After receiving notice of the TANF two year time limit, plaintiff unsuccessfully sought an ESP program for those with learning disabilities. Plaintiff sought a program that would teach her to read and write so as to improve her chances for employment. She has been attending a GED program that is not suitable for her. Plaintiff also has a pending claim for a disability exemption from TANF time limits and work requirements. She seeks access to ESP services on an equal basis with other recipients.
Plaintiffs seek declaratory and injunctive relief and monetary damages.
Plaintiff has filed suit under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act for back wages, damages, and attorneys fees arising from the performance of workfare at less than the minimum wage. Mr. Cordos's claim stems from the failure of the City Department of Social Services to reduce the number of workfare hours to which Mr. Cordos was assigned when the rent portion of his grant was removed after he became homeless. Appellant, a TANF recipient, challenged a sanction for non-cooperation with child support requirements when the two men she named as potential fathers were ruled out by genetic testing. The regulation provides for a presumption of non-cooperation when two putative fathers named by the mother are excluded by genetic testing and a mother fails to identify the putative father. The presumption can be rebutted only by clear and convincing evidence.