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Seven Cohen Milstein Attorneys Named Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers 2026
Seven of our attorneys have been recognized in the Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers guide for 2026. Brian Corman – Employee Litigation D.
Cohen Milstein Attorneys Best Lawyers 2026 list
Nine Cohen Milstein attorneys have been named among the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America® for 2026.
Fair Housing Month 2025: 4 Things to Know
Every April, National Fair Housing Month marks the anniversary of the signing into law of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 (FHA). The legislation was passed in response to the civil rights movement and the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., and it aimed to eliminate discrimination in housing, ensuring that all people have access to safe and affordable homes, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status, or disability.
Fired IBM Workers Wrap Up Age Bias Lawsuit with Co.
IBM Corp. and 16 former employees have resolved a lawsuit claiming the technology giant unlawfully fired older workers to make room for millennials, according to New York federal court filings. The workers and IBM in a joint stipulation Friday asked the court to dismiss the Age Discrimination in Employment Act case, just under two months after counsel for the former employees told U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti that all 16 workers had signed written settlement agreements.
Mass Civil Rights Complaints Filed Against 205 Real Estate Agents, Brokerage Firms, and Landlords Across California for Rampant Housing Discrimination
Historic undercover investigation found rampant discrimination & clear violations of the law by real estate companies against families with Housing Choice Vouchers in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose New York, NY — A sweeping undercover investigation by the housing watchdog group Housing Rights Initiative (HRI) has resulted in the filing of what appears to be the largest housing discrimination case in California’s history against 203 real estate agents, brokerage firms and...
Housing Nonprofit Alleges Widespread Discrimination Against Section 8 Tenants in California
A national investigative nonprofit on Monday lodged discrimination complaints against more than 200 California landlords and their representatives — including major real estate brokerages — alleging they illegally refused to rent to Section 8 voucher holders. The Housing Rights Initiative filed the complaints, based upon an undercover investigation, with the California Civil Rights Department.
Brian Corman Invited to Speak on Redlining and Home Insurance Abuse
Brian Corman, a partner in our Civil Rights & Employment practice, will participate as a speaker in the 2024 Consumer Rights Litigation Conference & Class Action Symposium, October 24 – 27, 2024, at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista, FL. Brian’s program, Insurance Redlining ad Other Abusive Practices, will be hosted on October at 4:00 p.m. Brian will co-present with Tara Ramchandani, Relman Colfax, PLLC. The program will focus on consumers’ access to insurance.
DC Property Management Company Settles Lawsuit
A D.C.-based property management company has settled a lawsuit from the Equal Rights Center (ERC) accusing the company of discriminating against potential residents by denying them housing on illegal grounds. ERC’s lawsuit accused AIR Property Management TRS, known as AIR Communities, of discriminating against voucher holders and using “overbroad eviction and criminal history screenings,” at two of its Northwest D.C. apartment complexes.
D.C. Civil Rights Group Settles Tenant Screening Discrimination Case Against Rental Property Management Company
Settlement includes meaningful tenant screening policy reforms, training, and testing at several Northwest D.C. apartment buildings.
1,700 Bay Area Delivery Workers Join Mass Arbitration Claim Against Amazon
Saman Khodaei said that delivering packages for Amazon as part of its DoorDash-like Flex program was stressful. The company gave him a set number of packages to deliver in a block of time, he said — noon to 2 p.m, for example.
Amazon Flex Drivers File Thousands of Wage & Hour Actions Against Amazon
More than 15,750 individual claims filed simultaneously against Amazon, alleging drivers were misclassified as independent contractors. Lawyers continue to sign up other misclassified drivers to participate in arbitration.
$2.28M Settlement Against SafeRent Reached
“The changes SafeRent has agreed to make are key to ensuring the original intention of the nation’s voucher programs, helping to erase historic discrimination in the housing markets,” said Brian Corman, a partner at Cohen Milstein who leads the firm’s fair housing litigation efforts and helped negotiate the settlement. What You Need to Know A lawsuit against SafeRent Solutions reached a settlement Thursday, pending final approval.
Rental Applicants Win Ground-Breaking Settlement
Pending Final Approval, Precedent-Setting Injunctive Relief Achieved. BOSTON, MA – On April 25, 2024, the Honorable Angel Kelley for the United States District Court of Massachusetts allowed a $2.275 million settlement on behalf of Massachusetts housing voucher recipients to move forward, certifying the settlement classes and directing notice to be sent to class members. The Court will hold a final approval hearing in November.
IBM Must Face Ex-Workers’ Age Bias Suit
A New York federal judge said a lawsuit brought by 16 former workers accusing IBM Corp. of firing older employees to replace them with millennials can proceed despite them not filing the necessary presuit charge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Vincent L. Briccetti denied IBM’s motion to dismiss the former employees’ Age Discrimination in Employment Act lawsuit.
Settlement Reached in Long Island Housing Discrimination Lawsuit
Two housing organizations and two Long Island residents have settled a long-running federal housing discrimination lawsuit against the owner of several apartment complexes in Suffolk County. The lawsuit, filed in 2017 by Long Island Housing Services, Suffolk Independent Living Organization, and two residents, alleged that NPS Property Corp.
Long Island Residents Reach Settlement With Five Suffolk County Apartment Complexes in Wide Ranging Housing Discrimination Case
For Immediate Release Press Contacts: Ian Wilder, Ian@LIFairHousing.org Lacy Crawford, lcrawford@lawyerscommittee.org, press@lawyerscommittee.org LONG ISLAND RESIDENTS REACH SETTLEMENT WITH FIVE SUFFOLK COUNTY APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN WIDE RANGING HOUSING DISCRIMINATION CASE The Settlement Ends The Lawsuit Against Major Long Island Housing Providers Which Alleged Race, Disability and Source of Income Discrimination Against Prospective Tenants BOHEMIA, NY –Long Island Housing Services (LIHS),...
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