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Employment Issues
   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
  
   
   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
  
   
   Information for State Employees Affected by Hurricanes (Separate Website)
Notices about appeals, new rules, furloughs, benefits, etc.
By: Louisiana Department of State Civil Service
  
   
   Louisiana Works (Separate Website)
State website includes online employment resources, information on benefits, disaster support and other services.
By: Louisiana Department of Labor
  
   
   Protect Your Status as an Employee This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
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
  
   
   Protecting Your Right To Be Paid This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
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
  
   
   The Family and Medical Leave Act: Job Protections When You or a Family Member Has Health Problems This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Workers affected by the hurricane may need to take time off from work due to their own health problems or their need to care for a family member with health problems.
By: National Employment Law Project
  
   
   Unemployment Information for People with Disabilities This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.
Post-Katrina information about unemployment benefits.
By: Advocacy Center
  
   
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FEMA
   Birth Certificates and Vital Records (Separate Website)
You may be able to get replacements at some parish health units.
By: Louisiana.gov
  
   
   Replace Vital Records (Separate Website)
Government information, services and resources.
By: Firstgov.gov
  
   
   Disaster Assistance Web Site -- FEMA Announcement (Separate Website)
See FEMA's information about www.DisasterAssistance.gov, a site where people can go to find out about and register for disaster help from the federal government.
By: FEMA
  
   
   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
  
   
   Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (Separate Website)
Official website.
By: FEMA
  
   
   FEMA -- Applicant's Guide to the Individuals & Households Program This link opens a PDF file in a new window.  If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page. (Separate Website)
See this FEMA guide to getting help after a disaster.
By: FEMA

    Read this in: Korean / 한국어 , Spanish / Español
  
   
   FEMA Assistance and Undocumented Immigrants (Separate Website)
Questions and answers about eligibility for undocumented immigrants and their families.
By: FEMA
  
   
   FEMA Begins Referring Families to HUD for Temporary Disaster Housing Program (Separate Website)
See this information from FEMA about DHAP-IKE.
By: FEMA
  
   
   FEMA Disaster Assistance FAQs (Separate Website)
Updated regularly with new questions and answers.
By: FEMA
  
   
   FEMA Hurricane Katrina Resources (Separate Website)

By: FEMA
  
   
   FEMA Hurricane Rita Resources (Separate Website)

By: FEMA
  
   
   FEMA News (Separate Website)
News, Media Advisories & Disaster Updates
By: FEMA
  
   
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