Maryland Employment Law Referrals

General Help
Legal Aid Bureau, Metropolitan Maryland Office……………………………………………………………….. (301) 560-2100
8401 Corporate Drive #200………………………………………………………………………………………. fax (301) 927-4258
North Englewood, MD 20785
accepts unemployment and wage-hour cases,
call T/Th 2-4 p.m.
9to5 – Job Survival Hotline, Mondays from 5 to 7 p.m. EST and Wednesdays from 2-4 p.m. EST…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1-(800) 522-0925
District Court Self-Help Resource Center (Prince George’s County District Court)….……… (410) 260-1392
District Court Bourne Wing, Room 069B
14735 Main Street
Upper Marlboro, MD 20772
(assistance with filing small claims of $5,000 or less)
Pro Bono (Montgomery County)………………………………………………………………………………………….. (301) 424-7651
Bar Association of Montgomery County Lawyer Referral Service…………………………………… (301) 279-9100
Prince George’s County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service…………………………………. (301) 952-1440
Clients who consult a lawyer via a referral service are usually charged. $30-$40 for the first half-hour. They do not have Spanish services.  
Community Legal Services………………………………………………………………………………………………….. (301) 864-8353
American University Washington College of Law – International Human Rights Clinic….. (202) 274-4147
4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20016
Internet………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. www.washlaw.org, www.lawhelp.org, or www.mwela.org
Civil Rights Organizations
Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights………………………………………………………………. (202) 319-1000
ACLU of DC……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…. (202) 457-0800
Disability Accommodation
See Discrimination Offices Below.
Job Accommodation Network (Suggested Accommodations)………………………………………… 1-(800) 526-7234
ADA Information…………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….…. 1-(800) ADA-WORK
Discrimination
EEOC, Baltimore………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…. 1-(800) 669-4000
Maryland Commission on Human Relations……………………………………………………………………… (410) 767-8600
From within Maryland…………………………………………………………………………………………………. (800) 637-6247
Montgomery County Office of Human Rights………………………………………………………………….…. (240) 777-8450
Prince George’s County Human Relations Commission……………………………………………………. (301) 883-6170
Family and Medical Leave 
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division (complaint)…………………………………….…. (301) 436-6767
General Questions, U.S. Dept. of Labor………………………………………………………………………….…. 1-866-487-9243
U.S. Department of Labor Women’s Bureau, M-F 11:00-4:30……………………………………………. 1-(800) 827-5335
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. (202) 693-6710
National Partnership for Women & Families……………………………………………………………..…. (202) 986-2600
Federal (U.S. Government) Employees
OPM Oversight Division for Problems with
Federal Human Resource Departments……………………………………………………………….…. (202) 606-1800
Retirement information……………………………………………………………………………………………….…. 1-(888) 767-0500
Immigrant Services
Boat People SOS Service Center…………………………………………………………………………….….…. (703) 538-2190
Catholic Charities Immigration Legal Services –Baltimore…………………………………………….. (410) 347-7970
Maryland Vietnamese Mutual Association……………………………………………………………….….…. (301) 588-6862
Multi-Ethnic Domestic Violence Project………………………………………………………………………….…. (410) 396-3294
Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault- Sexual Assault Legal Institute……………………. (301) 565-2277
Spanish Catholic Center…………………………………………………………………………………………………. (301) 417-9113
Amara Legal Services (services for victims of sex trafficking)…………………………………….…. (240) 257-6492
Safety & Health
U.S. OSHA, Imminent Dangers…………………………………………………………………………………………… 1-(800) 321-OSHA
U.S. OSHA, Linthicum Office, 1099 Winterson Rd., Suite 140……………………………………………. (410) 865-2055/6
Maryland Occupational Safety & Health (MOSH)……………………………………………………………… (410) 527-4499
Free Legal Assistance
CASA de Maryland, Legal Office,  primarily for day laborers,…………………………………. (301) 431-4185
domestic workers and landscape workers, Spanish services available.
Taxes
Earned Income Tax Credit & other federal tax questions……………………………………………….. 1-(800) 829-1040
No W-2 by Valentine’s Day………………………………………………………………………………………………… Call or write the employer
TESS Center…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. (301) 565-7675
Unemployment
To apply, must call from within Maryland……………………………………………………………………………. 1-(800) 827-4839
Montgomery County Office…………………………………………………………………………………………….…. (301) 313-8000
Prince Georges’ County Office……………………………………………………………………………………………. (301) 313-8000
or toll free (calling from Maryland but outside of the Baltimore area)…………………….. 1-(800) 827-4839
Free Legal Assistance
Legal Aid Bureau, Metropolitan Maryland Office…………………………………………………… (301) 560-2100
6811 Kenilworth Ave., Suite 500
Riverdale, MD  20737
Unions
AFL-CIO Metropolitan Washington Council……………………………………………………………………….. (202) 974-8150
National Labor Relations Board, Washington Office………………………………………………………….. (202) 208-3000
complaints about unfair labor practices (private companies and
the U.S. Postal Service in D.C., MD and VA)
Wage & Hour
Maryland Labor & Industry…………………………………………………………………………………………………. (410) 767-2992
For Spanish………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… (410) 527-2069
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division, General Info………………………………………. 1-(866) 487-9243
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division, Field Office………………………………………… (410) 962-6211
Wage and Hour Division 
2 Hopkins Plaza, Room 601 
Baltimore, MD 21201 
Federal Employees…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. file grievance or contact Payroll
OPM Oversight Division for Pay & Leave……………………………………………………………….. (202) 606-2858
OPM Oversight Division for Overtime Classification………………………………………………. (202) 606-1800
Legal Aid Bureau, Metropolitan Maryland Office……………………………………………………. (301) 927-6800
6811 Kenilworth Ave., Suite 500
Riverdale, MD  20737
Whistleblowers
Government Accountability Project……………………………………………………………………………………. (202) 457-0034
1612 K St. NW #1100
Washington, D.C. 20006
National Whistleblower Center……………………………………………………………………………………………. (202) 342-1903
Legal Defense and Education Fund  
P.O. Box 25090  
Washington, D.C. 20027  
(202) 342-1904 (Fax)
Workers Compensation (on the job injury)
Maryland Workers’ Compensation Commission
10 East Baltimore St, Baltimore, MD 21202-1641………………………………………………………. (410) 864-5100
in Maryland…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 1-(800) 492-0479
fax……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. (410) 864-5101
U.S. Office of Workers’ Compensation, National Information………………………………………… 1-(866) 692-7487

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