Louisiana

Job Discrimination

Know Your Rights

• 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

• Employment Rights of the Disabled

  Protections on the job for people with disabilities, under federal and Louisiana law. Read More

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  Advocacy Center

• Labor Law Information Resources

  Where to look for information about different labor laws. Content Detail

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  Louisiana Workforce Commission

• President Obama Signs Executive Order to Protect LGBT Workers

  Content Detail

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  Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, US Dept. of Labor

• Types of employment discrimination - information from the U.S. Department of Justice

  Information about different kinds of employment discrimination from the U.S. Department of Justice. Content Detail

• Living with HIV Disease: Employment Discrimination and Medical Examinations

  Not sure what or when to talk about your situation on the job? Want to know your rights if you think there is discrimination on the job? Learn your legal rights. Content Detail

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  AIDSLaw of Louisiana, Inc.

• ADA Questions and Answers

  This question and answer document from the U.S. Department of Justice's web site explains how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) gives persons with disabilities certain rights to non-discrimination in state and local government programs, activities and services, and in public accommodations. Content Detail

• Facts about pregnancy discrimination

  Your rights under federal law. Content Detail

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  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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  Spanish / Español

• 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

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  Spanish / Español

• 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

• Video about Immigration-Related Discrimination on the Job

  Scroll down the page to find a new DOJ video about immmigration-related discrimination in the workplace. You can click on the "Real Player" or "Quick Time" link to watch the video. From the Office of Special Counsel. Content Detail

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  US Dept. of Justice -- Civil Rights Division

• Wage and Hour Division (WHD) Know Your Rights Videos

  You can watch videos about these issues: Minimum Wage Overtime Regular Pay Off-the-Clock Hours Misclassification as Independent Contractor Child Labor Migrant and Seasonal Work How to File a Complaint Content Detail

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  United States Department of Labor

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  Spanish / Español