Migrant Division Information

South Carolina Legal Services

 

Migrant Division

Serving Farmworkers Statewide in South Carolina

 

Staff:

 

Angela Myers, Managing Attorney

Elliott Tait, LEP Attorney

Dulce Lopez, Migrant Paralegal

 

How to Contact us:

843-720-7044 Exts: 2168 & 2176

888-720-2320

843-810-0629

 

Mailing:

South Carolina Legal Services

2803 Carner Ave
North Charleston, SC 29406
Fax: 843-760-1090

 

Email:

dulcelopez@sclegal.org

 

What we do:

• Represent eligible clients in civil (not criminal) cases, such as:
  • Employment: wages, housing, transportation
  • Civil rights
  • Immigration
• Outreach
  • Visit workers in camps, clinics, and other areas convenient to the workers.
    • Collaborate with other agencies serving farmworkers and victims of crime.
  • Community Legal Education
    • ​​​​​​​Provide information about legal rights and responsibilities .

 

Rights of Farmworkers:

• To be paid the wages promised, but never less than the federal minimum wage.
• To receive written disclosures about wages and deductions.
• To receive written information about their wages and working conditions in a language they can understand.
• To be provided clean drinking water, toilet facilities, and handwashing stations at the job—and at no cost.
• To be free from pesticide hazard.
• To have decent and safe housing.
• To be free from discrimination because of race or national origin.