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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 Employment Law Project. Content Detail

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  National Employment Law Project

• Credit Reports and Background Checks - Your Legal Rights

  Information from the Legal Aid Society of San Francisco Content Detail

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  The Workers? Rights Clinic -- Legal Aid Society of San Francisco

• 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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  The Workers? Rights Clinic -- Legal Aid Society of San Francisco

• Criminal Records -- Information from The Orleans Public Defenders

  Learn more about criminal convictions and what that means. The site has other information about The Orleans Public Defenders. Content Detail

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  The Orleans Public Defenders

• Employment Background Checks

  Most potential employers check your criminal, credit and other history. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)

• Employment Background Checks: A Jobseeker's Guide

  Questions and answers from this organization about background checks. Content Detail

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  Privacy Rights Clearinghouse

• 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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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services

• Expungement Forms, Calcasieu Parish

  Download motion and instructions for expungement in Calcasieu Parish state district court. Content Detail

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  Calcasieu Parish Clerk of Court

• 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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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (Hammond Office)

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  Spanish / Español

• Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Help Desk (Expungement information from the Justice and Accountability Center)

  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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  Justice & Accountability Center of Louisiana

• Internet Sites for Legal Information

  List of online legal research and information resources, from the Law Library of Louisiana. Content Detail

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  Law Library of Louisiana

• 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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  American Bar Association & Louisiana State Bar Association