We educate, advise and represent workers in employment law cases. The Legal Clinic focuses on low-wage industries where workers ’ rights are routinely violated. If you work in Seattle, it is $16. Almost all workers in Washington currently earn paid sick and safe leave so they can take care of themselves and their families.
Our legal clinic advises and represents workers in accessing their rights under Seattle’s labor ordinances as well as under state and federal law. We are a hub for workers to understand and exercise their legal rights , improve working conditions and connect with community resources.
We envision a society in which workers are treated with dignity and respect, regardless of class, gender, or race. Fair Work Center empowers workers to achieve fair employment. The clinic will offer low-wage workers free intake and referral services, legal advice at its monthly community clinics , and legal representation.
Our community educators facilitate know your rights and workplace health and safety workshops. Our Legal Clinic offers free legal consultations to low-wage workers in Washington state. KNOW YOUR RIGHTS AT WORK. Councilmember Herbold Zoning Labor.
Our organization has recently received funding to expand our capacity to support Eastern Washington workers, including for the first time Yakima-based legal staff. Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles upholds the rights of employees to earn a fair wage, work in a respectful environment, and receive the benefits to which they are entitled.
We ensure low-income workers are treated with dignity and are able to provide for themselves and their families. OJPC runs free legal clinics in the Cincinnati area focusing on criminal record sealing, Certificates of Qualification for Employment, and expungement for people whose charges related to prostitution and human trafficking. Click here for our clinic schedule. Mailing address and administrative offices.
Montgomery Street, Suite 600. The Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic (MFIA) is a law school clinic dedicated to increasing government transparency, defending the essential work of news gatherers, and protecting freedom of expression through impact litigation, direct legal services, and policy work. We provide advocacy, advice and assistance to Michigan workers. Before an employer actually commits to an onsite clinic , however, legal and operational issues should be evaluated such as:. The information contained on this website is general in nature.
Due to COVID-1 our walk-in clinics are temporarily closed to in-person assistance. We engage students, professors, and graduates in pro bono practice, thereby providing legal services to the community. The Pro Bono Litigation Clinic allows students to develop the necessary skills and values that form the basis of pro bono service and the sound practice of law.
The Northern Virginia Pro Bono Law Center is a local program that assists individual residents of Fairfax County, as well as Northern Virginia nonprofits. The intake for most of our programs is done through our partners and we should not be contacted directly for legal help. Students in the Community and Transactional Lawyering Clinic assist local non-profits and businesses with their legal needs. Together, we fight for new rights for working people and make those rights real through community-based education and legal services, all while building a powerful movement of working people.
NYLAG fights for fair and equal access to justice for those who need it most. Advocates for low-wage workers in the Washington D. ONE FAIR WAGE SERVICE WORKER EMERGENCY FUND.
Getting urgent cash assistance to help the workers who do so much to help us. All donations are 501(c)tax deductible. App Development and Marketing from A-Z. Through the clinics , law students learn essential lawyering skills while assuming and growing into the role of lawyer.
Their responsibilities include handling trials and evidentiary hearings, significant appellate arguments and briefs, major business and real estate transactions, legislative and administrative testimony and comments, and complex mediations, negotiations, and counseling sessions. We are advocates, experts, and lawyers who fight for gender justice, taking on issues that are central to the lives of women and girls. We drive change in the courts, in public policy, and in our society, especially for women facing multiple forms of discrimination.