FORMS
Sample Letter for requesting your Personnel Records (employee file) from the employer. Date it, sign it, keep a copy. Send it in a way that gives you proof of delivery.
Massachusetts Attorney General's Complaint form for wage violations.
Templates, forms, other resources for requesting disability accommodations at the Job Accommodation Network.
LOOKING FOR REPRESENTATION
It can be difficult to find free or affordable representation for most employment matters, so be ready to make a number of calls.
Free representation
If you are looking for free (pro bono) representation, use the Legal Resource Finder to see what is available in your area.
Law firms
You might find a law firm through these resources:
Massachusetts Bar Association Referral Service 617-654-0400
Boston Bar Association Referral Service 617-742-0625
National Employment Lawyers Association’s referral list
MASSACHUSETTS STATE AGENCIES
Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Attorney General
Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (unemployment benefits)
Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents (Workers' Compensation for on-the-job injuries)
Massachusetts Department of Labor Relations (public employees)
Massachusetts Department of Family & Medical Leave
FEDERAL AGENCIES
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
National Labor Relations Board
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
U.S. Office of Personnel Management (federal employees)
KEY MASSACHUSETTS STATUTES
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B (prohibiting discrimination)
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 52C (Personnel Records law)
Paid Family & Medical Leave Act
KEY FEDERAL STATUTES
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Family & Medical Leave Act, as amended
LAW LIBRARIES
Law libraries vary in size, quality, contents, access.
Many courthouses have a free public law library.
There is a free public law library in the statehouse on Beacon Hill in Boston.