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Online Services from the Pennsylvania Workforce Development System and Pennsylvania CareerLink
(Separate Website)
List of online services offered by the PA Workforce Development System and Pennsylvania CareerLink including job search and postings, training, work support services, and vocational rehabilitation.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Downloadable Forms from the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
(Separate Website)
Links to downloadable forms from the PA Department of Labor and Industry.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Pennsylvania Commonwealth Worforce Development System
(Separate Website)
Links to online services offered by the PA Career Link/Workforce Development System . Includes Job Seeker services and One Stop services such as Education and Training; Vocational Rehabilitation; Veteran Services; Welfare Services and more.
By: Pennsylvania Career Link
Petition to Waive Court Costs
Click the document title to be linked to LawHelp Interactive where you can prepare a Petition to Waive Court Fees which can be used to ask the Pennsylvania Court for permission to file legal papers for free. This form can be used in most types of court cases in Pennsylvania. Approval to waive fees is not automatic. You will need to ask the Court to approve your Petition. Instructions will be included. PLEASE NOTE: This is NOT a fill-in-the-blank form; you will need to answer questions while connected to the Internet.
IMPORTANT: To use this form, you must use Internet Explorer as your browser and Microsoft Word to print your documents.
By: North Penn Legal Services
Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
How to Assert Your Rights in the Workplace
(Separate Website)
Information on how to assert your rights in the workplace
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Employment Rights
(Separate Website)
Information rights of employees in the workplace
By: Community Legal Services
Workers with Disabilities
(Separate Website)
Information about the protections of the Americans with Disabilities Act for workers with disabilities
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Overcoming Barriers to Employment
Informational brochure relating to barriers to employment, specifically mental health issues and interview questions
By: MidPenn Legal Services
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Employment Discrimination
(Separate Website)
Information on discrimination in the workplace
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Pennsylvania Employment Law Information (Audio-MP3)
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
Getting Fired
(Separate Website)
Information relating to being separated from your employment
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
(Separate Website)
Information on sexual harassment in on the job
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
Wages and Hours
(Separate Website)
Information on wage and hour issues
By: Neighborhood Legal Services Association
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
Understanding the Process - Filing for Unemployment Compensation Benefits
Summary that outlines the process when applying for unemployment compensation benefits.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Temporary Jobs - When on Unemployment Compensation Benefits
Information of how temporary employment can affect the receipt of unemployment compensation benefit.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Worker's Compensation (Audio-MP3)
Episode of Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" Radio show broadcast on JET 1400 AM in Erie, PA.
3/27/08 - Details regarding injuries on the job, how to protect your rights, wage payments, medical payments, and the process involved in pursuing a claim for Worker's Compensation in Pennsylvania. Host - Robert Oakley, Esq. NWLS Executive Director; Guest - Tom Wall, Esq., Attorney with Nichols, Perot, Smith, Koehler & Wall Law Firm.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Other Formats:
Separate Website
Information from Bar Associations and Other Legal Organizations
Firing
(Separate Website)
Information on an employee's rights upon being fired from a job.
By: Erie County Bar Association
Sexual Harrassment
(Separate Website)
Information on sexual harassment in the workplace from the Erie County Bar Association
By: Erie County Bar Association
Workers' Compensation
(Separate Website)
Consumer information pamphlet from the Pennsylvania Bar Association.
By: Pennsylvania Bar Association
Workers Compensation
(Separate Website)
Information on Workers Compensation benefits from the Erie County Bar Association
By: Erie County Bar Association
Continuation of Health Coverage - COBRA
(Separate Website)
Information about a federal program program that provides continued health care coverage for people who lose their benefits.
By: United States Department of Labor
Portability of Health Coverage (HIPAA)
(Separate Website)
Information on Federal Laws that provide rights and protection for people participating in group or individual health plans.
By: United States Department of Labor
Employee Retirement Income Security Act - ERISA
(Separate Website)
An introduction to federal protections for people participating in many volunteer employee health plans.
By: United States Department of Labor
Pension and Health Care Coverage, Q&As for Dislocated Workers
(Separate Website)
Information regarding what could happen to your health and pension benefits if you lose your job or your hours are reduced below full-time.
By: United States Department of Labor
Pennsylvania Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR)
(Separate Website)
Agency website. Information on the OVR and the services it provides.
A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment
(Separate Website)
Find answers to questions about employment rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act in this A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment.
PDF Version By: U.S. Department of Justice
Federal Laws Prohibits Job Discrimination Q&As
(Separate Website)
Information on the federal laws prohibiting job discrimination and what discriminatory practices are prohibited by these laws.
By: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Employment Interviewing - Seizing the Opportunity and the Job
(Separate Website)
Provides useful information on what to do before, during, and after a job interview.
PDF
Version By: United States Department of Labor
Wage & Hour Requirement FAQs
(Separate Website)
Frequently asked questions on wage & hour requirements in Pennsylvania.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
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
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
Workers' Compensation & the Injured Worker
(Separate Website)
This brochure is intended as a general guide to injured workers on the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act for work injuries and illnesses occurring on or after June 24, 1996.
By: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
Puerto Rico Birth Certificates Law 191 of 2009 Fact Sheet
(Separate Website)
The Puerto Rico Birth Certificates Law 191 of 2009 will invalidate all birth certificates issued before July 1, 2010 by the Puerto Rico Health Department, through its Vital Statistics Record Office and require that anyone people who needs their birth certificate will have to request that a new birth certificate be issued. Learn the facts about this new law.
By: Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration
Know Your Rights on the Job Q & A
(Separate Website)
This is a publication to help safeguard Hispanics in the workplace. The format of the Q & A is designed to educate Hispanic employees on their rights and how to combat common forms of discrimination often experienced by this group.
By: National Council of La Raza
Read this in:
Spanish / Español
National Employment Law Project
(Separate Website)
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