Blog Archive : December 1982

The City settles the nine-year-old N.O.W. v. City of Chicago equal pay case, benefitting hundreds of women janitresses and women clerks through salary upgrades, retroactive pension benefits, and $4.5 million in back pay.

With funding from the Cook County Legal Assistance Foundation, Pro Bono Advocates is founded to provide services to indigent clients, particularly survivors of domestic violence. In the first year, PBA recruits over 100 lawyers, trains volunteers, and begins referring cases to volunteer attorneys