Journalism Type: Investigative | Voices for Civil Justice

Behind the minimum wage fight, a sweeping failure to enforce the law

Investigative (NATIONAL)

Behind the minimum wage fight, a sweeping failure to enforce the law

February 18, 2018 | Marianne LeVine | Politico
Raising hourly pay is a rallying cry for 2018, but states often fail to get workers the money that’s owed them.
Tags: Wage Theft | Workers Rights

They Lost Their Homes. Now A Reality TV Star Is Selling Them

Investigative (New York)

They Lost Their Homes. Now A Reality TV Star Is Selling Them

December 20, 2017 | Lisa Riordan Seville , Lukas Vrbka | BuzzFeed
Behind the scenes of Million Dollar Listing New York are black and Latino families who lost their homes in the wake of the subprime mortgage crisis.
Tags: Housing: Foreclosure

Working 4 You: A Formula for Care, Finding a Solution

Investigative, Video (Arkansas)

Working 4 You: A Formula for Care, Finding a Solution

November 16, 2017 | Marci Manley | KARK4 (local NBC, Little Rock)
A new assessment system implemented by the state has cut hours unfairly
Tags: Disability Rights | Medicaid | Technology

Working 4 You: Computer Program Determines Critical Care

Investigative, Video (Arkansas)

Working 4 You: Computer Program Determines Critical Care

November 14, 2017 | Marci Manley | KARK4 (local NBC, Little Rock)
Controversy surrounds a program that Arkansans with profound disabilities, and those affected by aging, rely on to receive their life-sustaining care in their homes instead of in an institution.
Tags: Disability Rights | Medicaid | Technology

Homeland Security Wants to Deport Him, But One US Navy Vet is Beating the Odds — So Far

Investigative (California)

Homeland Security Wants to Deport Him, But One US Navy Vet is Beating the Odds — So Far

May 23, 2017 | Stephen Stock , Robert Campos | KNTV (local NBC Bay Area)
When you face criminal charges in court you get an attorney, even if you can't afford one. But that doesn't apply to immigration court and our Investigative Unit discovered that can make a huge difference.
Tags: Deportation | Veterans

Behind the minimum wage fight, a sweeping failure to enforce the law

Behind the minimum wage fight, a sweeping failure to enforce the law

They Lost Their Homes. Now A Reality TV Star Is Selling Them

They Lost Their Homes. Now A Reality TV Star Is Selling Them

Working 4 You: A Formula for Care, Finding a Solution

Working 4 You: A Formula for Care, Finding a Solution

Working 4 You: Computer Program Determines Critical Care

Working 4 You: Computer Program Determines Critical Care

Homeland Security Wants to Deport Him, But One US Navy Vet is Beating the Odds — So Far

Homeland Security Wants to Deport Him, But One US Navy Vet is Beating the Odds — So Far

Is prominent landlord using foreclosure loophole to ditch low income tenants?

Is prominent landlord using foreclosure loophole to ditch low income tenants?

Unsafe transportation: ‘Disposable’ farmworkers?

Unsafe transportation: ‘Disposable’ farmworkers?