The New York Times’ article on federal efforts to crack down on abusive debt collection practices by banks and retailers features comments by an MFY client who was the victim of such practices and by Carolyn Coffey, supervising attorney of MFY’s Consumer Rights Project. MFY has taken a leadership role in advocating for stronger policies …
The Crime Report exposes the bleak conditions at three quarter houses (or sober houses) across the country and discusses the challenges faced by residents and advocates, with commentary from MFY staff attorney Matthew Main.
MFY Legal Services called upon Governor Andrew Cuomo to sign a law passed by the New York State Legislature that will end the shadow docket in foreclosure cases by requiring lenders’ attorneys to certify the legitimacy of their cases when they first file foreclosure papers. MFY’s two white papers, Justice Deceived (2011) and Justice Unsettled …
MFY Legal Services testified in support of most of the proposed amendments to the Rent Stabilization Code and urged further modifications to provide greater protections for tenants.
MFY Legal Services, Inc. is representing the Fair Housing Justice Center in a lawsuit alleging that five senior living residences in the New York City metropolitan area discriminate on the basis of disability, religion and race. Read the complaint.
MFY has retained the ACLU to represent it in an administrative FOIA appeal. On April 24, 2013, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) refused to disclose consumers’ complaints narratives and CFPB’s follow-up to the complaints under FOIA’s privacy exemption (Exemption 6) in response to MFY’s inquiry. In its appeal, the ACLU has challenged such a …
MFY supports amendments to Domestic Relations Law 72 to give relative caregivers (e.g. aunts, uncles, older siblings, etc.) the same rights as grandparents when seeking legal guardianship or custody of a related child who has been in their care for two years or more.
MFY, on behalf of 19 consumer organizations, filed an amicus motion in the 2nd Circuit, urging the Court to reverse a District Court decision that invalidated a city law requiring debt collection law firms to be licensed and regulated by the Department of Consumer Affairs as debt collectors because their actions are no different than …
MFY applauds the First Department’s decision in Bonito v. Avalon to hold employers who profit from unpaid wages accountable, affirming rules that make it harder to hide behind corporate shells when workers sue. MFY and six other worker advocacy groups filed an amicus curiae brief in the case.
At a press conference on May 30, 2013, MFY joined advocacy groups and low-wage workers in calling on New York State to ensure that all workers, including those who receive tips, receive a real increase in minimum wages and that the state address the backlog in minimum wage and overtime pay complaints from workers.
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