COVID RESPONSE
The coronavirus pandemic is illustrating just how broken our economic and legal systems are — and how urgent it is to fix them. In a public health emergency, we are only as healthy as those who are most vulnerable, least economically secure, and least able to access social and legal services.
That’s why the People’s Parity Project is organizing law students to help our trusted partners respond to some of the most urgent legal needs in this unprecedented moment.
Want to Pitch In?
Our top priority is everybody’s safety and well-being — physical and mental. If you’re a student who is able and interested in contributing (remotely, of course) to research and writing needs, we and others would love to have your help.
What We’re Working On
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
Pressuring states to expand UI to excluded workers, especially misclassified independent contractors.
STIMULUS
Researching the requirements for direct cash payments proposed by Congress and ensuring that immigrant families are included.
PAID SICK LEAVE
CORPORATE IMMUNITY
Fighting corporate immunity that would give employers a free pass to break safety and health laws
The latest
PPP Embarks on Joint Venture to Support Law Students, Legal Organizations, and Communities Most Impacted by COVID-19 Crisis
The People's Parity Project, Systemic Justice Project, and Justice Catalyst expect to bring over 100 law student fellows into the first-of-its-kind COVID–19 Legal Rapid Response + Systems Summer Institute. On June 1, the People’s Parity Project, the Systemic Justice...
The American Prospect: The Journey of the Jobless
Kalena Thomhave writes for The American Prospect: It’s not just inadequate benefit amounts and antiquated rules that workers have to deal with, but also poor communication by the state departments themselves. Combine a systemic overload with confusing directions that...
Join the COVID-19 Rapid Response/Systems Summer Institute
The People’s Parity Project (PPP), the Systemic Justice Project (SJP), and the Justice Catalyst (JC) are excited to announce our COVID-19 Rapid Response/Systems Summer Institute, which will employ law students in full-time (or volunteer part-time) summer legal...
50 State Survey of Access to Unemployment Insurance during COVID-19
In the wake of massive layoffs and an unprecedented rise in unemployment claims, a report released today by the People’s Parity Project, in conjunction with the Harvard Labor & Worklife Program, reveals that only a minority of states have embraced all available...
Help Us Fight for the Inclusion of Immigrant Families in the Coronavirus Relief Bill
The People's Parity Project is proud to sign on to a letter from hundreds of rights groups urging Democratic leadership in Congress to remove immigrant family exclusions in coronavirus relief legislation. The current version of the COVID 3.0 relief bill unfairly...
Calling All Law Students! Help with Legal Research on COVID-19
Calling all law students! We are facing the worst public health and economic crisis of our lifetimes. Mounting layoffs. Workers forced to risk their lives by coming into work — or sent home on unpaid leave when they have bills to pay. Families with no idea how to make...
Which Companies Still Aren’t Offering Paid Sick Days? We Investigated
In the face of COVID-19, the economic, health, and humanitarian case for all workers to have paid sick days is clear. The United States is one of only two advanced economies that does not guarantee all workers paid sick leave. In fact, one-quarter of all U.S. workers...