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   Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) (Separate Website)
Information about federal laws that prohibit employment discrimination. This website also has information about how to file a Charge of Employment Discrimination with this federal agency.
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Federal Law Requires Many Services in Spanish
Federal civil rights law requires many government agencies to provide services in Spanish and other languages to people who speak little English. Read more here.
By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon
 
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   Know your Rights Flyers 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.
These flyers are intended to provide an overview of the rights an immigrant (whether here legally or not) or even a citizen may exercise if confronted by an immigration official.
    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Notary Publics are NOT Lawyers
A notary public in the United States is not trained in the law or a graduate of a law school, and is not a lawyer. Read more here.
By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon
 
    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Retaliation is Illegal
Most laws giving rights to agricultural workers prohibit employers from discriminating against any worker who complains or files a lawsuit against the employer.
By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon
 
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   Sexual Harassment is Against the Law
Sexual harassment is a form of unlawful employment discrimination. Find out more about it here.
By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon
 
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   Summary of Laws that Help Farm Workers (Separate Website)
Information about: Work and Hours, Right to Receive Written Disclosures, Farm Labor Housing, Field Sanitation, Right to be Free From Discrimination.
By: Oregon State Bar
  
   
   Work Related Discrimination (Separate Website)
Information about workplace discrimination because of national origin or immigration status and where you can get help.
By: US DOJ, Office of Special Counsel for Immigrant-Related Unfair Employment practices

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   Blue Book of Legal Aid

By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon
 
  
   
   El Noticiero Legal (in English) 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.
Helpful information for Farm Workers
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   El Noticiero Legal 2005 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.
El Noticiero Legal 2005 pdf file
By: Farmworker Program - Legal Aid Services of Oregon
 
  
   
   Important Names and Numbers for Farm Workers in Oregon
Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Salem (503) 378-3292 Portland (503) 731- 4075 Medord (541) 776-6270 Commission on Hispanic Affairs 1-800-843-8086 Gabriel Silva (503) 947-7007 Consumer Complaint Hotline 1-877-877-9392 Oregon Attorney General Lawyer Referral Service 1-800- 452-7636 (Oregon State Bar) Mexican Consulate (503) 274-1442 Migrant Head Start; OCDC (To find the nearest 1-800-311-5084 Migrant Head Start school) Migrant Education Service Center 1-800-234-8848 Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) (503) 378-3274 Tomas Schwabe 1-800- 843-8086 Oregon Employment Department (# to find nearest 1-800-237-3710 OED office) Mary Lewis, farmworker monitor extensión #71220 Advocate Oregon Poison Center 1-800-452-7165 Oregon Safenet 1-800-723-3638 Information about Public Benefits Worker’s Compensation Division Diana Salvo (Ombudsperson) 1-800-927-1271 Mary Lou García 1-800-843-8086
By: Legal Aid Services of Oregon
 
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   Know your Rights Flyers 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.
These flyers are intended to provide an overview of the rights an immigrant (whether here legally or not) or even a citizen may exercise if confronted by an immigration official.
    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Legal Aid Offices in Oregon (Separate Website)
Find the legal services provider for your county.
By: Legal Services

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   Migrant Head Start (Separate Website)
OCDC's Migrant Head Start program offers high quality comprehensive early childhood development programs. The Coalition also provides health and social support services for children from birth to school-entry age.
By: Oregon Child Development Coalition

    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
   Need a Lawyer in Oregon? (Separate Website)
You can contact the Oregon State Bar's Lawyer Referral Service for help in finding a lawyer in your area.
By: Oregon State Bar - Lawyer Referral Service

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   Opening Bank Accounts and Cashing Checks 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)
How to save money and avoid theft.
By: National Consumer Law Center

    Read this in: Russian / Pусский , Spanish / Español
  
   
   Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) (Separate Website)
State Bureau of Labor and Industries website information for the worker.
By: Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI)

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   Oregon Health Plan: Citizenship and Identity Verification
U.S. citizens and many non-citizens can get OHP benefits.
By: Oregon Law Center and Legal Aid Services of Oregon
 
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   Proyecto Indigena
The Indigenous Project provides outreach to indigenous community members who speak indigenous languages, such as Mixteco, Zapoteco, Triqui, Kanjobal, and languages from other communities in Mexico and Guatemala.
    Read this in: Spanish / Español
  
   
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