Employment Law
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Employment Rights
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Wage Claims
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Wrongful Termination
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Job Discrimination
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Unemployment
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Workplace Injuries
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General Employment Issues
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Employment discrimination
Asian Americans Advancing Justice LA
Phone: (800) 952-5201
(800) 520-2356 (Chinese)
(800) 867-3126 (Khmer)
(800) 867-3640 (Korean)
(800) 914-9583 (Thai)
(800) 267-7395 (Vietnamese)
Website: http://www.advancingjustice-la.org/
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Services: Legal information, counseling, direct representation, impact litigation,and policy and research
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Practice Areas: Domestic violence, family law (contested and uncontested divorces, paternity, child support and custody), landlord/tenant, employment law (discrimination, unemployment insurance benefits, collection, etc.), consumer law, law, immigration and citizenship, and discrimination.
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Cost/Eligibility: Free. Must meet low income guidelines and live in Los Angeles County. Serves predominantly non-English speaking Asian immigrants.
Assistance & Guidance International Service
Phone: (323) 264-2753
Hours: M-F 8:30am-12:30pm, Sat 10am-12pm
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Services: In pro per assistance and representation on a case by case basis, possibly provide legal representation. English, Spanish
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Practice Areas: Wage claims and appeals, income tax, personal injury, workers’ compensation, and Mexican-American business ventures.
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Cost/Eligibility: No citizenship requirements. Pro Per assistance is free to low-income residents. Fee of approximately $100 for representation at administrative or court hearings.
APPOINTMENT NECESSARY
CA Department of Fair Employment & Housing
Phone: (916) 478-7251
website: www.dfeh.ca.gov
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Services: Operates country-wide and provides legal representation
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Practice Areas: Job discrimination cases based upon sex, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, medical condition, HIV status. Workers’ compensation attorneys, discrimination or harassment, family rights leave, maternity leave, housing discrimination.
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Cost/Eligibility: Free.
Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)
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Services: Focuses on areas of law which most greatly affect the Central American immigrant community, various social services are provided, including distribution of food and clothes, lawyers available on Saturdays at 10am and Tuesdays at 6pm for weekly seminars. Trials are in Spanish. People with immigration questions should come in person.
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Practice Areas: Political asylum, immigration law, landlord/tenant issues, domestic violence against women and children.
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Cost/Eligibility: Free, donations accepted.
Community Corrections / SOVA
Phone: (818) 988-7682
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Services: Assists with legal counseling, job preparation and coaching, nutrition counseling, free groceries once a month, information and referral, food stamp enrollment.
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Cost/Eligibility: Free, donations accepted.
Valley Resource Center: 16439 Vanowen Street, Van Nuys 91406
West Resource Center: 8846 West Pico Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90035
Metro Resource Center: 1140 N. La Brea Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90038
Los Angeles LGBT Center
Phone: (323) 993-7670 (Legal Services)
Hours: M-F 10am-4pm
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Services: Volunteer attorneys provide consultations for people affected by AIDS. Also provides counseling for victims of hate crimes, domestic violence, GLCSC also has a health clinic providing public services, and deals with mental health issues. English, Spanish (very limited-no guarantee).
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Practice Areas: Housing, employment discrimination, wills/powers of attorney, landlord tenant problems, bankruptcy counseling, insurance, government benefits, immigration/citizenship.
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Cost/Eligibility: $10 processing fee, waived. Priority given to low-income residents.
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA)
Phone: 1 (800) 399-4529
Fax: (323) 801-7945
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Services: Policy advocacy, community education
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Practice Areas: Unemployment benefits, wage claims, minimum wage claims, overtime claims, wage garnishment, vacation pay.
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Cost/eligibility: Free. Must meet low-income guidelines
Santa Monica Office: 1640 5th Street, Suite 124, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Mexican American Legal Defense & Educational Fund
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Services: Class action litigation, offers high school leadership program. No walk-ins.
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Practice Areas: Discrimination cases covering employment, immigration, education, housing, and voting rights.
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Cost/Eligibility: Free. No eligibility requirements.
Neighborhood Legal Services
Phone: (818) 896-5211
Fax: (818) 896-6647
Hours: M-F 9:00am-5:00pm
Website: www.nlsla.org
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Services: Representation, advice, education, walk-in clinics
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Practice Areas: Landlord/tenant issues, consumer, bankruptcy, community development, family law, immigration, employment, government benefits, health care.
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Cost/Eligibility: Free to residents of the San Fernando, Santa Clarita, San Gabriel, and Antelope Valleys as well as Glendale, Burbank (residents of North Los Angeles county), and Pasadena
Bet Tzedek Legal Services
Phone: (323) 939-0506
Hours: M-F 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; No walk-ins
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Services: Counsel and advice, clinics and workshops, self-help services, and direct representation.
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Practice Areas: Conservatorship, guardianship, employment law, government benefits, elder law, mortgage fraud and foreclosure prevention.
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Cost/Eligibility: Free services to residents of Los Angeles County who qualify under low-income guidelines
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles: Employment Law Self-Help Clinic
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Services: Policy advocacy, community education
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Practice Areas: Recovering unpaid wages including overtime pay, getting unemployment benefits, legal advice regarding discrimination, workplace harassment, medical leave, and other workplace rights, cleaning up a criminal record. getting a suspended driver's license back
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Cost/Eligibility: Free. Must meet low income guidelines and live in Los Angeles County. Serves predominantly non-English speaking Asian immigrants.