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Louisiana Works
(Separate Website)
State website includes online employment resources, information on benefits, disaster support and other services.
By: Louisiana Workforce Commission (Louisiana Department of Labor)
Disaster Unemployment Assistance
(Separate Website)
Financial assistance to eligible individuals whose employment or self-employment has been lost or interrupted as a direct result of a major disaster declared by the President of the United states.
By: U.S. Department of Labor, Word File By: National Employment Law Project
Louisiana Disaster Unemployment Assistance Claim Information
(Separate Website)
Learn more about this issue with a Q&A item from the state department of labor.
By: Louisiana Department of Labor
The Family and Medical Leave Act: Job Protections When You or a Family Member Has Health Problems
(Separate Website)
Provides information about this law.
By: United States Department of Labor
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
Workers Wage and Hours Rights
(Separate Website)
Wage and hour laws protect the rights of all workers to be paid for their work.
By: National Employment Law Project
Protecting Your Right To Be Paid Keep good records of the time you worked and who you worked for, to enforce your right to be paid.
By: National Employment Law Project
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Disaster Checklists Make sure you have these items handy before disaster strikes.
By: Mid-Missouri Legal Services
Disaster Unemployment Benefits
(Separate Website)
Information about this and other topics related to unemployment benefits.
By: Louisiana Department of Labor
DisasterLegalAid.Org
(Separate Website)
See this site for information and to look for help with disaster legal issues.
By: Legal Services Corp., American Bar Assn., Pro Bono Net
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
Oil Spill: Oil Spill Jobs Posted on LaWorks
(Separate Website)
See this site for information about getting an oil spill job.
By: Louisiana Workforce Commission
Oil Spill: President Barack Obama expects BP to foot bill for wages lost because of drilling
(Separate Website)
Times-Picayune story about efforts to help people who lost work and pay because of the oil spill.
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