Businesses in New York frequently misclassify employees as independent contractors to avoid minimum wage and overtime requirements. If an employer …
Legal Protections for Religious Dress and Appearance in the Workplace
In the contemporary workplace, the expression of religious beliefs, particularly in the form of dress and appearance, can be a …
Wage Theft: Recognizing and Addressing Unlawful Pay Practices
Wage theft is a pervasive problem affecting workers in various industries in New York. These unlawful practices occur when employers …
Q&A WITH SUMMER INTERN MELISA TOPIC
Melisa Topic is a second year law student at Chicago-Kent College of Law. She was born and raised in Chicago …
South Side Weekly receives federal tax-exempt nonprofit status with the help of Chicago Lawyers’ Committee and Mayer Brown LLP
South Side Weekly recently completed a merger and received federal tax-exempt nonprofit status with the help of Chicago Lawyers’ Committee …
2023 Awards for Excellence in Pro Bono and Public Interest Service – Joseph Dusek
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held its ceremony for the 2023 Awards for Excellence in …
Testimony by Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Before the Illinois House Secondary Education Committee in Suppport of House Bill 3446
On May 16th, Beatriz Diaz-Pollack, Director of Education Equity, joined the PEER IL coalition in advocating for House Bill 3446, …
Testimony by Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Before the Illinois Ethics & Elections Committee in Support of House Bill 39
Pictured left, Cliff Helm, Senior Counsel at Chicago Lawyers’ Committee. Pictured right, Erik Snapp of Dechert LLP. On May 9th, …
Protecting the Right to Vote During the April 2023 Illinois Municipal Elections
April 11, 2023: On April 4, non-partisan Election Protection volunteers assisted voters in Chicago and across Illinois participating in municipal …
Remembering Lowell E. Sachnoff and His Contributions to Chicago Lawyers’ Committee
(Chicago – March 23, 2023) – Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights mourns the recent loss of legendary attorney Lowell …