What’s New
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New minimum wage rates
Steps to Justice has updated information about the minimum wage increase that took effect on October 1, 2024. The new minimum wage amounts are shown in the chart below. Most jobs Homeworker Student younger
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New tool compares legal options in situations of discrimination
Steps to Justice has a new tool to help people who experienced discrimination at work, by their landlord, or by the police. The tool lets them compare the legal options they have. For each option, it explains: who can make a claim what they can get the deadline to make a claim the process how much it costs It’s important for people to choose the right legal option to deal with the discrimination they experience.
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On the Radar – New law protects homeowners from costly scam
The Homeowner Protection Act aims to stop companies from using a legal tool called a notice of security interest or NOSI to scam homeowners. Older adults were their primary targets. People ended up owing thousands of dollars and some lost their homes. Read more in this month’s On the Radar.
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CLEO’s digital timeline is now complete
Our digital timeline showcasing CLEO’s 50-year history is now complete! We share some of our most recent milestones in this final release.
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Job posting: Part-time Guided Pathways tester
CLEO is seeking part-time testers to help find errors in new access to justice tools called Guided Pathways. The testers will work closely with a small project team of lawyers, analysts, developers, and plain language editors to test online interactive tools created in an easy-to-use software called A2J Author. Read the full post here.