It is better now in retirement to be a consultant, an independent contractor, an owner of a business, a dedicated volunteer, a portfolio manager, a pro bono worker or any variety of self-employment, as long as it is perceived as work.
A spokesman for the city's Department for the Aging said the legislation was similar to the agency's Assigned Counsel Project, which provides pro bono lawyers and social workers to older residents in housing court in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.
Monica Diaz came close to falling asleep while standing as she spoke to a lawyer who offered to help her pro bono with a complaint regarding city workers throwing away her belongings, including her identification cards.
In 1989, he argued Martin v. Wilks, a pro bono case, before the Supreme Court, representing black workers in Birmingham against Robert K. Wilks and other white firefighters.
Nichol is working pro bono for the legal team representing dead workers' families at the judicial commission of inquiry into August's tragedy at the Lonmin platinum mine.
Our work is augmented by the pro bono contributions of a network of doctors, lawyers, social workers and other professionals in the Washington community.
After earning her law degree, Espinoza's mother did pro bono work to improve the employment conditions of migrant workers.
Volunteer outreach workers collect citation information and narratives, and pro bono attorneys provide representation in court.
Palm Beach Commissioner Shelley Vana said that the best route for workers who are owed wages may be through legal aid societies and their pro bono lawyers.
Lawyers from around the country represent workers, retirees, and their families in pension matters on a regular-fee, reduced-fee, and/or pro bono basis.
