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• Blue Campaign

  Information on Blue Campaign, a national public awareness campaign, designed to educate the public, law enforcement and other industry partners to recognize the indicators of human trafficking, and how to appropriately respond to possible cases. Content Detail

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  Department of Homeland Security

• Fact Sheet #35: Joint Employment Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)

  This Fact Sheet from the United States Department of Labor provides general information concerning the meaning and applicability of joint employment under the Fair Labor Standards Act and under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. Content Detail

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  United States Department of Labor

• Fact Sheet #49: The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act

  This fact sheet from the United States Department of Labor outlines the rights protected by the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act. Content Detail

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  United States Department of Labor

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor

  The Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor, from the United States Department of Labor, helps you learn more about the minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor and record keeping laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor. Content Detail

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  United States Department of Labor

• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Minimum Wage Poster

  Poster from the United States Department of Labor outlining current minimum wage requirements. Content Detail

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  United States Department of Labor

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  Spanish / Español

• Foreign Workers and Social Security Numbers

  Information from the Social Security Administration for foreign workers about why you need a Social Security number and how to get one. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

  French / Français

  Haitian Creole / Kreyòl Ayisyen

  Italian / Italiano

  Polish / Język Polski

  Tagalog / Pilipino

• If You Are A Farm Worker - Your Wage Record Book and Guide to Social Security

  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. [PDF] Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

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  Spanish / Español

• Know Your Rights at Work

  This booklet from the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General outlines the rights a worker has in the workplace and how to get help if you are experiencing an unlawful work-related issue. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General

• National Farmworker Jobs Program

  The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) is a nationally-directed, locally-administered program of services for migrant and seasonal farmworkers. NFJP, with support from the United States Department of Labor, 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. Content Detail

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  United States Department of Labor

• PA Courts Public Access Policy - Filing Requirements in the Courts (Video)

  Effective on January 6, 2018, a new Public Access Policy is in effect in Pennsylvania Courts. This policy imposes requirements on anyone filing court documents in the trial and appellate courts to safeguard information in the documents they file. The Pennsylvania Courts have released this series of videos that explain the judiciary’s new policy for protecting confidential information and the required steps you must take to protect that information when filing documents in the courts. Content Detail

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  Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts

• Social Security & Entering the United States of America

  Section of the Social Security Administration website providing information about Social Security for recent immigrants and other non-citizens entering the United States. Content Detail

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  Social Security Administration

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor

  Website of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor. Content Detail

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  United States Department of Labor

• What Is Human Trafficking?

  Human trafficking involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. This provides additional information about human trafficking and how to deal with it. Content Detail

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  Department of Homeland Security