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Looking Out for Your Legal Rights

Looking Out For Your Legal Rights is LSNJ's community legal education newsletter. In language that is easy to understand, Looking Out gives you general information about current legal issues and how they may affect you. Available in English and Spanish.

July-August 2022
Know Your Protections Regarding Employment Termination

Keeping Cool and Well-Fed This Summer

Help for New Moms: Increased Medicaid Coverage and Maternal Mental Health Hotline

What to Do About Employment Discrimination

COVID-19 At-Home Testing Options
June 2022
How to Apply for Waivers of Pandemic-Related Unemployment Overpayments

Qualified Medicare Beneficiary: A New Medicare Savings Program

Medicaid Eligibility and the Modified Adjusted Gross Income (MAGI) Method of Calculating Income

New Federal Benefit Provides Affordable Broadband Access

Affordable Connectivity Program
May 2022
Students with Special Education Needs May Be Entitled to COVID-Related Compensatory Education

Students Aging Out of Special Education During COVID May Get an Additional Year of Services

CHIP Health Insurance Wait Periods and Premiums Remain Suspended

Medicaid Renewals: The Start Is in Sight

New Jersey Releases Guidelines for Preventing Human Trafficking in Schools

Learn About the Open Public Meetings Act
Special Reentry Edition (April 2022)
April 2022
At Risk of Homelessness? Here’s What You Need to Know About Emergency Assistance and Time Limit Extensions

If You Disagree With a Welfare Decision, You Can Challenge It

2022 Social Security COLA Increased 5.9%

National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Is April 24-30

If Someone Committed Crimes in Your Name, Here’s How You Can Clear Your Record

Identity Thief Tries to Claim Your Tax Refund. Now What?

Survivors of Sexual Violence Community Legal Education Materials

Public Service Announcement: DOJ Settles Against Joseph Centanni for Sexual Harassment in Housing
March 2022
Your Rights Under the Fair Chance Housing Act

Expanded Expungement Relief Helps Decriminalize Addiction

Medicaid Terminations Still Suspended

Social Security Resumes Limited In-Person Hearings

Accessing Free Community COVID-19 Resources
January-February 2022
Understanding your 2021 taxes

Human trafficking prevention

New vacatur and expungement bill signed into law

Debt bondage repair act

Changes to VCCO regulations

Statewide programs helps low-income landlords and tenants prevent eviction

New law extends reentry benefits
2021 Index
December 2021
Help With Your Utility Bills

Changes in Social Security Rules Can Benefit Claimants

Some Veterans Administration Debt Collection Activities Resume After Pandemic Suspension

Where Can I Do Legal Research on the Web?
November 2021
NJ’s Foreclosure Moratorium Ends.

Where Can I Do Legal Research in Person?

Medicaid Services and Managed Care: Your Rights to Medically Necessary Care
October 2021
Online Safety

Changes to Domestic Violence Restraining Orders

Survivors of Sexual Violence: Community Legal Education Materials

NJ SNAP Benefits Changes: What You Need to Know

Did You Recently Lose Unemployment Benefits? Other Programs Can Help!

Child Tax Credit Now Fully Refundable
September 2021
Critical Housing & Utility Updates:
     o Evictions trials have begun
     o COVID utility protections extended
     o COVID eviction moratorium/protections changed
     o How to apply for rental assistance
     o Emergency housing vouchers

New law favors kinship care over foster care

Know your educational rights

Can Unemployment demand a refund?
July-August 2021
Removing Barriers to Occupational and Professional Licensing

Expunging Marijuana-Related Convictions

School Residency Requirements

School Residency During Family Crisis

Rights of Homeless Students
June 2021
How Addiction Increases the Risk of Human Trafficking

Driver’s Licenses Now Available Regardless of Immigration Status

You Can Now Change Your Gender Marker on Some New Jersey IDs

The Impact of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency on Families Involved with the Child Welfare System
May 2021
Your Rights When the Landlord Is Selling

Your Rights Against Illegal Eviction

Public Charge and Public Benefits for Immigrants

New Social Security Resources

FEMA and COVID-19 Funeral Expenses

VA COVID-19 Vaccines for Veterans and Their Spouses
April 2021
Managing an Outstanding IRS Balance

Open Enrollment for Marketplace Health Insurance Extended to 5-15-21

Challenging Unemployment Overpayments

Public Benefits for Immigrant Families

Marijuana Legalization and Youth Protections

Child Support Bench Warrants – Know Your Rights

COVID-Related Utilities Shut-Offs
March 2021
Updates on COVID-19 Mortgage Relief

SNAP Benefit Changes

Getting Ready for P-EBT

Protections from Discrimination or Harassment

Applying for a T Visa

Didn’t Receive Your Stimulus Funds?

Guide to NJ’s E-Filing for Expungements

Federal Student Loan Forbearance Extended
January-February 2021
Federal Economic Impact Payments: What You Need to Know

NJ Courts Launch E-filing for Expungements

Finding Assistance as a Human Trafficking Victim in NJ

Reporting the Crime of Human Trafficking

Your 2020 Taxes
2020 Index
December 2020
Help With Your Utility Bills

When Does Child Support End?

Child Abuse and Neglect Allegations

Veterans’ NJ Property Tax Deduction and Exemption

Recreational marijuana legalized
November 2020
NJ Health Insurance Marketplace opens Nov. 1

Utility shut-offs limited by executive order

Economic impact payment deadline extended

Behind or having trouble paying utility bills?

New interactive application for victims of crime compensation
October 2020
Update on Eviction in COVID-19

How to get a domestic violence restraining order

DCPP and domestic violence—What to expect

Creating a domestic violence safety plan
September 2020
Voting in the 2020 election

Eviction procedure changes during COVID

Abandoned Tenant Property Statute

Didn’t receive your economic stimulus payment?

Hidden foster care
July-August 2020
Eviction moratorium under the CARES Act

Social Security phone hearings during Covid-19

Online sexual exploitation of children

Rights of victim witnesses in criminal case

CYRO updated

Court records—what is publicly accessible?
June 2020
COVID-19 mortgage and foreclosure assistance

Vote in 2020 elections without leaving home

Help for preparing for a remote final restraining order hearing

Grace periods extended for insurance premiums during COVID-19

Financial help for domestic violence victims

Don’t forget to complete the 2020 Census
May 2020
COVID-19 update

Unemployment benefits expanded during COVID-19

Sick, family, and medical leave under COVID-19

SNAP help during pandemic

Bias and COVID-19

When courts/agencies return to normal operations

COVID-19 health and mental health resources

E-filing for expungements is coming
April 2020
NJ FamilyCare announces 2020 income eligibility

SNAP time limits and work rules for able-bodied adults without dependents

Changes to housing law increase tenant protections

WARN Act amendments expand worker protections
March 2020
Getting copies of NJ medical records is now easier

Immigrants and SNAP assistance

New law improves IRS customer service

Recovering home value after property tax foreclosure

2020 Census: What it is. Who counts where
January-February 2020
Census 2020: Get counted!

Changes to expungement law bring new opportunities

Crown Act strengthens NJLAD

IRS imposters

Trafficking Flyer

Understanding your 2019 taxes

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Disclaimer

These publications provide general information about the law. They do not provide specific advice about a particular legal problem that you may have, and they are not a substitute for seeing a lawyer at times when you may need one. If in doubt as to whether you need a lawyer, talk to one.