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Legal help on the way to more seniors in Central Minnesota

The Central Minnesota Council on Aging is giving Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid – St. Cloud more funding dollars. This means seniors in Wright County will have greater access to legal advice, counseling and representation in court and administrative hearings at no cost.

Minnesota Disability Law Center submits comment to Department of Labor

Minnesota Disability Law Center of Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid has submitted this statement and invites constituents and advocates of the disability community to submit their own.

No heat? Legal Aid explains tenant options to KSTP

Supervising Attorney Ron Elwood, who leads Legal Aid’s advocacy efforts at the Capitol, explains emergency relief. It’s a filing action

Pinnacle of storied career for Perl is Legal Aid

The way Justin Perl sees it, everything in his life before Legal Aid was preparation for his career at Legal

KARE 11 investigates small claims court

Legal Aid Attorney Beth Goodell is the go-to expert in this piece highlighting the plight of victims who win in court but never recover their money.

Read history of the subminimum wage in Minnesota

As the Biden administration proposes doing away with the subminimum wage, read the report authored by our Minnesota Disability Law Center outlining its impact and studied approach for phasing out the practice.

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid names Alsaidi and Brelie to leadership posts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: (St. Cloud, Willmar and Minneapolis, Minn.) – Yasin Alsaidi and Brenna Brelie are slated to join the leadership team at Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid this month.

Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid, Robins Kaplan Bring Class Action Suit Against Mobile Home Park

Exposure to raw sewage, overcharging for utilities and invalid leases are at the heart of a class action lawsuit filed by Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid (“Legal Aid”) and Robins Kaplan LLP against a mobile home park in Sartell, Minnesota.

Debt Fairness Act outlines changes you should know about

If your wages are being garnished, if you have current medical debt or medical debt from long ago, you need to know the law has changed. Legal Aid stood with the Minnesota Attorney General this week to announce that the 2024 Debt Fairness Act has taken effect. As of Oct. 1 major provisions for medical debt are on the books. The AG also announced an in-person opportunity for consumers to meet with attorneys from Legal Aid and community justice organizations, Saturday, Oct. 5.

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