Louisiana

Migrant & Foreign Workers

Know Your Rights

• About Immigration-Related Discrimination on the Job

  Information for workers about immmigration-related discrimination on the job. From the Office of Special Counsel. From the site: "Please note that as of January 18, 2017, the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices has been renamed the Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER)." Content Detail

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  US Dept. of Justice, Civil Rights Division (Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER))

• About Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers

  How to get free legal help in Louisiana, or for problems that happened in Louisiana, if you are a migrant or seasonal farmworker. Read More

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  Southeast Louisiana Legal Services (New Orleans office)

• About the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act

  Information for migrant and seasonal workers from the U.S. Department of Labor. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Labor

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• About the Wage and Hour Division of the US Department of Labor (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

• Chào Mừng Quý Vị Đến Hoa Kỳ: Sổ Hướng Dẫn Dành Cho Người Mới Nhập Cư (Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants)

  Chào Mừng Quý Vị Đến Hoa Kỳ: Sổ Hướng Dẫn Dành Cho Người Mới Nhập Cư Content Detail

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  U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services

  Read this in:

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

• FBI help to fight forced Labor in the United States

  It is against the law for anyone to force you to work or give any kind of service against your will or under threat or without being paid. Here is information from the FBI about human trafficking and how to fight it. Content Detail

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  FBI Federal Bureau of Investigation

• Federal Help for Victims of Human Trafficking

  Victims are eligible for federal funds, special visas, and other help. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

• Free legal aid for migrant agricultural workers

  Types of problems this free legal aid program may help with, and how to reach them. Content Detail

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  Texas Rural Legal Aid/Southern Migrant Legal Services

• 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

• Immigration-Related Job Forms

  Forms and other self-help on the Office of Special Counsel website. Includes a list of documents acceptable for the I-9 form. Content Detail

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  U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division

• 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

• Living in the United States: A Guide for Immigrant Youth

  Information about many issues immigrant youth face when living in the United States. Topics include citizenship, Social Security numbers, taxes, public benefits, going to college, and more. English/Spanish/Korean available. Content Detail

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  Immigrant Legal Resource Center

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

  Korean / 한국어

• Migrant Legal Action Program

  Information about health, housing, employment and other issues affecting migrant workers. Content Detail

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  Migrant Legal Action Program

• USA.gov (GobiernoUSA.gov in Spanish)

  Recursos del Gobierno de los Estados Unidos en español. "Su guía de información y servicios del Gobierno." Your Guide to Government Information and Services Content Detail

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  U.S. General Services Administration's Technology Transformation Service. Administración de Servicios Generales de los Estados Unidos

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Welcome to the United States: A Guide for New Immigrants

  Information about jobs, housing, emergencies, learning English and becoming a citizen. Content Detail

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  U.S. Citizenship and Information Services