Questions and answers about common legal problems.
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There are 12 resources
Employee or Independent Contractor?
(Separate Website)
What the difference is, and why it's important to you.
By: Internal Revenue Service (separate website)
Employee Rights -- National Labor Relations Act
(Separate Website)
Information from the National Labor Relations Board. This information deals with worker rights to form a union and related issues.
By: National Labor Relations Board
FBI help to fight forced Labor in the United States
(Separate Website)
It is against the law for anyone to force you to work or give any kind of service against your will or under threat or without being paid.
Here is information from the FBI about human trafficking and how to fight it.
By: FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Help for Victims of Human Trafficking
(Separate Website)
Victims are eligible for federal funds, special visas, and other help.
By: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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
Job Scams -- Federal Trade Commission
Watch this video from the Federal Trade Commission to find out more about job scams, including work-at-home scams.
By: Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
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
Looking to Start Summer or After-School Job? -- Minors and Employment
(Separate Website)
Information for teenagers who want to work (and their parents) about youth and employment.
By: Louisiana Department of Labor
Louisiana's Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (LaHIPP)
(Separate Website)
Find out more about Louisiana's Health Insurance Premium Payment Program (LaHIPP) for Medicaid Enrollees and their Families.
By: Bureau of Health Services Financing
Protect Your Status as an Employee
(Separate Website)
Some contractors don't withhold taxes from workers' pay, depriving them of benefits. This fact sheet identifies some ways to hold companies responsible.
By: National Employment Law Project
Video about Immigration-Related Discrimination on the Job
(Separate Website)
Scroll down the page to find a new DOJ video about immmigration-related discrimination in the workplace. You can click on the "Real Player" or "Quick Time" link to watch the video. From the Office of Special Counsel.
By: US Dept. of Justice -- Civil Rights Division
Wages and Hours Worked: Child Labor Protections (Nonagricultural Work)
(Separate Website)
Overview of protections under federal (US) law.
By: US Department of Labor
Learn how to use this site: click here to hear and see a slide show. En Espanol: oprima aqui.
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