Brought to another state for a job transfer with company, assured job security, didn’t get insurance for medical until 8 months after job, forced to go off medicine because of it, then let laid off far away from home because owner felt disabilities were an issue and would not have been if given medical in time. Owner knew of disabilities when hired. Would like to go home to wash. but not much money in unemployment. Should we have to pay for our way back to wash. what he did to us was that legal.
Where to find a pro bono lawyer that deals with employment issues?
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Generally, the only lawyers that will do pro bono work are the ones who are just out of college and must do free work in order to obtain clients, and thus wins on their record. Now if you have an open and shut case, then one of these lawyers should do just fine. If you need an excellent litigator who can persuade a jury, you are probably going to want an experienced one whom you will have to pay for.
"assured job security" unfortunately doesn’t mean much or something you can hold the employer too, especially in this economy and especially if you do not have a contract with them and are simply what is called an "at-will" employee.
But more importantly, you didn’t specify when you were laid off/terminated, but have you gone to the EEOC yet which is where you HAVE to go first before you can ever sue an employer for employment discrimination? You have to file a claim with EEOC within 180 days (not 6 months, but 180 days, do the math) of your termination date. check out http://www.eeoc.gov.
More importantly, discrimination cases are hard and employers are unfortunately given much discretion in their business decisions and proving that type of case (whether you have a pro bono lawyer or a paid attorney) is VERY hard.
Hope this helps as a start.
The phrase is "pro bono publico" and it translates as "for the public good." What you are asking for is for someone to advance your own private interests for free. That is like looking for a plumber who will fix the pipes in your home for free. The merits of your case depend on what you mean when you say you were assured job security. If you have a contract that binds both you and the employer for a specific period of time, that can be enforced. If there is no specific period of time, then it can be terminated at any time by either of you.