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Employment Law was added in response to the whole new set of legal questions surrounding employment that are arising from Workfare legislation. In addition, there are general legal questions related to employment such as discrimination in hiring, wrongful discharge, unemployment, etc. that must also be addressed.
Employment and regular income bring with it possible questions regarding garnishments for payment of old debts. In many cases, all of these legal questions are being answered for a population that is entering the workplace for the first time. Meeting these needs is an important new area of law with which LSEM can assist the poor.
Most legal aid offices limit their work in the employment field to the occasional unemployment insurance case. LSEM now handles those cases, but also deals with other barriers to employment. That includes work in transportation, racism, drivers license restoration, and similar barriers. These are often subject to remedies through the legal system.
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