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If You Need Advice About Your Own Situation
Please read this part first, because it will save you time.
Worker Wisdom publishes general information about employment law. We can’t give you legal advice about your specific circumstances, review your documents, tell you whether you have a case, or represent you. Sending a message through this site doesn’t create an attorney-client relationship, and messages sent here aren’t privileged or confidential.
Here’s where to actually go:
To find an employment lawyer who represents workers. The National Employment Lawyers Association keeps a Find-A-Lawyer directory of attorneys who represent employees rather than employers, which is the distinction that matters most. Many take cases on contingency, meaning you pay nothing unless you win. Your state or county bar association also runs a referral service — the ABA maintains a directory of bar lawyer finders covering every state.
For unpaid wages. You can file a wage claim with your state labor agency at no cost and without a lawyer. The Department of Labor maintains a directory of state labor offices.
For discrimination or harassment. The EEOC and your state civil rights agency both take complaints directly, and there’s no filing fee. The deadlines are short — as little as 180 days in some states — so this is one to start on rather than research.
One thing worth knowing. Most employment claims have deadlines measured in months, not years. If something happened to you recently, talk to someone soon even if you’re still deciding what to do.
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Who Publishes Worker Wisdom
Worker Wisdom℠ is published by New England Human Capital LLC and written by Alicia Lillegard, an employment attorney with more than 25 years of experience, licensed in Illinois.
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