DETROIT – Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. (LAD) will sponsor a free informational
workshop for employers on hiring former criminal offenders Thursday, March 26 from 1:30 to 3:30
p.m. at Michigan First Credit Union, 27000 Evergreen Road, Lathrup Village.
Speakers will include representatives of LAD, the Michigan Department of Corrections and the
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; experienced employers; and former offenders
recently released from incarceration.
Employers will learn about the advantages of hiring former offenders, including tax credits;
potential liability for refusing to hire them; prisoner re-entry programs; and community safety.
Employers can register for the workshop onsite March 26 at 1:00 p.m. or in advance by calling
LAD’s Oakland County office in Pontiac at (248) 253-1548, ext. 4009.
LAD is metropolitan Detroit’s premier public service law firm, serving residents of Macomb,
Oakland and Wayne counties, including the city of Detroit.
“We work with clients in a comprehensive manner, so that as we solve their legal problems, we
help solve other problems as well,” LAD President and CEO Deierdre L. Weir said. “We help people
rebuild their lives and help families stay together.”
Anyone seeking legal services can call (877) 964-4700 or visit https://www.ladadetroit.org.
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