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Online Services from the Pennsylvania Workforce Development System and Pennsylvania CareerLink
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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
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
Workers' Rights Handbook
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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
Immigrant Workers' Employment Rights
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Slides from a PowerPoint presentation outlining many issues related to an immigrant worker's employment rights.
By: Friends of Farmworkers
Sexual Violence Against Farmworkers: A Guidebook for Social Service Providers
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The goal of this guidebook is to increase the knowledge and skills of social service providers so that you can better serve farmworkers who have experienced sexual violence. It provides helpful explanations about the life and work of farmworkers as well as unique issues that may impact the services you provide.
By: Southern Poverty Law Center
Fact Sheet #49: The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
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Fact sheet outlining the rights protected by the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.
By: United States Department of Labor
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Spanish / Español
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Minimum Wage Poster
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Poster outlining current minimum wage requirements.
By: United States Department of Labor
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Spanish / Español
Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor
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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
Joint Employment and Independent Contractors: Migrant & Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act
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Fact Sheet on the Migrant & Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act discussing: What work protections are available for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers? Do these protections apply to workers that are "independent contractors"? How can one determine whether someone is an independent contractor?
By: United States Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor
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By: United States Department of Labor
If You Are A Farm Worker - Your Wage Record Book and Guide to Social Security
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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
Social Security & Entering the United States of America
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Official US government site for information about Social Security for recent immigrants and other non-citizens.
By: Social Security Administration
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Spanish / Español
National Farmworker Jobs Program
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The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) assists migrant and other seasonally-employed farmworkers and their families, achieve economic self-sufficiency through job training and other services that address their employment related needs.
By: United States Department of Labor
Puerto Rico Birth Certificates Law 191 of 2009 Fact Sheet
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The Puerto Rico Birth Certificates Law 191 of 2009 will invalidate all birth certificates issued before July 1, 2010 by the Puerto Rico Health Department, through its Vital Statistics Record Office and require that anyone people who needs their birth certificate will have to request that a new birth certificate be issued. Learn the facts about this new law.
By: Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration
Know Your Rights on the Job Q & A
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This is a publication to help safeguard Hispanics in the workplace. The format of the Q & A is designed to educate Hispanic employees on their rights and how to combat common forms of discrimination often experienced by this group.
By: National Council of La Raza
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Spanish / Español
Immigration and Immigrant Workers: The Basics
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This document outlines the basic immigration concepts, categories, and laws relating specifically to immigrant workers. Immediately following this document is a more in-depth Glossary of immigration terms that offer definitions for immigration statuses and immigration-related terms, including definitions for various terms used in the document.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Classes of Immigrants Authorized to Work in the United States
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This chart lists the most common categories of immigrants who can receive work authorization from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)either by virtue of their legal status, or because they are eligible to apply for permission to work as part of a pending application.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Proving Work Authorization and Reverification
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Questions and answers on work authorization and reverification.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Document Abuse
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Information on the most common legal work authorization documents that you are allowed to show your employer to prove your identity and eligibility to work in the U.S.
By: National Immigration Law Center
The I-9 Process and Anti-Discrimination Protections in the INA
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Information on the employers requirement to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all employees hired after November 6, 1986 and to complete a special government form? the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form, or ?Form I-9? for short?for each new hire.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Citizenship Discrimination
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Information on citizenship status discrimination, where an employer treats you differently from other workers because of your citizenship or immigration status.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Filing an Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination Charge
(Separate Website)
A Do-It-Yourself Packet for Immigrant Workers. This Packet Contains a Basic Information Brief:
Employer Sanctions and Discrimination; Sample I-9 Form; Practical Tips on Dealing with a Discriminatory Employer; How to File a Discrimination Charge; Instructions on Filling out the Charge Form; and Sample Charge and Complaint Forms.
By: National Immigration Law Center
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