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Resources

online Resources

Workers' Rights Manual

Workers’ Rights Manual

General Employment Law Sites

Probono.net/dc — join the employment practice area
DiscriminationAttorney.com
Employment Law Case Reports (Clearinghouse)
Government Accountability Project -legal center for government whistleblowers
National Employment Lawyers Association – NELA
National Employee Rights Institute – Workplace Fairness
“Overview of Employment Law (Cornell)”:

Advocacy

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
–> An article on Congress Woman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s advocacy for workers rights.
D.C. Council Page – Legislation, Contact Info
Elected Officials in DC
ANC Chairpersons
D.C. Government
D.C. Department of Employment Services
D.C. Voter Registration
DCWatch
FOIA Contacts at All Federal Agencies
Labor Market Information – D.C.

Americans With Disabilities Act

ADA Information at the Department of Justice
Job Accommodation Network
Rights of the Disabled

D.C. Government Employees

Public Employees Relations Board
Workers’ Compensation
D.C. Public Schools Employees – Human Resources

Discrimination

D.C. Office of Human Rights
DiscriminationAttorney.com
EEOC Home Page
–>EEOC Poster
–>EEOC Aviso En Español
Employment Discrimination
Federal Employees’ EEO Complaint Processing Information
Filing a Charge
Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices

Family & Medical Leave (FMLA)

D.C. Office of Human Rights
Department of Labor Info on FMLA
–>Poster
–>Anuncio
National Partnership for Women & Families FMLA Page

Federal Contractors

Davis-Bacon (construction) and Related Acts
–>Davis-Bacon Poster
–>Anuncio
Office of Federal Contract Compliance (U.S. Department of Labor)
The McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act
–>Service Contract Act Poster
–>Anuncio

Federal Employees

EEOC: Basic Information About Federal Discrimination Complaints
Merit Systems Protection Board
Retirement Information: OPM
Unemployment Compensation
Workers’ Compensation
Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

Safety & Health

OSHA
AFL-CIO Safety and Health
Center to Protect Workers’ Rights – Hazard Alerts
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health

Unemployment Compensation

U.S. Unemployment Compensation Law
U.S. Department of Labor UI Page

Wages & Hours

Maryland Wage and Hour Information
Minimum Wage Laws in the States
U.S. Department of Labor: Wage & Hour Division
–>Overtime
–>Minimum Wage Poster

Workers' Compensation

D.C. Workers’ Compensation (private sector)
Maryland Workers’ Compensation Information
U.S. Workers Compensation Law (federal workers – Cornell)

Materiales en Español

Departamento de Trabajo
FMLA Aviso
Usted Tiene El Derecho A Trabajar
Protección para Empleados Contra Abusos del Examen Poligráfico (Aviso)
OSHA en Español

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