CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Feb. 28 (TNSgov) -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news release on Feb. 27, 2023: On Feb. 27, a federal judge approved a final settlement in a class action lawsuit challenging an April 2018 workplace immigration raid at a meat processing plant in East Tennessee. The settlement provides over $1 million to workers detained in the raid, which was, at the time, the largest workplace raid in nearly a decade. The plaintiffs - represented by the National   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 3 (TNSres) -- The Human Rights Campaign issued the following news release: * * * TN Becomes First State to Criminalize Drag * * * The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) condemned Tennessee Governor Lee for signing two anti-LGBTQ+ bills into law. House Bill 9 bans many drag performances from taking place on any public property in the state, as well as in any location where people under 18 could be present. House Bill 1 bans age appropriate, medically necessary care to tra  more

NEW YORK, March 4 (TNStalk) -- Lambda Legal issued the following joint statement with American Civil Liberties Union and American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee, on March 3, 2023: * * * Taking away the freedom of families of transgender youth to seek critical healthcare, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law a ban on all forms of gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18 -- putting the government in charge of making vital decisions traditionally reserved to parents in Ten  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 1 (TNSper) -- The National Waste and Recycling Association issued the following news release: The National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA) is pleased to announce the formation of its Tennessee chapter. Several current NWRA members with operations in the state came together to formalize their efforts to represent the interests of the waste and recycling industry in Tennessee. "Many issues facing the waste and recycling industry occur at the state and local level,  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 3 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release on March 2, 2023: Taking away the freedom of families of transgender youth to seek critical health care, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed into law today a ban on all forms of gender-affirming care for transgender people under 18 -- putting the govern  more