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Compensation and Pension Benefits for Veterans
(Separate Website)
Compensation & Pension Service administers a variety of benefits and services for veterans, their dependents and survivors, including, but not limited to: service-connected compensation, DIC, non-service connected pension, burial & accrued benefits, guardianship and public contact services. This website contains information about what benefits we administer.
By: Department of Veterans' Affairs
Information on Other Fringe Benefits
(Separate Website)
"Other Benefits" include a host of incentives provided by agreement between an employer and an employee (or the employee's representative). Most of these benefits are not required by law. This website contains information about: (1) Child Care Assistance, (2) Disability Insurance, (3) Flexible Schedules, (4) Other Compensation Benefits, (5) Other Insurance Benefits, (6)Severance Pay, (7) Unemployment Insurance, and (8) Wellness Benefits.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Life After Layoff--A Guide To Legal Issues Surrounding Layoff and Termination
(Separate Website)
This helpful brochure discusses the legal issues surrounding layoff and termination such as: wages and benefits, unemployment compensation, maintaining health insurance, and retirement benefits.
By: Young Lawyers' Division of the North Carolina Bar Association
Workers' Compensation Information
(Separate Website)
The Department of Labor's Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP) administers four major disability compensation programs which provide wage replacement benefits, medical treatment, vocational rehabilitation, and other benefits to federal workers or their dependents who are injured at work or acquire an occupational disease. This web site contains information about each of these programs.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Your Social Security Number and Card
(Separate Website)
A Social Security number is important because you need it to get a job, collect Social Security benefits and receive some other government benefits. Many other companies you do business with, such as banks and credit companies, also ask for your number.
By: Social Security Administration
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North Carolina Statutes
(Separate Website)
The North Carolina General Assembly is offering access to the Statutes on the Internet as a service to the public. These statutes are the general laws that govern North Carolina's legal system.
By: North Carolina General Assembly
Labor Statutes in North Carolina
(Separate Website)
The DOL has reprinted the statues, from the NC General Assembly, that pertain to the current labor laws affecting NC employees.
By: North Carolina Dept of Labor
Workers Compensation Statutes
(Separate Website)
Chapter 97, Article 13 (c) of the North Carolina General Statues clearly defines what prisoners are entitled to as far as workers' compensation. To apply, visit http://www.ic.nc.gov/
By: North Carolina General Assembly
Farmworkers Rights in North Carolina
(Separate Website)
North Carolina is one of the largest users of farmworker labor in the country, Legal Aid provides a great educational resource that tells about some of the conditions they work in and the amount of pay they earn for their hard work.
By: Legal Aid of North Carolina
H-2A Temporary Agricultural Workers
(Separate Website)
The H-2A program allows U.S. employers to bring foreign nationals to the United States to fill temporary agricultural jobs for which U.S. workers are not available. This outlines the process and procedures workers must follow to be eligible.
H-2B Agricultural Workers
(Separate Website)
This guide from the DOL outlines who is covered, the basic requirements, rights of the workers, and a few other things under the agriculural worker "blanket."
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Legal Rights of Non-H2A Workers
(Separate Website)
This pamphlet published by the North Carolina Farmworker Health Program explains your rights as a non-H2A worker in areas such as housing, field sanitation, workers' compensation and wages.
By: NC Farmworker Health Program
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Legal Aid of North Carolina provides free legal advice and representation in some types of cases. Click on the icon to find out what types of cases are handled and to apply online.
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