Employment Law

Federal

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• General

• Know Your Rights in the Workplace - Working American
• State Labor Offices - U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
• Law and the Workplace, ABA Family Legal Guide - American Bar Association
  

• Minimum Wage and Overtime
  

• Minimum Wage Laws in the States - DOL
• Questions and Answers About Minimum Wage - DOL
• Wage, Pay, Benefits, Overtime and Work Hours - DOL

• Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), federal law which sets minimum wage, and overtime standards - DOL
  

• Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
  • Family and Medical Leave Act, federal law which requires certain employers to give you time off if you or a family member is sick - DOL
• Immigrant Issues

• Overview of Key Issues Facing Low Wage Immigrant Workers - National Immigration Law Center (NILC)
• Proving Work Authorization - NILC
• Immigrants Authorized to Work in U.S. - NILC
  
• Know Your Rights about Revised Form I-9 - NILC
• Immigrants' Eligibility for Unemployment - National Employment Law Project
• Proving Your Work Status to Your Employer - Legal Aid Society
• Know Your Rights about Basic Pilot/E-Verify (government program to verity immigration status) - NILC

New York

• Employment Law Handbook for Non-Lawyers - New York City Bar
  

• Minimum Wage Information - New York State Department of Labor
  
• Regardless of Your Immigration Status, You Are Protected by Most Labor Laws (Punjabi) - New York Construction Workers United
  
• Workers' Compensation, On-the-Job Injury - New York State Department of Labor
• Protecting Yourself as a Domestic Worker - Asian American Legal Defense and National Employment Law Project

New Jersey

• New Jersey Family Leave Act (scroll down page) - NJ Division on Civil Rights
• Your Rights Under New Jersey’s Minimum Wage Law - Legal Services of New Jersey
  
• Department of the Public Advocate, What It Is and How It Can Help You - Legal Services of New Jersey
  

California

• General
  
• Legal Information Fact Sheets - Legal Aid Society of San Francisco, Employment Law Center (LAS-ELC)
• Discrimination and Harassment in Employment - LAS-ELC
• 12 Facts About Employment Law - LAS-ELC
• Health & Safety at Work - LAS-ELC
• Hiring a Labor or Employment Lawyer - LAS-ELC
• Wrongful Termination - LAS-ELC
• Workers' Compensation Overview - LAS-ELC
• Collecting Your Judgment Against Your Employer - LAS-ELC
• Minimum Wage, Overtime, Vacation, Medical Leave
  
  • Minimum Wage - LAS-ELC
  • California Wage and Hour Law - LAS-ELC

• Overtime Pay - LAS-ELC
• Vacation Pay/Sick Pay - LAS-ELC
• Did You Know That You May Be Entitled to 12 Weeks Unpaid Family and Medical Leave? - Labor Project for Working Families 
• Pay Changes - LAS-ELC

• Domestic/Household Workers
  
  • Know Your Rights: Private Household Workers - Equal Rights Advocates
  • Household Workers - LAS-ELC

• Undocumented Workers
  • Undocumented Workers' Employment Rights - LAS-ELC
• Domestic Violence and Employment
  • Facts About Your Workplace Rights - LAS-ELC
• Temporary Workers
  • Know Your Rights: Temporary Workers - Equal Rights Advocates