NSCLC in the News
On this page you'll find NSCLC press releases, links to media coverage of NSCLC, and general announcements.
- NSCLC Appoints Paul Nathanson As Executive Director (2008/05/12) The National Senior Citizens Law Center (NSCLC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Nathanson as the new executive director.
- NSCLC in Roll Call on courts vs. Congress and consumers (2008/04/17) NSCLC Staff Attorney Harper Jean Tobin writes in Roll Call on how a recent federal appeals court decision exemplifies a trend of rolling back consumer protections and remedies and twisting congressional intent.
- NSCLC Article Quoted in the New Republic (2008/04/07) An article in the current issue of the New Republic quotes a recent article by NSCLC's Simon Lazarus and Harper Jean Tobin.
- Supreme Court Term Could Mean More Trouble for Workers (2008/03/16) NSCLC's Harper Jean Tobin gives a preview of what the current Supreme Court term may hold for workers and retirees in the latest post on the Talking Justice blog.
- Eric Carlson in Assisted Living Article (2008/02/12) NSCLC's long-term care expert Eric Carlson appears in an article about state regulations that allow assisted living facilities to evict residents without reason.
- NSCLC's Si Lazarus in 'Mother Jones' (2008/02/12) Simon Lazarus, public-policy counsel to the National Senior Citizens Law Center, appears in Mother Jones magazine in an article about the Supreme Court's decision in the Ledbetter case.
- Media Coverage of Mo. Nursing Home Admissions Agreements Study (2008/02/12) Links to media coverage of NSCLC's study of nursing home admissions agreements in Missouri, which found misleading statements and attempts to reduce nursing home responsibility to care for residents.
- National Conference Gives Advocates Tools to Show Why Safety Net Programs Need Public Funding (2007/11/07) Forgotten Americans: The Future Low-Income Older Americans spotlights dangers facing safety net programs and urges advocates to make the case for public support of Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare.
- Consumer Groups Form National Alliance to Improve Assisted Living Care (2007/10/15) Fifteen elder care, elder law, and senior advocacy groups have formed the Assisted Living Consumer Alliance, a national non-profit organization advocating for stronger consumer protections for assisted living residents.
- Bad Nursing Home Care? Complain, Complain, Complain (2007/09/24) News about nursing homes seemingly is always bad--poor care, overcrowding, staffing shortages and financial problems. NSCLC's nursing homes expert Eric Carlson examines the problem and offers a remedy in his latest post on the Talking Justice blog.