The information below is to assist individuals in New York City Small Claims Court. If you are being sued and are in need of legal assistance or have questions about your case, please contact The Legal Aid Society’s Consumer Law Project at the Access to Benefits helpline at 888-663 6880 Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Common types of cases brought in Small Claims Court include Broken Lease Cases, Property Damage Claims, and unreturned security deposits.

Over the last year, there has been a surge in harassment against the AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) Community. Thirty eight hundred people have reported hate incidents last year across all 50 states. An unknown number of attacks went unreported. Everyone working in a massage business has legal rights, regardless of the type of work being done. You have the same rights and deserve the same respect as any other worker.

同心合力, 저희가 기억하고 잊지 않겠습니다, Pagkakaisa Laban sa Karahasan.

The Department of Health runs a criminal background check on most home health aides and certified nurse aides in New York. Here’s what you should know about the Department of Health’s criminal background check process.

If you work in New York City, you can earn up to 40 hours of sick leave each year to take care for yourself, your child, and other family members.

You have the right and employers have the obligation to maintain a workplace free of discrimination.

Protect your rights for minimum wage, overtime, unpaid wages, and other wage and hour issues.

In New York, most employers and agencies can only deny you a job or license because of your criminal conviction if there’s a direct connection between the work and the offense or if giving you the job or license would involve an unreasonable risk to people or property. Here’s what you should know to prevent wrongful discrimination.

Some hospital employers, government employers, and government licensing agencies can obtain your criminal record. Learn how to access your own records, and handle the process below.

Certificates of Relief from Disabilities and Certificates of Good Conduct are documents that can help people with convictions obtain employment, housing, and other benefits.

Unemployment insurance is an assistance program for temporarily unemployed workers run by the New York State Department of Labor. You do not have to be a U.S. citizen or hold a Green Card to qualify for this benefit but you must have been working with a valid work permit and currently possess a valid work permit. Learn more about the benefits you might be entitled to below.