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In Massachusetts housing courts, less than 10% of tenants go to court with an attorney. For decades, Greater Boston Legal Services has offered legal clinics for tenants facing eviction. But the organization noticed those face-to-face meetings weren’t accessible to everyone. In 2017, Quinten…

Represented by GBLS, fourteen former employees at Happy Lamb Hot Pot have settled their lawsuit, which sought hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages for wage theft and other illegal practices, against the restaurant. The former employees, including Chinese, Latino, and Thai workers, sued the…

End the energy supply scam now Greater Boston Legal Services has filed a class-action lawsuit against SFE Energy Massachusetts (“SFE”) for allegedly using unfair and deceptive practices in their door-to-door sales to solicit and sign up Massachusetts families for their costly gas and electricity…

"Each week, I meet with low-income Asian immigrants who come to our legal clinics in Chinatown to resolve legal issues. Legal issues with housing are among the most prevalent and pressing, particularly in light of widespread displacement and rising rent costs in immigrant neighborhoods including…

“Attorney General Maura Healey and senior care advocates [announced] settlements with Beaumont and six nursing care facilities that include fines and quality improvement directives after a statewide investigation discovered failings that led to injuries, and patient deaths. "The human toll that…

Kindergartners, 1st and 2nd graders will no longer be unlawfully suspended: GBLS reaches settlement with Boston Public Schools. GBLS is happy to announce that on November 15, 2018 our clients and Boston Public Schools Interim Superintendent Laura Perille signed a settlement agreement wherein BPS…

Workers Call for Boycott as Second Massachusetts Location Opens Boston, Massachusetts—Nine current and former employees of Happy Lamb Hot Pot, a Chinese restaurant in Cambridge, MA, are suing the restaurant for failing to pay minimum wage and overtime, stealing workers’ tips, ignoring paid sick…

GBLS is one of 10 organizations selected to receive a grant from the Greater Boston Immigrant Defense Fund. "Immigrants are vital members of our society...this grant will enable GBLS to work with community-based organizations and provide needed legal support," said GBLS Executive Director…

GBLS Receives Funding to Provide Free Civil Legal Services for Area Crime Victims Greater Boston Legal Services has received a two-year sub-grant totaling more than $1,281,000 to provide civil legal services to crime victims residing in Boston and other cities and towns in the greater Boston area…

GBLS is pleased to announce a settlement between the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) and the Bay State Council of the Blind (BSCB). Although MEEI provides high quality care to patients with visual impairments, there were significant barriers to getting care. Patients who are blind or…