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Reverification of Work Authorization: Fact Sheet for Organizers
(Separate Website)
This fact sheet explains the legal process by which employers verify work authorization and the circumstances under which revivification is permitted. Please consult an attorney to get an evaluation of your claims. The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NELP)
Rights Begin at Home: Protecting Yourself as a Domestic Worker
(Separate Website)
This 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)
Social Security Administration No-Match Letters: Top 10 Tips for Employers
(Separate Website)
What the Social Security Administration tells employers to do when the employer receives "no-match" letters from the Social Security Administration at work, and tips for employers' responses. A "no-match" letter tells the employer that the Social Security number the employer has on file for an employee is incorrect or invalid. This document is directed at employers, but does provide information that may be helpful to employees. The document is PDF format.
By: National Employment Law Project (NHELP)
The Law and Your Job
(Separate Website)
No matter where you work, no matter what your job, it's virtually certain that the law plays a big role in regulating the workplace. This web site contains information about: (1) How Law Affects the Workplace, (2) Major Federal Laws Relating to Work, and (3) Sexual Harassment.
By: American Bar Association
The Minimum Wage
(Separate Website)
These web pages contain information on the federal minimum wage.
By: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division
Unemployment Brochure
(Separate Website)
PDF document (may load slowly).
United States Employment Services - The Employment and Workforce Information Service
(Separate Website)
The Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933 established a nationwide system of public employment offices that are known as the Employment Service. This system has provided high quality job seeker and employer labor exchange service and information for over sixty years. The Employment Service has been known by many names including the Job Service, the "Labor Board" and the "Unemployment Office". But by any name there is no question that the Employment Service has fulfilled the employment related information and service needs of millions nationwide.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Work Hours Information
(Separate Website)
Federal laws pertaining to work hours are enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor's Employment Standard Administration. The Wage and Hour Division enforces federal minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor requirements and the labor requirements under federal law. This web site contains information about: (1) Breaks & Meal Periods, (2) Flexible Schedules, (3) Full-time Employment, (4) Holidays, (5) Job Sharing, (6) Night Work & Shift Work, (7) Overtime, (8)
Part-time Employment, (9) Recordkeeping & Reporting, (10) Sick Leave, (11) Travel Time, (12)
Vacation Leave, (13) Weekend Work and much more.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Working
(Separate Website)
Teen Law 101: In South Carolina, there are certain laws that regulate how many hours a teenager can work and what type of work he or she can do.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
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