Employment Law

New York

• Know Your Rights, Regardless of Your Immigration Status, You Are Protected by Most Labor Laws - New York Construction Workers United

Employment Discrimination

• Federal Protections Against National Origin Discrimination - U.S. Department of Justice
• Employment Discrimination Based on Religion, Ethnicity or Country of Origin - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Hate crimes

California

• A Post-9/11 Guide for California's Muslim, Sikh, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Communities -Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Legal Services Clinic
• Preventing Hate Crimes, What We Can Do - California Attorney General, Crime and Violence Prevention Center
• Programs to Help Victims of Hate Crimes - Information on the California Victim Compensation Program that can help pay bills and expenses that result from certain violent crimes - State of California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board
• Your Rights and Remedies as a Victim of Hate Violence - California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH)

School Bullying

Sikh-related School Bullying

• Rights of Immigrant Students & Parents in New York City Schools - The Sikh Coalition

• A Post-9/11 Guide for California's Muslim, Sikh, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Communities - Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, Legal Services Clinic

General Information

• How to file a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights - U.S. Department of Education (DOE)
• Office for Civil Rights' online Discrimination Complaint Form - DOE
• Ensuring Equal Access to High-Quality Education - DOE

Profiling by Law Enforcement

• Know Your Rights When Encountering Law Enforcement - American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

• Know Your Rights with the FBI (National Lawyers Guild - San Francisco Bay Area Chapter) - National Lawyers Guild

Language Access

• English/Punjabi Legal Glossary (starting at pg. 69) - Superior Court of California, County of Sacramento

New York

• How Do I Get a Court Interpreter? - New York State Unified Court System

New York City Only

• Fact Sheet: Parents' Rights to Language Services in Special Education System - New York Lawyers for the Public Interest & Advocates for Children of New York
• Requesting Language Services for Parents of Children in Special Education (see second page) - New York Lawyers for the Public Interest & Advocates for Children of New York

Immigration

• What to Do if Questioned by Police, FBI, Customs Agents, or Immigration Officers (limited Police information) - New York Civil Liberties Union
• Human Trafficking Information - Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach

New York

• New York State Immigration Hotline - 1 (800) 566-7636 and (212) 419-3737 - New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance