Public Interest
Nov. 30, 2005
Legal Aid Need Is Dire for Low-Wage Workers
Forum Cloumn - By Ruth Silver Taube - Access to justice for the poor continues to be a critical problem in this country. There are an insufficient number of lawyers to serve this population, and funding for legal aid organizations and law school clinics is woefully inadequate. The needs of individual workers, particularly in light of widespread violations of wage and hour law, are largely unmet.
By Ruth Silver Taube
Access to justice for the poor continues to be a critical problem in this country. There are an insufficient number of lawyers to serve this population, and funding for legal aid organizations and law school clinics is woefully inadequat...
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