Photo courtesy: AFL-CIO Elected officials, advocates, members of Worker’s Justice Project, and Laborers Locals 79 and 1010 LiUNA conducted a multi-stop Road to Justice caravan on Wednesday, July 17th to confront employers who have refused to pay immigrant workers what they are owed. Caravan participants demanded $100,000 in unpaid wages from these companies in an […]
Slipping and falling on any property can lead to serious injuries and unexpected medical expenses. However, when such an accident occurs on government-owned property, the process of seeking compensation becomes significantly more complex due to the unique rules and regulations. In New York, as in many other jurisdictions, claims involving injuries on government property are […]
Photo: JD Vance. Editorial credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com By Fisayo Okare | Documented In an unprecedented turn of events, President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 electoral race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic party nominee. This will change the race significantly, but one thing is unlikely to shift: Republicans’ […]
Editorial credit: chrisdorney / Shutterstock.com By America’s Voice “Mass Deportations Now!” was the message of the signs waved by delegates to the Republican National Convention. The ugly speeches from the stage echoed similar messages. But, we are starting to see some slight indications that some Republicans are sensing that its horrific mass deportation plans to […]
By Juan Avilez, Policy Associate for State and Local Initiatives and Raul Pinto, Deputy Legal Director | Immigration Impact Texas’ SB4 set the tone for the national discourse around immigration enforcement. Since then, certain states have felt emboldened to create their own immigration enforcement regimes, like Iowa and Oklahoma, which enacted equally strict copycat bills. Other […]
Editorial credit: David Peinado Romero / Shutterstock.com By Aaron Reichlin-Melnick | Immigration Impact Border crossings are at their lowest in four years. Is the Biden administration’s executive action working as intended—or is there another factor at play? Apprehensions at the U.S.-Mexico border spiked to a record 250,000 in December 2023, but they’ve been falling since […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The New International Version (NIV), King James Version (KJV), New King James Version (NKJV), and New American Standard Bible (NASB) are four prominent translations of the Bible, each with its unique linguistic style and interpretative nuances. These translations offer a wealth of moral and ethical guidance that can be applied to […]
By Marcus Baram | Documented This article was produced with ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network. In the lobby of its midtown Manhattan headquarters, Fedcap Rehabilitation Services has a large wall display that pays homage to its near 90-year history of leading “the fight for equity and opportunity” for the disabled community. The nonprofit is known in […]
By Brian Figeroux, Esq. The Revised New American Bible (RNAB), the Revised Standard Version (Catholic Edition) (RSVCE), and the Jerusalem Bible (JB) are three significant translations of the Bible used widely within the Catholic tradition. Each offers unique perspectives on moral, ethical, and leadership principles. This analysis explores how the teachings and values presented in […]
Editorial credit: Claudine Van Massenhove / Shutterstock.com By Jeanmarie Evelly, City Limits Dozens of labor, legal services and community-based organizations are calling for passage of a bill that would prohibit the city from issuing time limits to people in homeless shelters—essentially halting Mayor Eric Adams’ controversial 30- and 60- day deadlines for migrants in the […]
