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Assists people with employment discrimination, wage and hour, equal pay, wrongful termination, reentry, and family and medical leave. Also pushes for improved employment laws and effective job training to benefit clients.

Offers education and training and outreach for employers to keep up on the employment laws and policies regarding discrimination and harassment

Provides administration and enforcement of federal labor laws dealing with minimum wage, overtime, child labor, family medical leave, farm labor, government contracts, etc. Investigates on behalf on complainants, provides technical assistance and guidance to employers and employees.

Offers a course that will cover statutes such as the National Labor Relations Act, the Railway Labor Act, and other various statutes dealing with public employees. Topics to be included are master and servant, wages and hours, antidiscrimination in employment and minimum wages and maximum hours, as well as regulation of working conditions. Participants will demonstrate the following skills through successful completion of all required coursework and assignments: Discuss the roots of the master-servant relationship; Distinguish employment from independent contracting; Distinguish employment at will from wrongful discharge; Identify torts that can be brought against employers; Examine discrimination in hiring; Discuss accommodation in working conditions; Identify labor organizations; Discuss unfair labor practices; Examine the structure of the National Labor Relations Act and the Railway Labor Act; Identify constitutional protections against discrimination; Discuss disability discrimination and accommodations and Examine age discrimination in hiring and in retirement. This is an accelerated course that is offered in an online format. You will be expected to spend an average of at least 8 hours per week reading and completing assignments. Please note that extensions will not be granted. This course is the equivalent of at least 45 clock hours of study. 70% is the minimum passing score on all tests and assignments for this course. Additional details are available on the The Center for Legal Studies website. Call for more detailed information.

Offers free half-hour consultations with attorneys on legal issues such as landlord tenant disputes, labor and employment issues, disabilities, civil rights, immigration, and discrimination among others.

Provides walk-in consultations for people seeking assistance with civil legal matters, including:

• Divorce/Post-Divorce Matters
• Landlord/Tenant/Housing Matters
• Credit/Debtor Issues
• Reentry Matters
• Employment Matters

Available every other Friday, 10am-3pm; call for dates. ##REENTRY##

Provides information and assistance around workers' rights education, health and safety training, and worker advocacy.

Sexual harassment laws protect all employees at any workplace, and individuals who visit a workplace in the course of their own work such as consultants, delivery drivers, repair technicians, or salespersons.