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After-School and Summer Jobs -- Minors and Employment
(Separate Website)
Information from the Louisiana Department of Labor
By: Louisiana Department of Labor
Emergency Unemployment Compensation
(Separate Website)
Click on the link to learn more about Emergency Unemployment Compensation.
By: National Employment Law Center
Employee or Independent Contractor?
(Separate Website)
What the difference is, and why it's important to you.
By: Internal Revenue Service (separate website)
Federal Wage Rights of Tipped Employees
(Separate Website)
Do you work for tips? Not sure if your employer is paying you what you're owed? This Fact Sheet may answer your questions.
By: U.S. Department of Labor
Guide to Laws Prohibiting Forced Labor in the United States It is agains 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.
By: Commission for Labor Cooperation
Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act
(Separate Website)
Information from the U.S. Department of Labor about worker rights under the Migrant and Seasonal Worker Protection Act.
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