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Providing free noncriminal legal assistance for poor people in Greater Boston

Setting a Precedent for Working Parents

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Employment Impact Advocacy

The Employment Unit’s main areas of impact advocacy fall into the following broad categories:

Employment Community Partnerships

Community partnerships, and providing legal support and advice to community-based organizations, is central to the Employment Unit’s work. Our partnerships with other advocacy, coalition and legal organizations strengthens our advocacy efforts.

The following community-based organizations are the Employment Unit’s partners and clients in administrative and legislative advocacy, individual and group cases (referrals or parallel organizing/legal advocacy) and/or systemic litigation:

Employment Direct Client Services

Unemployment Benefits

The Employment Unit provides representation, assistance, and advice in unemployment benefits cases at hearings, board of review, and the district court levels. Cases involving issues related to temporary work, disabilities, health or family needs, language barriers, immigrant work authorization and access to unemployment benefits-related training and health insurance are given priority for legal representation.

Outstanding Support for Paid Sick Days Legislation at State House Event

Monica Halas and Vicki Kennedy

Monica Halas, GBLS Employment Law Unit attorney, assisted by GBLS other staff and students, coordinated a very successful event at the State House in support of paid sick days legislation. Because Senator Ted Kennedy cared so much about this issue, Victoria Reggie Kennedy came and spoke in favor of the Paid Sick Days Act along with Lilly Ledbetter, crusader for fairness at work and of the Lilly Ledbetter Act fame.  Governor Deval Patrick and Angela Menino, the wife of Boston Mayor Menino, also attended and strongly endorsed the bill.

Employment: Protecting the Rights of Low Wage Workers

The GBLS Employment Unit strives to help low-wage workers maximize their income and overcome obstacles that limit their employment opportunities and income levels.The Unit specializes in —  and prioritizes — cases involving immigrant workers, workers with health or family needs, disabled workers, as well as cases involving or referred by workers centers and other community-based partner organizations.

Direct Client Services

The Employment Unit advises, and offers direct legal assistance, to low-income people in cases involving:

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