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This Week in Civil Rights - May 21, 2009

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund May 21, 2009

Senate Passes Bill That Prohibits Abusive Credit Card Practices

The Senate has passed a bill that will help curb credit card abuses by forbidding credit card companies from unfairly raising interest rates and from imposing unnecessary hidden charges and penalty fees on borrowers. The president is expected to sign the bill this week.

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LCCREF Launches National Coupon Donation Program

With less than one month to go till the digital television transition on June 12, we're continuing to work in communities around the country that still need help getting ready for the transition. This week we launched a program to collect unused converter box coupons to distribute to people in need. You can help by sending us your unused, unneeded coupons.

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Supreme Court Rejects Pregnancy Discrimination Claim

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court voted to reject a pregnancy discrimination claim in AT&T v. Hulteen. In the case, four female AT&T workers and retirees said that the system used by AT&T to calculate pension benefits should give women who took pregnancy leave before the Pregnancy Discrimination Act was passed in 1978 the same credit for time not at work as employees with other types of disabilities received. 

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Take Action

Support Dawn Johnsen for Office of Legal Counsel

Call your senators and urge their support of Dawn Johnsen as head of the Office of Legal Counsel to ensure our government's legal advisors are held to the highest level of integrity.

Support Tom Perez for Civil Rights Division

Call Senate Judiciary Committee members and tell them to protect our civil rights by quickly confirming Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights nominee Tom Perez.

> View more Action Alerts from LCCR


Civil Rights Jobs at LCCR/EF

Just posted: LCCR/EF is looking for a Media Relations Manager to work out of our office in Washington, D.C.

You can also find job opportunities from other civil rights organizations in our Career Center.


LCCR Member Spotlight

The National Coalition for Asian Pacific American Community Development (National CAPACD) is a membership-based network of organizations and individuals that serve Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, Native Hawaiians, refugees and immigrants nationwide.

> National CAPACD's 10th Annual Convention - June 3-5 in Washington, D.C.

> National CAPACD Blog

>  View all LCCR coalition members


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