News and press releases from aarp foundation legal advocacy

FEDERAL COURT ISSUES LANDMARK CIVIL RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES DECISION ENABLING THOUSANDS OF D.C. CITIZENS TO TRANSITION OUT OF NURSING FACILITIES _The U.S. District Court for the

District of Columbia has issued a resounding judgment in the class action case Brown, et al v. District of Columbia, finding that the District of Columbia has violated the rights of D.C.

residents with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). _ Read: PRESS RELEASE Related Articles from AARP, WASHINGTON POST, STAT NEWS, MCKNIGHT’S SENIOR LIVING ON GAME

CHANGER FOR SENIOR LIVING, and MCKNIGHT’S SENIOR LIVING ON LANDMARK’ COURT DECISION. PARTIAL SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WINS BACK RETIREMENT FUNDS Partial Settlement Agreement Wins Back Retirement

Funds NATIONWIDE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST RAYTHEON FOR AGE DISCRIMINATION IN HIRING The suit filed on June 11, 2024, in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts

asserts Raytheon’s practice of reserving positions exclusively for recent graduates discriminates against older workers in violation of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the

Massachusetts Fair Employment Practices Act, and the Virginia Human Rights Act. The case team includes Rebecca Rodgers, Samantha Gerleman, Lauren Naylor, William Alvarado Rivera, and Louis

Lopez. For more information about this lawsuit, please contact Rebecca Rodgers at [email protected] or (202) 434-6983. Read: Related Articles (PDF) IS YOUR PENSION SAFE? Are you a retiree

from a job with a religious organization? Your pension may be at risk. Learn More About Pension Plans AARP FOUNDATION IS FIGHTING TO KEEP DRUG PRICES LOWER Learn about the amicus briefs AARP

Foundation attorneys have filed supporting Medicare’s ability to negotiate prices. Learn More About RX Lawsuits HOME CARE WORKERS FIGHT FOR ILLEGALLY WITHHELD PAY Find out about the class

action lawsuit AARP Foundation filed after this home care worker’s pay was cut and she was illegally denied overtime. COURT FINDS NURSING FACILITY BROKE LAWS WITH DISCHARGE OF CALIFORNIA

WOMAN Gloria Single and Her Son Aubrey Jones Nursing facility residents’ right to return following a hospital stay upheld. Read: Press Release and Gloria Single's Story JUDGE APPROVES

MODEL SETTLEMENT IN LAWSUIT CHALLENGING WORKPLACE WELLNESS PROGRAM Yale University has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit. Kwesell v. Yale University, U.S. Dist. Ct. Conn. 3:19-cv-10980

Read: Complaint (PDF), Article , WNPR Listen/Read, Press Release, Listen Take on Today podcast JUDGE RULES TO MERGE LAWSUITS ON BEHALF OF PENSIONERS Suits challenge Diocese of Albany’s

failure to adequately fund pensions of retirees of its affiliated hospital, St. Clare’s. Read: News 10 (article) LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR LEGAL ADVOCACY WORK