July 2015

7/31/15

New Job Openings Posted 7 Reflections on the ADA at 25 States Rethink Restrictions on Food Stamps, Welfare for Drug Felons Study: Raising wages to $15 an hour for limited-service restaurant employees would raise prices 4.3 percent Editorial – What Uber owes the disabled: Make all the e-hail giant’s cars wheelchair-accessible, and do it soon …

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7/30/15

October Supreme Court arguments, day by day Funding shortfalls limit access to legal services for poor A Law to Kill Zombie Debts That Outlasted Bankruptcy Chief Judge’s Hearings on Civil Legal Services Announced Report: Buffalo Auto Insurance Study 2015: Discriminatory Practices hurt Low Income Drivers Bill Aims To Stop Employers From Incorrectly Classifying Employees As …

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7/29/15

NY Times: Another Fight for Fair Pay in New York Too Sick to Care: Direct-Care Workers in the Coverage Gap Housing Advocacy Team: Raising the Minimum Wage – Indispensable for Affordable Housing CBPP: Senate Expansion of “Moving to Work” Block Grants Would Sharply Cut Number of Families with Housing Vouchers

7/28/15

States to Colleges: Prove You’re Worth It One Simple Idea That Could Reduce Domestic Violence NY to give $7 million to help disabled get federal benefits TalkPoverty.org: The Push and Pull Towards an Inclusive Nation Security Hole Can Let An Attacker Take Over Your Android Phone With A Single Text Symposium: Does “one person, one …

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7/27/15

2015 Social Media Ethics Guidelines released CBPP: Private Debt Collectors a Misguided Approach for IRS Discover Bank’s Illegal Student Loan Servicing Practices Show Need for New Rules CFPB: The Know Before You Owe mortgage rule will take effect October 3, 2015 Income and Resource Limits for New York State Public Health Insurance Programs (Updated)

7/23/15

No Escaping Medical Copayments, Even in Prison TalkPoverty,org: The Hunger and Child Care Connection Report Examines Prevalence of Race-Conscious College Admissions Policies CFPB Finalizes Two-Month Extension of Know Before You Owe Effective Date

7/22/15

@CFPB: Here’s A No-Brainer When a Brief May Find a Real Friend on the Court Higgins bill presses banks to move on foreclosed houses CBPP: Awaiting the 2015 Social Security and Medicare Trustees’ Reports Military Lending Act Rules Stop ‘Debt Trap’ Payday, Car-Title, Installment Loans to Service Members

7/21/15

The mystery of Fisher II review How race still influences where we choose to live Worst-to-best rankings of poverty levels across WNY More children in poverty than during the recession, report says CFPB Reminds Retailers They Can’t Accept Military Allotments For Certain Purchases NYSED Releases Guidance to Reduce Discrimination and Harassment against Transgender and Gender …

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