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Employee or Independent Contractor?
(Separate Website)
What the difference is, and why it's important to you.
By: Internal Revenue Service (separate website)
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
Guide to Laws Prohibiting Forced Labor in the United States 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.
By: Commission for Labor Cooperation
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)
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
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