Employment Discrimination

The Employment Discrimination Clinic
This clinic is held on every first Monday and every third Wednesday of the month at 5:30 pm. The Employment Discrimination Legal Clinic addresses employee rights and workplace discrimination issues that women may face, such as sexual harassment, or pregnancy, gender or disability discrimination. Topics covered include: employee rights, how participants can determine if they are being discriminated against, options for dealing with discrimination and harassment, legal remedies, collecting evidence, and filing with the EEOC. Led by an experienced attorney, the session consists of a seminar followed by a question and answer period.

Location:  Midtown Manhattan (please call and RSVP for address)

We suggest a $25 donation, but no one is turned away for inability to pay.

Anti-Discrimination Center of Metro New York
A nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing and remedying discrimination in employment, housing, education, and access to public services.  54 West 21 Street, Suite 707, NY 10010.

ERA’s Advice and Counseling Hotline is here to help you understand your legal rights. Free, discreet, individualized advice is available if you are facing: Different treatment at work or school because of gender, Unequal pay at work because of gender, Pregnancy discrimination or maternity leave problems at work, Sexual harassment at work or school, Mistreatment for complaining about gender discrimination at work, Family medical leave issues:

Disability Advocates Inc.- Provides legal protection, advocacy services, and employment training services to assist persons with mental and developmental disabilities. 5 Clinton Square, 3rd Floor Albany, NY 12207

Legal Momentum Equality Works Program
Legal Momentum can help you choose an effective strategy for dealing with employment dicrimination or sexual harassment. Ask for Equality Works program.

212-925-6635

212-925-6635

718-564-1114

1-888-979-7765 x.42

National Women's Law Center

NWLC has expanded the possibilities for women and girls in this country. We have succeeded in getting new laws on the books and enforced; litigating ground-breaking cases all the way to the Supreme Court, and educating the public about ways to make laws and public policies work for women and their families. Today, an experienced staff of nearly 60 continues to advance the issues that cut to the core of women's lives in education, employment, family and economic security, and health and reproductive rights—with special attention given to the needs of low-income women and their families.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission NY District Office 
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information through investigation and legal action. Also provide outreach, education and technical assistance programs.

Whitehall Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10004 Open: Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Intake hours: Monday - Friday, from 8:30am to 3:00 pm.

U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau
Women in the workforce are vital to the nation’s economic security. The Women’s Bureau develops policies and standards and conducts inquiries to safeguard the interests of working women; to advocate for their equality and economic security for themselves and their families; and to promote quality work environments.

New York State Division of Human Rights
New York State has the proud distinction of being the first state in the nation to enact a Human Rights Law, which affords every citizen “an equal opportunity to enjoy a full and productive life.” This law prohibits discrimination in employment, housing, credit, places of public accommodations, and non-sectarian educational institutions, based on age, race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, military status, and other specified classes. One Fordham Plaza, 4th Floor Bronx, New York 10458   

File a discrimination complaint with the New York City Commission on Human Rights.

Provides programs in the realms of Equal Access, Mortgage Counseling and Predatory Loan Prevention, Immigrant Employment Rights Education, and Community Mediation and Conflict Resolution.
 

Manhattan: 40 Rector Street, 10th Floor New York, NY 10006

 Brooklyn:  275 Livingston Street, 2nd Floor Brooklyn, NY 11217

Queens:  153-01 Jamaica Avenue - Room 203Jamaica, NY 11432

Bronx: 1932 Arthur Avenue, Room 203A Bronx, NY 10457

Staten Island: 60 Bay Street, 7th Floor Staten Island, NY 10301

9 to 5: National Association of Working Women
9to5's toll-free Job Survival Hotline provides information on legal rights, strategies to win fair treatment on the job, and ways to get involved with 9to5 in your community.

South Brooklyn Legal Services Immigrant Employment Hotline

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9-5. 

A Better Balance and Outten & Golden LLP have launched a free monthly legal clinic for family caregivers and pregnant women. They provide legal advice and counsel to workers who would otherwise have trouble gaining access to a lawyer for help in understanding their workplace rights and how they interact with their family responsibilities. The clinic is geared toward low-income workers. Call their hotline for more information:

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Law Association of Greater New York
Offers a lawyer referral service.
referral@le-gal.org or

212-459-4873

Disability Advocates Inc.- Provides legal protection, advocacy services, and employment training services to assist persons with mental and developmental disabilities. 5 Clinton Square, 3rd Floor Albany, NY 12207

240 Old Country Road, Suite 606, Mineola, New York 11501.

87 Nepperhan Avenue, Room 405
Yonkers, New York 10701

Suffolk County Commission on Human Rights

Riverhead County Center 310 Center Drive Room S47 Riverhead, NY 11901