Turner Contracting Company and CBG Building Company, alleging their employers failed to properly compensate workers for w…
HFA Files Federal Tort Claims Act Lawsuit Against US Government For Forcibly Separating a Honduran Father from his Seven-Year-Old Daughter at the Border
On August 25, 2022, Handley Farah & Anderson filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government in federal court in Brooklyn on behalf of a Honduran father and daughter that were forcibly separated at the United States’ border by U.S. government agents. The lawsuit alleges that this forceable separatio…
CBS New York: Dozens of NYC Landlords, Real Estate Brokers Accused of Discriminating Against Low-Income Tenants
A lawsuit filed in New York County Supreme Court accuses 28 landlords and real estate brokers of discriminating against low-income tenants.
The Legal Aid Society filed the suit, claiming the minimum income requirements set by landlords basically bar anyone using a housing voucher.
Landlords often re…
Law360: Fiat Chrysler Accused Of Adding 'Phantom Freight' Costs
Two customers have hit Fiat Chrysler with a proposed class action in New Jersey federal court, alleging that the automaker has resumed the practice of charging so-called phantom freight by artificially jacking up charges passed on to customers for delivering new vehicles to dealerships.
Decades afte…
WNYC News: Housing Advocates Hope Bigger Bonuses Will Spur NYC Brokers to Work More with Low-Income Renters
A contingent of New York City landlords and real estate brokers are promising to give low-income renters a fairer shake, as part of the settlement of a federal discrimination lawsuit filed by the advocacy group Housing Rights Initiative (HRI). Earlier this month, HRI announced a proposed agreement w…
NPR: Apartment Building in NW D.C. Sued for Alleged Housing Discrimination
Another D.C. apartment building is being accused of housing discrimination after it allegedly turned away low-income applicants who hold rental assistance vouchers. In a complaint filed Monday in D.C. Superior Court, the Equal Rights Center alleges that management at the Adams View apartments in Cle…
Housing Rights Initiative and Compass Inc. Announce Cooperation Agreement in Source-of-Income Discrimination Lawsuit
The non-profit organization Housing Rights Initiative (“HRI”) and Compass, Inc. (“Compass”) have announced a cooperation agreement to settle HRI’s claims of source of income discrimination against Compass. The agreement will reinforce Compass’s policies and practices applicable to NYC…
Washington Post: Apartment Firms Agree to Housing Voucher Policies to Settle Bias Suit
Twenty-three New York City landlords and apartment brokers agreed to enact reforms to resolve a lawsuit alleging they routinely turned away prospective tenants seeking to use federal vouchers to supplement their rent. The complaint, filed in March 2021, accused 88 landlords and brokers in the city o…
Federal Court Certifies Nationwide Collective Action Alleging Workers of Strickland Waterproofing Were Underpaid
The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia has conditionally certified a nationwide collective action against North Carolina-based Strickland Waterproofing. Plaintiffs allege that Strickland misclassified them as independent contractors and thus failed to properly pay th…