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• A Guide to Employment Discrimination

  Information from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. on your legal rights when you find yourself being discriminated against based on race, color, national origin, gender (including sexual harassment), religion, age (if over 40), disability, or sexual orientation. Read More

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  Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.

• Employment Discrimination

  Information from Neighborhood Legal Services Association on discrimination in the workplace. Content Detail

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Workers with Disabilities

  Information from Neighborhood Legal Services Association about the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act for workers with disabilities Content Detail

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Discrimination and Erie Human Relations Commission (Audio-MP3) audio

  Episode of Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" Radio show broadcast on JET 1400 AM in Erie, PA on 3-27-2008. Information regarding discrimination, specifically relating to education, housing and sexual orientation, how to file a complaint with the Erie (PA) Human Relations Commission. Read More

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  Northwestern Legal Services

• Know Your Employment Rights!

  Information from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia on employment rights including wages, unemployment compensation, family and medical leave, discrimination, workplace injuries, and unions. Content Detail

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• Combating Employment Discrimination Through the Americans with Disabilities Act (PDF)

  Information from Disability Rights Pennsylvania on the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act regarding employment discrimination. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Disability Rights Pennsylvania

• Employment Publications from the Disability Rights Pennsylvania

  Publications about disability and employment from the Disability Rights Pennsylvania. Content Detail

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  Disability Rights Pennsylvania

• Reasonable Accommodations in Employment (PDF)

  The Fact Sheet from Disability Rights Pennsylvania addresses the duty of employers to provide reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Disability Rights Pennsylvania

• A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment

  Find answers to questions about employment rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act in this A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment from the U.S. Department of Justice. Webpage and PDF Version. Read More

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  U.S. Department of Justice

• Americans with Disabilities Act

  Information from the Erie County Bar Association on your rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Content Detail

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  Erie County Bar Association

• Discrimination

  Information from the Erie County Bar Association on discrimination in employment and housing from the Erie County Bar Association Content Detail

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  Erie County Bar Association

• EEOC Publications

  Listing of publications from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on a variety of subjects relating to equal employment opportunity and employment discrimination. Content Detail

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  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination - Questions And Answers

  Information from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on the federal laws covering job discrimination and what discriminatory practices are prohibited by these laws. Content Detail

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  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Filing a Charge of Employment Discrimination

  Description of the process to be followed to file a charge of employment discrimination with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Content Detail

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  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Questions and Answers About Race and Color Discrimination in Employment

  These questions and answers are adapted from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Compliance Manual Section on Race and Color Discrimination. For more detailed information about race and color discrimination, you may review the Race and Color Section on the EEOC's website or call 1-800-669-3362 to request a free copy of the Race and Color Section of the web site. Content Detail

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  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission