Civil Rights
Jul. 3, 2014
LA County settlement deal over aid to poor approved
Advocates for poor strike $7.9 million deal with residents
By Chase Scheinbaum
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Attorneys representing homeless Los Angeles residents whose public benefits were improperly cut off or denied by the county have won preliminary class approval for a $7.9 million settlement.
In addition to the money, the tentative settlement terms greatly overhaul the county's system of notifying residents that benefits have been changed or denied, ensuring due process, eliminating disparate treatment of residen...
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