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Public Interest

May 12, 2009

Furloughs, Layoffs at S.F. Legal Nonprofits

Feeling the recession's sting, San Francisco's biggest provider of pro bono legal aid announced Friday it would be instituting employee furloughs, while another nonprofit group said it has already laid off staff.

By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - Feeling the recession's sting, this city's biggest provider of pro bono legal aid announced Friday it would begin employee furloughs to save money, while another nonprofit group said it has already laid off staff.

The Volunteer Legal Services Program, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Bar Association of San Francisco, said it will freeze all open positions and cut work hours an...

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