Legal Aid Society: Employment Law Unit

The Employment Law Unit (ELU) provides assistance to individuals—typically low-wage and unemployed workers—facing a range of employment law issues. The majority of ELU’s cases involve wage violations, workplace discrimination, sick, family, and medical leave, unemployment insurance, and labor trafficking. Undocumented workers are particularly vulnerable to exploitation by unscrupulous employers, and the ELU works in close collaboration with our Immigration Law Unit to provide support with applications for U or T visas. 

How to Get Help

The Employment Law Unit assists workers on cases relating to workplace discrimination, unpaid wages or overtime, labor trafficking, unemployment insurance, and family, medical, or sick leave. For assistance with any of the issues outlined above please call our Access to Benefits helpline at 888-663-6880 Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.