Legal Resources
A breast cancer diagnosis can affect more than your health—it can impact your work, education, and financial stability. This page brings together trusted legal resources to help you understand your rights, navigate workplace protections, manage school accommodations, and make informed decisions about your future. Whether you’re figuring out how to take time off, stay enrolled, or advocate for yourself, these tools are here to support you.
National Resources
Cancer and Careers
This national organization offers education, advocacy, grants, and a wide range of resources designed to help individuals—and their caregivers—navigate employment decisions and workplace rights during treatment and recovery.
Cancer Legal Care (Minnesota)
Free guidance in Minnesota on financial, insurance, and employment issues related to cancer, with videos, fact sheets, and a call-line available.
City Bar Justice Center (NYC)
Offers free legal advice for low-income New York City residents, including help with birth and death certificates and certain consumer issues.
Disability Rights Legal Center
Provides free legal information related to cancer, along with educational materials and additional resources.
FreeWill
Online platform to create a legal will at no cost.
Health Law Advocates
Provides assistance to low-income individuals seeking health coverage or help with medical debt; application available by phone or email.
Job Accommodation Network
Federal resource offering guidance for employees and employers navigating ADA workplace accommodations.
Magnolia Purpose in Planning
Provides information on financial planning, estate planning, and coping for cancer patients and families.
Margolis Bloom & D’Agostino
Free legal information available under the “Resources” section; legal services provided at cost.
Social Security Administration
Federal website to apply for Social Security benefits.
Triage Cancer
Educational materials and resources addressing legal and financial issues related to cancer.
U.S. Department of Labor – FMLA
Federal overview of FMLA (Family Medical Leave Act), including forms, fact sheets, and eligibility information.
Resources for those in Massachusetts
Greater Boston Legal Services
Free legal assistance and representation in civil matters for eligible residents of Boston and surrounding communities; eligibility based on income, location, and need.
Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave
State government information on family and medical leave benefits in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Legal Resource Finder
Online tool to locate legal resources within Massachusetts.
Volunteer Lawyers Project
Provides free legal aid to eligible low-income individuals in the greater Boston area; eligibility based on socioeconomic status, location, and legal need.
