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Online Services from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
(Separate Website)
List of online services offered by the PA Department of Labor and Industry.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Wage Laws & Claims
(Separate Website)
Information on a wage and compensation claims.
By: Community Legal Services
Wages and Hours
(Separate Website)
Information on wage and hour issues
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Pennsylvania Employment Law Information (Audio-MP3)
(Separate Website)
Episode of Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" Radio show broadcast on JET 1400 AM in Erie, PA. Click on title above to listen to the program.
5/31/07 - PA Employment Law information such as wage cases, barriers to employment such as a criminal record. Host- Robert Oakley, Esq., NWLS Director; Guest Jennifer Krause, NWLS Attorney with the PA Employment Project (28:08)
By: Northwestern Legal Services
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
Magisterial District Judge Court - Filing Suit
This informational packet provides information on how to file a lawsuit in Magiserial District Judge Court.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
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How to Sue At the Office of the Magisterial District Judge
How to file suit on small claims in your local Office of the Magisterial District Judge.
By: MidPenn Legal Services
New Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Requirements - Frequently Asked Questions
(Separate Website)
Questions and answers about Pennsylvania's new minimum wage requirements, effective January 2007.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Minimum Wage Law Summary
(Separate Website)
This summary sets forth the Minimum Wage and
Overtime Rate for employees. It also sets forth
compliance-related duties for the Department
of Labor & Industry and for employers.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Wage & Hour Requirement FAQs
(Separate Website)
Frequently asked questions on wage & hour requirements in Pennsylvania.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Basic Information on Wage and Hours Laws
(Separate Website)
Basic information from the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) which is responsible for administering and enforcing laws that establish minimally acceptable standards for wages and working conditions in this country, regardless of immigration status.
By: United States Department of Labor
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Overtime Pay Requirements of the FLSA
This fact sheet provides general information concerning the application of the overtime pay provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By: United States Department of Labor
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DOL's FairPay Overtime Initiative
(Separate Website)
The U. S. Department of Labor FairPay Web site. It's designed to help you understand the Department's new FairPay rules that strengthen overtime protections.
By: United States Department of Labor
Frequently Asked Questions - Minimum Wage
(Separate Website)
Quick answers to commonly asked questions about the minimum wage.
By: United States Department of Labor
Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor
(Separate Website)
The FLSA Advisor helps you learn more about the minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor and recordkeeping laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL).
By: United States Department of Labor
Employment of Workers with Disabilities with Special Certificates (Regulations)
(Separate Website)
Regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which authorize employers, after receiving a certificate from the Wage and Hour Division, to pay special minimum wages - less than the Federal minimum wage - to workers who have disabilities.
By: United States Department of Labor
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)
(Separate Website)
The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) protects migrant and seasonal agricultural workers by establishing employment standards related to wages, housing, transportation, disclosures and recordkeeping.
By: United States Department of Labor
Wage Statement (MSPA)
(Separate Website)
Properly filled out, this optional form will satisfy the requirements of sections 201 (d), (e), and (g) and sections 301 (c), (d), and (f) of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA). This forms also satisfies statutory requirements under section 11 (c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
By: United States Department of Labor
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If You Are A Farm Worker - Your Wage Record Book and Guide to Social Security
(Separate Website)
Booklet from Social Security which provides farm workers an overview of your wage record, your boss's responsibility in reporting earnings, and the importance of making sure your earnings are reported correctly.
By: Social Security Administration
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The Construction Industry under the Fair Labor Standards Act
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet provides general information concerning the application of the FLSA to the construction industry.
By: United States Department of Labor
The Home Health Care Industry under the Fair Labor Standards Act
This fact sheet provides general information concerning the application of the FLSA to the home health care industry.
By: United States Department of Labor
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Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Department of Labor
(Separate Website)
By: United States Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Fact Sheets
(Separate Website)
Fact Sheets on a variety of topics relating to wage and hour issues.
By: United States Department of Labor
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