For Immediate Release: December 14, 2023 Contact: Megan Varvais mvarvais@publicjustice.net Letter Supports CFPB Rulemaking Reining in Big Banks’ Abuse of Forced Arbitration WASHINGTON — Today, a coalition of consumer advocacy organizations applauded Congressional efforts to restore consumer rights in financial products, following a letter led by Senator Elizabeth Warren, Representative Hank Johnson, and nearly 100…
“We’re beyond proud of our former Access to Justice Co-Director Karla Gilbride and former Board Member Kalpana Kotagal for being sworn in as the General Counsel and Commissioner, respectively, of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). For more than a decade, both Karla and Kalpana’s dedication to fighting on behalf of workers and consumers…
Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, Limited (CFPB v. CFSA), a challenge to the CFPB’s funding structure. Public Justice Executive Director Paul Bland released the following statement on behalf of the organization: “For more than a decade, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)…
By Tabitha Woodruff, A2J Project Outreach Attorney Imagine being caught violating the civil rights of more than 20,000 Americans and their families, and then the court system HELPS you hide the evidence and avoid facing trial. If you were a person who had broken the law, this would be unthinkable. But if you are a…
In July of 2023, Public Justice welcomed Tabitha Woodruff to the team as the organization’s first-ever outreach attorney for the Access to Justice Project! Learn more about Tabitha and her background in her open letter below. Hello! My name is Tabitha Woodruff, and I am the new Outreach Attorney for the Access to Justice project.…
For Immediate Release July 27, 2023 Contact: Peter Knudsen, Peter.Knudsen@justice.org Carly Sfregola, Carly.Sfregola@justice.org Lucy Sears, 240-676-4499, lsears@publicjustice.net WASHINGTON – A new study confirms that Americans are unaware of how often and to what extent they are stripped of their fundamental rights through prevalent forced arbitration clauses, which are found in the fine print of everyday click-through agreements, terms and…
Public Justice is proud to support the Equality Act (H.R. 5), which was originally introduced in both the House and Senate in Mar. 2019. On June 8, 2023, President Biden called for the passage of the Equality Act and for more initiatives to protect LGBTQ citizens. In a year marked by rising discrimination against the…
For Immediate Release May 23, 2023 Contact: David Seligman | press@towardsjustice.org Lucy Sears (240) 676-4499 | lsears@publicjustice.net Three Amazon delivery drivers in Colorado file a class action suit against Amazon for its failure to provide adequate bathroom breaks, demanding policy changes DENVER, COLO. – Yesterday, three Amazon delivery drivers filed a proposed…
For Immediate Release May 10, 2023 Contact: Lucy Sears lsears@publicjustice.net TEXAS – On April 25, 2023, Texas’ Webb County and jailers at Webb County Jail settled a wrongful death suit for $1.325 million. The lawsuit was first filed in May 2020, on behalf of Nelda Nuncio, the mother of Luis Alberto “Albert” Barrientos, a 22-year-old…