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Legal Services Programs
If you have a
legal problem or question, and you are low-income, the
following organizations may be able to help:
Community Legal Services (CLS)
1424 Chestnut St. Philadelphia • 215-981-3700
walk in: Mon.-Fri. 9AM-12 PM
CLS handles
employment, housing, welfare, health care and other
problems. Interpretation services into many
languages are available, but please call in advance
if possible.
Philadelphia Legal Assistance (PLA)
1424 Chestnut St. Philadelphia • 215-981-3800
walk in: Mon. & Wed. 9AM-11:30 AM
phone in: Tues. & Thurs. 9:30AM-12 PM
PLA handles
unemployment compensation, medical assistance,
custody, bankruptcy and other problems.
Interpretation services are available, but please
call in advance if possible. PLA cannot help undocumented
immigrants.
Friends of Farmworkers (FOF)
924 Cherry St., 4th floor Philadelphia
• 215-733-0878 or 800-729-1607
phone in: Mon.-Fri. 10:30AM-5 PM
FOF handles
employment issues mostly for people who work in
agricultural, food processing and landscaping jobs.
FOF handles minimum wage and wage payment problems,
unsafe or unhealthy work conditions, and discrimination
based on immigration status, race or sex. Spanish interpretation
services are available. Interpretation services are also available
for other languages, but please call in advance if possible.
Other Legal Services Programs
For
information about other legal services programs in Pennsylvania go
to: http://www.palegalservices.org/links.htm
For
information about legal services programs in New Jersey go to: http://www.lsnj.org/directory.htm
Private Employment Law Attorneys
The National
Employment Lawyers Association has a referral
network of private employment law attorneys if
you do not quailfy for free legal services
programs.
The
Philadelphia Bar Association's Lawyer Referral and
Information Service (LRIS) can also refer you
to private attorneys with appropriate legal
expertise.
Where You Can Find Help --
Immigration Problems
If
you need to find a private immigration lawyer:
American Immigration Lawyers Association
Lawyer Referral Service
Telephone: 1-202-216-2438
Immigration Free or Low Cost Legal
Services Providers:
If
you cannot afford a private
immigration lawyer because you are unemployed or have
limited income, contact:
HIAS and Council Migration Service
2100 Arch Street, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 832-0900
Fax: (215) 832-0919
Nationalities
Service Center
1300 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: (215) 893-8400
Fax: (215) 735-9718
Catholic
Social Services
Holy Family Center
227 North 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 854-7019
Fax: (215) 854-7020
Lutheran
Children and Family Service
231 N. 63rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19139
Phone: (215) 747-7500
Fax: (215) 747-7707
PRIME-
Ecumenical Commitment to Refugees
360 North Oak Ave.
Clifton Heights, PA 19018
Phone: (610) 259-4500
Fax: (610) 259-4515
Pennsylvania
Immigration Resource Center (PIRC)
3214 East Market Street, #5
York, PA 17402
Phone: (717) 600-8099
Fax: (717) 600-8044
The
Immigration and Naturalization Services maintains a national list
of organizations that have agreed to provide free or
low cost assistance in immigration matters.
For a local listing
of other immigration
resources go to: http://www.hiaspa.org/resources.html
Additional Links and Resources
Making Wage Complaints
Complaints
about unpaid wages in Pennsylvania may be made:
· through a lawyer, or
· to the United States Department of Labor,
Wage and Hour Division, or
· the Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Labor Law
Compliance
United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour
Division
Philadelphia
District Office
US Dept. of Labor
ESA Wage & Hour Division
US Custom House, Room 350
Second & Chestnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA 19106 |
Phone: (215) 597-4950
Fax: (215) 597-4949 |
Stewart Bostic
District Director |
Pittsburgh
District Office
US Dept. of Labor
ESA Wage & Hour Division
Federal Building
1000 Liberty Ave., Room 313
Pittsburgh, PA 15222 |
Phone: (412) 395-4996
Fax: (412) 395-5772 |
Richard L. Clougherty
District Director |
Wilkes
Barre District Office
US Dept. of Labor
ESA Wage & Hour Division
7 North Wilkes Barre Blvd.
Stegmaier Bldg. Suite 373M
Wilkes Barre, PA 18702-5284 |
Phone: (570) 826-6316
Fax: (570) 821-4186 |
Joseph Dietrick
District Director |
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Bureau Of Labor Law
Compliance
Addresses:
Harrisburg
1301 Labor
& Industry Building
Seventh & Forster Streets
Harrisburg, PA 17120-0019
(717) 787-4671 or 1-800-932-0665
Fax:
(717) 787-0517
Pittsburgh
1201 State
Office Building
300 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1210
(412) 565-5300 or 1-877-504-8354
Altoona:
1-877-792-8198
Philadelphia
1103 State
Office Building
1400 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130-4064
(215) 560-1858
Scranton
201-B State
Office Building
100 Lackawanna Avenue
Scranton, PA 18503-1923
(570) 963-4577 or 1-877-214-3962
The form
for making complaints to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and
Industry is available on the internet.
An online form for submission is available at the PALI web site. Click
here to open it. You can get information from the state at its web
site:
www.dli.state.pa.us
Unemployment Insurance Claims
For information on Unemployment Insurance Claims click
here. |