ARRA: Extending Unemployment Insurance to Victims of Violence
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) included several provisions for modernizing state unemployment insurance systems, such as providing access to unemployment insurance benefits to various groups who were not previously covered by state laws, including victims of domestic violence. Read the Report to find out which states updated their unemployment insurance eligibility in accordance with ARRA's provisions. More »

Legal Momentum Congressional Testimony on Social Safety Net's Response to Recession
Submitted to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support of the House Committee on Ways and Means: Millions of women and children are living in extreme poverty, many experiencing hunger, eviction, and other deprivations, in significant part due to fundamental flaws in the safety net and the safety net’s failure adequately to respond to the recession. More »

11/18/2009 Legal Momentum is proud to announce Nordstrom Inc., the Nordstrom Family and Ellen M. Dwyer as recipients of the 31st Annual Equal Opportunity Awards for enlightened corporate leadership on behalf of women and girls. More »

11/17/2009 Maya Raghu offers testimony before New York City Council on Intro. 1059-2009, a measure to extend paid leave to all workers. This legislation is critically important to helping New Yorkers maintain economic security in these difficult times, but it is particularly important for women (especially those in low-wage jobs), and employed victims of domestic and sexual violence and stalking -- two groups to which Legal Momentum has long dedicated its advocacy efforts. More »

Poverty and Welfare in the United States: A Human Rights Violation?
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Panel discussion presented by the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, Social Welfare Committee. More »