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About the Helpline

ABB is a national, nonprofit legal advocacy organization. Our free and confidential legal helpline can help you understand your workplace rights around caring for yourself and your family members.

PARA ESPAÑOL: A Better Balance es una organización legal, sin fines de lucro, que trabaja a nivel nacional. Nuestra línea de ayuda gratuita y confidencial le puede ayudar a entender sus derechos en su lugar de trabajo relacionados al cuidado de sí misma/o y de su familia.

1-833-NEED-ABB

1-833-633-3222

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What We Do

We assist workers nationwide facing various issues at work related to:

sick leave;
family and medical leave;
pregnancy discrimination;
accommodations for pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions;
discrimination based on being a parent or other caregiver;
fair scheduling; and
equal pay (including inquiries from potential employers about salary history).

If you have questions about the law as it relates to the issues listed above, we can give you clear, understandable answers about what the law is and how it has been used. ABB’s consultations are for information only. We can discuss possible options with workers seeking legal advice and/or representation.

What We Don’t Do

We do not provide legal advice outside of an attorney-client relationship. This means that unless and until we are in a formal attorney-client relationship, we, for example, cannot offer a legal opinion on the strength of your potential legal claims or tell you what you should do in your personal situation. If you are seeking representation, we can discuss possible options. We are not a government enforcement agency, and we do not process legal complaints. We are not affiliated with any business, and we do not process requests for workplace leave.

Contacting the Helpline

To reach the helpline, please fill out the online contact form below.

All the information you share with us is confidential; we will not share it with anyone unless you give us your express permission to do so, or we are ordered to do so by a court.

Please note we may request additional information from you, or request to speak with you by phone, after receiving your message in order to best address your questions.

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Email Address*

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What city and state do you live in?*

What city and state do you work in?*

What type of work do you do?

Do you have a question about any of the following?* (Check all that apply.)
Workplace problems related to COVID-19 (the 2020 coronavirus)Sick leave or medical leave for your own medical needsSick leave or medical leave for a family member’s medical needsBonding/parental leave (i.e. maternity leave, paternity leave)Accommodations at work for pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; or unfair treatment at work because you are pregnantBreastfeeding/pumpingUnfair treatment at work because you are a parent or other caregiverUnfair scheduling practicesPay discrimination or salary history inquiries by a prospective employerBeing punished at work for absences for medical needs/family caregiving needsOther

Please briefly describe your problem or question, and what kind of assistance you are seeking.*

COVID-19 Update

If you have questions about your workplace rights when affected by the pandemic, we encourage you to review the below FAQs, which may answer your questions.

FAQ: What are my rights to emergency paid sick leave and emergency paid family leave under the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA)?
FAQ: What are my rights if I am pregnant and working or have had a recent change in my employment status?
FAQ: What are my leave rights and benefits during COVID-19 as a worker in New York?

Please note that the federal Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) is currently set to expire on December 31, 2020. Depending on where you work, you may have sick time rights under state or local law. For more information, visit this page: https://www.abetterbalance.org/paid-sick-time-laws/.

For more information about your workplace laws related to the COVID-19 global pandemic, visit our online resource page.

For more information about Paid Family Leave in New York state, visit our online resource, FamilyLeaveWorks.

For more information, about workplace laws related to pregnancy, parenting, and family caregiving, visit our online resource, Babygate.