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

Today, Google.org announced a $10 million grant to AARP Foundation to provide technology and digital skills training to 25,000 people with low income age 50 and older, with a focus on women and people of color.

WASHINGTON– AARP Foundation Senior Vice President for Litigation William Alvarado Rivera issued the following statement after the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court ruled in...

The Fair Housing Justice Center (FHJC) has reached a settlement with four assisted living facilities in a lawsuit challenging discrimination against people with disabilities, particularly wheelchair users. FHJC was represented by attorneys from AARP Foundation, Mobilization for Justice, and Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP.

AARP Foundation President Lisa Marsh Ryerson issued the following response to the U.S. Census Bureau data on poverty, income, and health insurance in 2020.

Topeka Independent Living Resource Center (TILRC) and Disability Rights Center of Kansas (DRC), acting on behalf of their constituents with mental illness, have reached an agreement with the State of Kansas to expand services and provide more community residential options for individuals living in, or at risk of being admitted to, Nursing Facilities for Mental Health (NFMH).

AARP announced today its endorsement of the bipartisan “Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act” (POWADA) that would strengthen federal protections of older workers. AARP praised the bipartisan leadership of Representatives Bobby Scott (VA-03), chairman of the Committee on Education and Labor, and Rodney Davis (IL-13) who introduced the bill on Thursday. This bipartisan legislation is a companion to a Senate bill introduced by Senators Bob Casey (D-PA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Patrick Leahy (D-VT).