Today, Louis Lopez, Vice President of Litigation at AARP Foundation, issued the following statement in reaction to the verdict to restore the pensions of more than 1,100 retirees: Schenectady,...

NEW YORK — After years of litigation, the Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) and the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) have entered into a landmark settlement agreement ending...

WASHINGTON — AARP Foundation today announced it will distribute $2 million in funding to hunger relief organizations and food banks to provide urgent relief to older adults at risk of hunger...

WASHINGTON─AARP Foundation attorneys have joined a class action lawsuit as co-counsel on behalf of thousands of older adults enrolled in retirement plans offered by the Teachers Insurance and...

WASHINGTON—AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is providing free preparation now through April 15. Started in 1968, Tax-Aide is the nation’s largest free, volunteer-based tax assistance and preparation program and has served over 80 million people. For the 2024 tax season, nearly 28,000 volunteers helped almost 1.7 million taxpayers, 965,000 of whom were adults over 50 with low income. Tax-Aide is offered in conjunction with the IRS, and AARP membership is not required.

WASHINGTON—In response to the widespread devastation caused by the wildfires across the Los Angeles area, AARP Foundation has launched a disaster relief campaign to provide critical aid to those...

WASHINGTON— Today, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a resounding judgment in the class action case Brown, et al v. District of Columbia, finding that the District of...

WASHINGTON—In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene and the emerging threat of Hurricane Milton, AARP Foundation is working closely with local organizations on the ground to deliver critical aid to those in need, particularly older adults, including essential resources like food, shelter and home repair, legal aid services and more.

Today, AARP Foundation announced two new members of its board of directors: Beth Chandler and Lofton Holder. The board of directors is the governing body of AARP Foundation, a charitable affiliate of AARP, which works for and with older adults to reduce senior poverty.

WASHINGTON—The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME) and Plaintiffs, represented by attorneys from AARP Foundation, Milberg, Leiff Cabraser, Kantor & Kantor, LLP, Osborne & Francis, and other firms have reached a contingent settlement agreement in the class action lawsuit concerning the misappropriation of retirement funds. The settlement is subject to Court approval. Litigation continues against the remaining defendants, including Newport Group Inc. and Symetra Life Insurance Co.

WASHINGTON—A major government contractor has intentionally discriminated against older jobseekers and harmed their employment prospects for years, according to a new class action lawsuit filed in a federal court in Boston by AARP Foundation, Peter Romer-Friedman Law PLLC, and Outten & Golden LLP.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is providing free in-person and virtual tax assistance and preparation now through April 15.

AARP Foundation attorneys have joined a class action charge that is pending before the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Meta Platforms, Inc. (the owner of Facebook). The class action charge was filed in December 2022 by REAL Women in Trucking (RWIT), a nonprofit that advocates for women truck drivers.

AARP Foundation and the Public Justice Center filed a class action lawsuit today on behalf of home care aides who are current and former employees of FinePoints Private Duty Healthcare, LLC (FinePoints). The suit alleges that FinePoints, a private agency in Maryland that provides in-home assistance to individuals with special needs, committed wage theft by grossly underpaying its employees in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and Maryland wage laws.

“The court’s decision to allow Medicare drug price negotiations to move forward is welcome news. Pausing Medicare negotiations would have risked billions of dollars in savings for taxpayers...

AARP and AARP Foundation submitted an amicus brief for consideration today in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, urging the court to dismiss Merck & Co.’s lawsuit challenging Medicare’s historic new authority to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.

AARP and AARP Foundation filed an amicus brief today in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, urging the court to dismiss the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s attempt to block Medicare’s historic new authority to negotiate lower prescription drug prices.

Today, AARP Foundation announced three new members of its Board of Directors: Elaine Boltz, Sailesh Chutani, and Noreen Gillen. The Board of Directors is the governing body of AARP Foundation, the charitable affiliate of AARP, which works towards a future without senior poverty.

The Communications Workers of America (CWA), two individual CWA members, and Target have reached a consensual resolution in a dispute under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), which covers workers age 40 and older, and similar state laws. The complainants were represented by attorneys from AARP Foundation Litigation, Outten & Golden LLP, and Peter Romer-Friedman Law PLLC.

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is providing free in-person and virtual tax assistance and preparation now through April 18. The nation’s largest free, volunteer-based tax assistance and preparation program helped secure more than $1 billion in refunds for more than 1.2 million taxpayers last year.

The Superior Court of the State of California issued a final order January 3, holding that a facility’s refusal to accept a resident back from the hospital “constitutes an involuntary transfer under state and federal law,” and triggers an obligation to follow requirements for discharging a resident.

AARP Foundation is pleased to announce Claire Casey as its next president after an extensive nationwide search. As president, Casey will lead the Foundation’s strategic direction and efforts to achieve its audacious vision of a country free of poverty where no older person feels vulnerable through bold, innovative solutions that help struggling older adults build economic opportunity and social connectedness.

AARP Foundation today announced a relief fund to support victims of Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. AARP Foundation and AARP will match contributions, dollar for dollar, up to $1,000,000. One hundred percent of all funds will be directed to organizations providing relief and assistance to those in need.

Residents of six area nursing facilities filed a class action suit against the Alden Group, one of the largest health care providers for older adults in Illinois, seeking to end chronic and intentional understaffing at the facilities.

New Haven, Conn.— Yale University and certain of its employees have agreed to settle a class action lawsuit, Kwesell v. Yale University, subject to Court approval. The lawsuit alleges that Yale’s