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Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network
Employment with Criminal Record
(Separate Website)
Information brochure relating to your employment rights and not being rejected based upon a criminal record.
By: Community Legal Services
Employment Rights and Restrictions for Ex-Offenders in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Information for ex-offenders who are seeking employment
By: Community Legal Services
Pardons and Expungements in Pennsylvania (Audio-MP3)
(Separate Website)
6/2/2008 - Information on how pardons and expungements in Pennsylvania are handled, how and when to apply, and what criteria is considered. Audio recording with written transcript.
By: Northwestern Legal Services
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'Cleaning Up' A Criminal Record in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Information on dealing with a criminal record that is interfering with employment.
By: Community Legal Services
How to Get a Pardon of Your Conviction in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
Information on how to clear your criminal record by obtaining a pardon
By: Community Legal Services
Information on how to get a Pardon in Pennsylvania
(Separate Website)
General Information on how to clear a conviction from your criminal record.
By: Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Special Rules About Criminal Records in Elder Care and Child Care
(Separate Website)
Information for Ex-Offender Workers about the Older Adults Protective Services Act [OAPSA]
By: Community Legal Services
Every Door Closed: Barriers Facing Parents With Criminal Records
(Separate Website)
This set of 8 two-page fact sheets, a joint project of Community Legal Services, Inc., of Philadelphia and the Center for Law and Social Policy, details the scope of the challenges faced by families where a parent returns from prison. [PDF format]
By: Community Legal Services and Center for Law and Social Policy
Child Abuse Record Barriers to Employment
(Separate Website)
Information on the effect of child abuse or neglect records.
By: Community Legal Services
Pennsylvania Employment Law Information (Audio-MP3)
(Separate Website)
Episode of Northwestern Legal Services' "Access to Justice" Radio show broadcast on JET 1400 AM in Erie, PA. Click on title above to listen to the program.
5/31/07 - PA Employment Law information such as wage cases, barriers to employment such as a criminal record. Host- Robert Oakley, Esq., NWLS Director; Guest Jennifer Krause, NWLS Attorney with the PA Employment Project (28:08)
By: Northwestern Legal Services
Expungement Procedures in Beaver County
(Separate Website)
Information on expunging your criminal record in the Court of Common Pleas of Beaver County.
By: Beaver County Court of Common Pleas
Petition for Expungement - Beaver County
(Separate Website)
Petitioin for Expungement of criminal records that may be used in Beaver County.
By: Beaver County Court of Common Pleas
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