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Minimum Wage and Overtime Complaint Form
(Separate Website)
This form is used to file complaints under the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act of 1968, P.L. 11, No. 5.
In an effort to expedite your complaint, the Bureau of Labor Law Compliance encourages you to take advantage of the online or electronic submission of the complaint form..
If you choose instead to return a hardcopy version of this form (manual submission), all pages must be completed. Additional information that may be needed and applicable to the specific Law under which your compliant is made may be attached.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
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Spanish / Español
Wage Complaint Form
(Separate Website)
This form is used to file complaints under the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law, Act of 1961, P.L. 637, No. 329.
In an effort to expedite your complaint, the Bureau of Labor Law Compliance encourages you to take advantage of the online or electronic submission of the complaint form.
If you choose instead to return a hardcopy version of this form (manual submission), all pages must be completed. Additional information that may be needed and applicable to the specific Law under which your compliant is made may be attached.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
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Spanish / Español
Online Services from the Pennsylvania Workforce Development System and Pennsylvania CareerLink
(Separate Website)
List of online services offered by the PA Workforce Development System and Pennsylvania CareerLink including job search and postings, training, work support services, and vocational rehabilitation.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Downloadable Forms from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
(Separate Website)
Links to downloadable forms from the PA Department of Labor and Industry.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Notice of Appeal for Pennsylvania
This packet will prepare a "Notice of Appeal" form (as well as a Civil Cover Sheet) for filing an appeal from the Magisterial District Court to the Court of Common Pleas. Instructions for filing and service will be included.
PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a fill-in-the-blank form. You will answer questions while connected to the Internet. After you answer all the questions, the program will prepare your completed documents for you.
IMPORTANT: To use this program, you must use Internet Explorer to see the questions and Microsoft Word to print your documents.
By: North Penn Legal Services
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Spanish / Español
Petition to Waive Court Costs
Click the document title to be linked to LawHelp Interactive where you can prepare a Petition to Waive Court Fees which can be used to ask the Pennsylvania Court for permission to file legal papers for free. This form can be used in most types of court cases in Pennsylvania. Approval to waive fees is not automatic. You will need to ask the Court to approve your Petition. Instructions will be included. PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a fill-in-the-blank form; you will need to answer questions while connected to the Internet.
IMPORTANT: To use this form, you must use Internet Explorer as your browser and Microsoft Word to print your documents.
By: North Penn Legal Services
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Wage Laws & Claims
(Separate Website)
Information on a wage and compensation claims.
By: Community Legal Services
Wages and Hours
(Separate Website)
Information on wage and hour issues
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Pennsylvania Employment Law Information (Audio-MP3)
Episode of Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" Radio show broadcast on JET 1400 AM in Erie, PA. Click on title above to listen to the program.
5/31/07 - PA Employment Law information such as wage cases, barriers to employment such as a criminal record. Host- Robert Oakley, Esq., NWLS Director; Guest Jennifer Krause, NWLS Attorney with the PA Employment Project (28:08)
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Workers' Rights Handbook
(Separate Website)
Handbook on workers rights including the rights of immigrant workers. Original Philadelphia area handbook created by Community Legal Services, Friends of Farmworkers and Villanova Law School Clinical Program based on a publication created by the Chinatown Community Youth Leadership Project, a program of Asian Americans United.
By: Friends of Farmworkers
Magisterial District Judge Court - Filing Suit
This informational packet provides information on how to file a lawsuit in Magiserial District Judge Court.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
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How to Sue At the Office of the Magisterial District Judge
How to file suit on small claims in your local Office of the Magisterial District Judge.
By: MidPenn Legal Services
Administration of Pennsylvania's New Minimum Wage Law
(Separate Website)
Information about Pennsylvania's new minimum wage requirements, effective January 2007.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Minimum Wage Law Summary
(Separate Website)
This summary sets forth the Minimum Wage and
Overtime Rate for employees. It also sets forth
compliance-related duties for the Department
of Labor & Industry and for employers.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Wage & Hour Requirement FAQs
(Separate Website)
Frequently asked questions on wage & hour requirements in Pennsylvania.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Minimum Wage Poster
(Separate Website)
Poster outlining current minimum wage requirements.
By: United States Department of Labor
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Spanish / Español
DOL's FairPay Overtime Initiative
(Separate Website)
The U. S. Department of Labor FairPay Web site. It's designed to help you understand the Department's new FairPay rules that strengthen overtime protections.
By: United States Department of Labor
Questions and Answers about the Minimum Wage
(Separate Website)
Questions and Answers About the Minimum Wage
By: United States Department of Labor
Frequently Asked Questions - Minimum Wage
(Separate Website)
Quick answers to commonly asked questions about the minimum wage.
By: United States Department of Labor
Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor
(Separate Website)
The FLSA Advisor helps you learn more about the minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor and recordkeeping laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL).
By: United States Department of Labor
Child Labor Requirements In Agricultural Occupations Under the Fair Labor Standards Act
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheet about the legal protections that apply to children working in farm jobs.
By: United States Department of Labor
The Employment of Workers with Disabilities at Special Minimum Wages
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheet on Section 14(c) of the FLSA which authorizes employers, after receiving a certificate from the Wage and Hour Division, to pay special minimum wages, less than the Federal minimum wage, to workers who have disabilities.
By: United States Department of Labor
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)
(Separate Website)
The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) protects migrant and seasonal agricultural workers by establishing employment standards related to wages, housing, transportation, disclosures and recordkeeping.
By: United States Department of Labor
Wage Statement (MSPA)
(Separate Website)
Properly filled out, this optional form will satisfy the requirements of sections 201 (d), (e), and (g) and sections 301 (c), (d), and (f) of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). This forms also satisfies statutory requirements under section 11 (c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By: United States Department of Labor
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Spanish / Español
If You Are A Farm Worker - Your Wage Record Book and Guide to Social Security
(Separate Website)
Booklet from Social Security which provides farm workers an overview of your wage record, your boss's responsibility in reporting earnings, and the importance of making sure your earnings are reported correctly.
By: Social Security Administration
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Spanish / Español
The Construction Industry under the Fair Labor Standards Act
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet provides general information concerning the application of the FLSA to the construction industry.
By: United States Department of Labor
The Home Health Care Industry under the Fair Labor Standards Act
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet provides general information concerning the application of the FLSA to the home health care industry.
By: United States Department of Labor
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Korean / 한국어
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Thai / ภาษาไทย
Homeworkers under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheet about homeworkers under the Fair labor Standards Act
By: United States Department of Labor
Hotels and Motel Establishments under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
(Separate Website)
Information covering Hotels and Motel Establishments under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
By: United States Department of Labor
Restaurants and Fast Food Establishments under the Fair Labor Standards Act
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet provides general information concerning the application of the FLSA to employees of restaurants and fast food establishments.
By: United States Department of Labor
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Spanish / Español
Minimum Wage, Recordkeeping and Youth Employment Requirements of U.S. Law Applicable to Foreign Commercial Vehicle Operators and Helpers
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet provides general information about the the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) concerning federal minimum wage, recordkeeping and child labor requirements that apply to foreign commercial vehicle operators and their helpers who work in United States territory.
By: United States Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor
(Separate Website)
By: United States Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Fact Sheets
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheets on a variety of topics relating to wage and hour issues.
By: United States Department of Labor
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