South Brooklyn Legal Services provides free legal help in civil cases to low-income people living in western and southern Brooklyn.

The employment hotline gives advice, referral and representation to low income workers facing a range of problems including:

• Loss of job
• Obtaining unemployment insurance
• Unpaid wages and/or overtime pay
• Employment discrimination, including discrimination based on past criminal records (see our Re-Entry Project)
• Family Medical Leave Act Claims
• Other employment related issues