PJ Action

February 8, 2022 In PJ Action Access to Justice

Join Us: Tell Congress No Bankruptcy Bailouts for Wealthy Corporations

Public Justice is proud to support the Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021 (H.R.4777), which would prevent companies from abusing the bankruptcy system to evade accountability for wrongdoing and cheat consumers who have been harmed by their actions. Join us and call on your members…

January 31, 2022 In Blog, PJ Action Access to Justice, Forced Arbitration

Survivors of Sexual Assault and Harassment Deserve the Option of a Day in Court: And So Do All Workers and Small Businesses Harmed by Corporate Misconduct

By Karla Gilbride, Public Justice Access to Justice Project Co-Director *Editor’s Note: On February 10, the Senate unanimously passed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Harassment Act of 2021. In our extremely polarized nation, few issues enjoy bipartisan support. But on the question…

July 14, 2021 In PJ Action

Urgent: Support Rohit Chopra’s Nomination to Lead CFPB

Republicans on the Senate Banking Committee are trying to derail President Biden’s nomination of Rohit Chopra to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), one of the most important – and, until four years ago, one of the most effective – federal agencies in Washington….

April 27, 2021 In PJ Action Food Project, Workers' Rights

Join Us in Protecting Essential Workers

Update: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued an Emergency Temporary Standard for healthcare workers only. Public Justice issued a statement urging the Biden administration to expand the mandatory protections to workers in all dangerous workplaces. Tell the White House to Issue an Emergency…

February 18, 2021 In PJ Action Civil Rights & Liberties, Gender & Sexual Violence, Workers' Rights

Call Congress: Support The Equality Act

Public Justice is proud to support the Equality Act (H.R. 5), which was originally introduced in both the House and Senate in March 2019. On February 18, U.S. Congressman David Cicilline (RI-01) and U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (OR) announced the re-introduction of the bill, which…

February 9, 2021 In PJ Action Access to Justice, Civil Rights & Liberties, Forced Arbitration, Workers' Rights

Join Us in Asking Congress to Pass the FAIR Act

Public Justice is proud to support the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act (H.R. 963), which was reintroduced in February 2021. In February 2021, a hearing on the FAIR Act was held, entitled “Justice is Restored: Ending Forced Arbitration and Protecting Fundamental Rights.” On Wednesday,…

January 15, 2021 In PJ Action Food Project, The Environment

Call Congress: Oppose Tom Vilsack’s Nomination as USDA Secretary

The Department of Agriculture has a long and painful history of racist policies that have made it impossible for Black farmers and other farmers of color to thrive. This is compounded by the fact that the federal Department of Agriculture has largely become an arm…

November 3, 2020 In PJ Action Civil Rights & Liberties

Join Us in Supporting the Counseling Not Criminalization in Schools Act

Students should be able to get an education without fearing for their safety, from the same people ostensibly there to protect them. Unfortunately, the data shows that police in schools and school resource officers (SROs) make Black and brown students, LGBTQ students, and students with…

April 14, 2020 In PJ Action Consumers' Rights

Call Congress: Protect Families During COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps the nation and the world, it is impossible to know how long we will be feeling its effects: all we know is that no one will be left untouched. Our frontline workers – doctors, nurses, grocery workers, transit workers, those…

February 19, 2020 In PJ Action Consumers' Rights

Call Congress: Protect Wronged Consumers from Ending Up in the Red

Congress has repeatedly recognized that some laws depend on everyday people being able to enforce them in court, but doing so would often be impossible without the assistance of a qualified and knowledgeable attorney. That’s why in many cases – from discrimination, labor abuses, environmental…