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Workers' Rights Handbook
(Separate Website)
Handbook on workers rights including the rights of immigrant workers. Original Philadelphia area handbook created by Community Legal Services, Friends of Farmworkers and Villanova Law School Clinical Program based on a publication created by the Chinatown Community Youth Leadership Project, a program of Asian Americans United.
By: Friends of Farmworkers
Immigrant Workers' Employment Rights
(Separate Website)
Slides from a PowerPoint presentation outlining many issues related to an immigrant worker's employment rights.
By: Friends of Farmworkers
Social Security & Entering the United States of America
(Separate Website)
Official US government site for information about Social Security for recent immigrants and other non-citizens.
By: Social Security Administration
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Immigrant Workers' Rights and Remedies
(Separate Website)
Information about the enormous obstacles faced by immigrant workers, especially the undocumented and short-term guestworkers in their efforts to enforce workplace rights.
By: National Employment Law Project
Immigration Status and Your Rights as a Worker [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet, for workers, gives an overview of the ways in which immigration status may affect worker's labor and employment rights. Please consult an attorney to get an evaluation of your claims. The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Immigration and Immigrant Workers: The Basics
(Separate Website)
This document outlines the basic immigration concepts, categories, and laws relating specifically to immigrant workers. Immediately following this document is a more in-depth Glossary of immigration terms that offer definitions for immigration statuses and immigration-related terms, including definitions for various terms used in the document.
By: National Immigration Law Center
What is the Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) and How Do You Get One? [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This document explains in brief the Individual Tax Identification Number and how a worker can apply for one. The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Special Issues for Immigrants filing Income Tax Returns [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This publication focuses on two issues: worker access to Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) and how to file taxes when
employers misclassify workers as "independent contractors."The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Proving Work Authorization and Reverification
(Separate Website)
Questions and answers on work authorization and reverification.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Employer Work Authorization Verification [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This fact sheets is an overview of the rights of workers when employers seek to verify or re-verify their work authorization. Please consult an attorney to get an evaluation of your claims. The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Employer Work Authorization Verification [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet explains the legal process by which employers verify work authorization and the circumstances under which reverification is permitted.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
The I-9 Process and Anti-Discrimination Protections in the INA
(Separate Website)
Information on the employers requirement to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all employees hired after November 6, 1986 and to complete a special government form? the I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form, or ?Form I-9? for short?for each new hire.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Classes of Immigrants Authorized to Work in the United States
(Separate Website)
This chart lists the most common categories of immigrants who can receive work authorization from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)either by virtue of their legal status, or because they are eligible to apply for permission to work as part of a pending application.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Document Abuse
(Separate Website)
Information on the most common legal work authorization documents that you are allowed to show your employer to prove your identity and eligibility to work in the U.S.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Social Security No-Match Letters: Questions and Answers for Workers [PDF]
(Separate Website)
This Q&A addresses frequently asked questions about workers' rights when their employer receives a Social-Security no-match letter. Please consult an attorney to get an evaluation of your claims. The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Fact Sheet on Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN) [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Information about Individual Tax Identification Numbers (ITIN) issued by IRS to process taxes. The ITIN was created for individuals who do not qualify for a Social Security Number (SSN) so they can pay taxes.
By: National Employment Law Project
Rights Begin at Home: Protecting Yourself as a Domestic Worker [PDF]
(Separate Website)
Handbook informs domestic workers about their rights under the law and offers advice on how to improve their wages and working conditions. Please consult an attorney to get an evaluation of your claims. The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Citizenship Discrimination
(Separate Website)
Information on citizenship status discrimination, where an employer treats you differently from other workers because of your citizenship or immigration status.
By: National Immigration Law Center
Filing an Immigration-Related Employment Discrimination Charge
(Separate Website)
A Do-It-Yourself Packet for Immigrant Workers. This Packet Contains a Basic Information Brief:
Employer Sanctions and Discrimination; Sample I-9 Form; Practical Tips on Dealing with a Discriminatory Employer; How to File a Discrimination Charge; Instructions on Filling out the Charge Form; and Sample Charge and Complaint Forms.
By: National Immigration Law Center
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