NLSP CAN HELP WITH BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT
To get legal help from NLSP, you must first talk to an NLSP intake specialist, who will check eligibility. Click here for intake hours and locations. If you aren’t sure if your problem fits these categories, call 202-832-NLSP.
NLSP will consider handling following types of problems that are preventing clients from getting or keeping jobs:
- Sealing and expungement of DC criminal records
- Denials of employment when they are improperly based on arrest or credit reports
- Excessive wage garnishments
- Problems with child support arrearages
-Denial of employment because arrearages are owed
-Threats of jail
-Driver’s license suspensions - Improper inclusion in an abuse/neglect registry
- Denials of professional licenses
We may also assist with the following employment-related problems:
- Recovering unpaid wages such as
-Wages below minimum wage
-Unpaid overtime
-Unpaid tips
-Charges for equipment that bring wages below minimum - Unemployment or tax problems because employers define workers as "independent contractors" instead of "employees”
We may offer advice and brief services for other employment-related issues. If we cannot assist you, we will help find an organization that can.
Also see our Barriers to Employment resource page for more information