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A Worker's Guide to the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Application, Appeal and Waiver Process.
December 2007 guide from the National Employmenet Law Project. Content Detail
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Credit Reports and Background Checks - Your Legal Rights
Information from the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco Content Detail
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Criminal Records & Employment -- Your Legal Rights
Learn more about what criminal records can mean for your job or job search. Content Detail
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Employment Background Checks
Most potential employers check your criminal, credit and other history. Read More
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Employment Background Checks: A Jobseeker's Guide
Questions and answers from this organization about background checks. Content Detail
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Expungement: Basic Information and Online Forms
Here is an information guide, which has a link to a computer program you can use to create basic court forms for some types of Expungement requests. The guide is called a "LibGuide" (short for Library Guide or Librarian Guide) because it also can help librarians help other people. The LibGuide has general information plus a link to a computer program a person can use to create basic court forms for some types of expungement requests. Content Detail
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Expungement Forms, Baton Rouge City Court
Link to expungement forms posted on the website of the Baton Rouge City Court. Content Detail
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Expungement Forms, Caddo Parish
See this expungement forms packet from the Caddo Parish Clerk of Court. Content Detail
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Expungement Forms, Calcasieu Parish
Download motion and instructions for expungement in Calcasieu Parish state district court. Content Detail
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Expungement Information, St. John the Baptist Parish Clerk of Court
Expungement information from the St. John Parish Clerk of Court. Read More
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FACT SHEET: President Obama Announces New Actions to Promote Rehabilitation and Reintegration for the Formerly- Incarcerated
Read here about the latest developments to help people with criminal records. Content Detail
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How to Get Legal Help/Como Obtener Ayuda Legal
Information in English and Spanish about how to get help from programs that offer free help to qualified people. Lea aquí para aprender cómo obtener ayuda gratis con problemas legales, ayuda de los programas para las personas de ingresos bajos. Content Detail
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Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Help Desk
From the center's web site: On the second Friday of every month JAC staffs a Help Desk in the Court for individuals interested in expungements. This desk will be available through December and may start again in February 2013. If you have paperwork, please bring it with you. Ground Floor in the Jury Overflow Room (Follow Signs) Please do not bring cell phones or weapons into the Courthouse. Content Detail
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LousianaFreeLegalAnswers
Information from the American Bar Association & Louisiana State Bar Association about their site: http://la.freelegalanswers.org/ See if you qualify Answer a few questions to see if you qualify to use this service. Ask a question Ask our volunteer attorneys a specific question about your civil legal issue. Check your email You'll receive an email telling you when your question receives a response. Log back in See the response to your question; ask more questions. Read More
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