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Criminal Records
A Worker's Guide to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Application, Appeal and Waiver Process.
(Separate Website)
December 2007 guide from the National Employmenet Law Project.
By: National Employment Law Project
Credit Reports and Background Checks - Your Legal Rights
(Separate Website)
Information from the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco
By: The Workers? Rights Clinic -- Legal Aid Society of San Francisco
Criminal Record Expungements in Louisiana
Expungement (removal of a record from public access, and sometimes record destruction) can help you get a job, get in school, or get an occupation or other license.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)
Criminal Records & Employment -- Your Legal Rights
(Separate Website)
Learn more about what criminal records can mean for your job or job search.
By: The Workers? Rights Clinic -- Legal Aid Society of San Francisco
Employment Background Checks
Most potential employers check your criminal, credit and other history.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)
How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal
Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. This slide show has an audio track in Spanish.
Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Here is a link to the Lawyer Referral and Information page from the site of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Here are the individual numbers listed on that site:
Lawyer Referral Numbers
Baton Rouge:
(225)344-9926
Lafayette
(337)237-4700
Lake Charles:
(337)436-3308
New Orleans
(504)561-8828
Shreveport:
(318)222-0720
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Employment Rights of the Disabled
Protections on the job for people with disabilities, under federal and Louisiana law.
By: Advocacy Center
A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
(Separate Website)
Federal civil rights laws that enforce equal opportunity for people with disabilities.
By: U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section
ADA Questions and Answers
(Separate Website)
This question and answer document from the U.S. Department of Justice's web site explains how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) gives persons with disabilities certain rights to non-discrimination in state and local government programs, activities and services, and in public accommodations.
How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal
Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. This slide show has an audio track in Spanish.
Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Here is a link to the Lawyer Referral and Information page from the site of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Here are the individual numbers listed on that site:
Lawyer Referral Numbers
Baton Rouge:
(225)344-9926
Lafayette
(337)237-4700
Lake Charles:
(337)436-3308
New Orleans
(504)561-8828
Shreveport:
(318)222-0720
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
(Separate Website)
Web site of the government unit responsible for enforcing major federal anti-discrimination laws.
By: U.S. Department of Justice
Hardship Driver's Licenses
Need driver's license to work? Here's how you may get to keep one.
By: Louisiana Employment Task Force
How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal
Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. This slide show has an audio track in Spanish.
Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos.
By: Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Lawyer Referral and Information
(Separate Website)
Here is a link to the Lawyer Referral and Information page from the site of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Here are the individual numbers listed on that site:
Lawyer Referral Numbers
Baton Rouge:
(225)344-9926
Lafayette
(337)237-4700
Lake Charles:
(337)436-3308
New Orleans
(504)561-8828
Shreveport:
(318)222-0720
By: Louisiana State Bar Association
Louisiana Driver's Licenses
(Separate Website)
Answers to questions about getting and keeping a Louisiana driver's license.
By: Office of Motor Vehicles
Credit Reports and Background Checks - Your Legal Rights
(Separate Website)
Information from the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco
By: The Workers? Rights Clinic -- Legal Aid Society of San Francisco
Criminal Records & Employment -- Your Legal Rights
(Separate Website)
Learn more about what criminal records can mean for your job or job search.
By: The Workers? Rights Clinic -- Legal Aid Society of San Francisco
Drug and Alcohol Testing On The Job
When your employer can make you take a test, when you have the right to refuse, and when you have to pay for tests.
By: Louisiana Employment Law Task Force
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