The Working Poor – One Million Strong in New York Posted on May 30, 2012 by GISELLE ROUTHIER There is a political battle brewing in Albany over $1.25. Raising the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $8.50 is a big deal for our politicians, but it’s an even bigger deal for the one million workers that would be affected. These one million workers m ..Read More
Dept. of Financial Services Enforces Timothy’s Law Posted on May 8, 2012 by SHELLY NORTZ Since it took effect January 1, 2007 and was made permanent in 2009, New York’s mental health insurance coverage and parity statute, Timothy’s Law, has helped over five million New Yorkers by requiring private state-regulated group health plans to prov ..Read More
Proposed Legislation Will Remedy Flawed Social Worker Waiver System Posted on May 1, 2012 by SARAH MURPHY In March the Coalition, along with dozens of non-profits from across the state joined together to demand a change in a law that makes it a felony for a non-profit to hire a licensed social worker without a waiver. Today, we stood with other children’s camp ..Read More
“Take Out the Trash Day”: The City Hides Estimate of Worsening Street Homelessness Posted on May 1, 2012 by PATRICK MARKEE The results of the City’s controversial street homelessness survey are in: A 23 percent increase over last year. If you didn’t hear the news, it’s because the Bloomberg administration dumped the results in a 4:00 pm press release last Friday, a cynical m ..Read More
