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Legal Information and Referrals - Farmworker & Landscaper Advocacy Project - Chicago Office

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Resource Name:Legal Information and Referrals - Farmworker & Landscaper Advocacy Project - Chicago Office

address

77 West Washington Street, Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60602

Languages

Spanish, English

Application process

Contact [email protected] for additional information.

Fees

Free

Service area

IL
Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project (FLAP) relies on a network of more than 225 organizations and qualified attorneys to handle legal cases in Illinois. This network enables FLAP to provide reliable legal assistance to low-income workers who have suffered damages but have not received any compensation. FLAP provides information to low-income workers and refers them to other organizations and skilled litigation attorneys with extensive experience in areas including, but not limited to: employment, personal injury, consumer, nursing home abuse and neglect, medical malpractice, education, housing, wrongful death, birth injury, product liability, car, trucking, bus, and aviation accidents, premises liability, Federal Torts Claims Act, Assisted Living Negligence, home health care abuse and neglect, DUI, Social Security Disability, family law, immigration, breach of contract, and workers' compensation, among others.

Date of Last Formal Update

12/07/2022

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211 Metro Chicago

Providing organization

Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project
The Farmworker and Landscaper Advocacy Project-Proyecto de Ayuda para Trabajadores del Campo y Jardineros-FLAP's mission is to improve working conditions and opportunities for low-income workers and their households in the cannery, farms, greenhouse, landscaping, meat, nursery, packinghouse, poultry, restaurants, and snow plowing industries. The organization advances its mission through advocacy, community outreach and education, litigation, community legal education, information and referrals, partnering with other organizations to combat human labor trafficking, preventing family separations by helping immigrants secure dual citizenship for their children, and facilitating access to cash transfers for very low-income populations. FLAP provides these services free of charge and without regard to immigration status.