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Information from Government Agencies - (8)

Information from Private Organizations - (1)

Information from the Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network

Workers' Rights Handbook (Separate Website)
Handbook on workers rights including the rights of immigrant workers. Original Philadelphia area handbook created by Community Legal Services, Friends of Farmworkers and Villanova Law School Clinical Program based on a publication created by the Chinatown Community Youth Leadership Project, a program of Asian Americans United.
By: Friends of Farmworkers

Immigrant Workers' Employment Rights This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

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(Separate Website)
Slides from a PowerPoint presentation outlining many issues related to an immigrant worker's employment rights.
By: Friends of Farmworkers

Information from Government Agencies

Fact Sheet #49: The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

(Separate Website)
Fact sheet outlining the rights protected by the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.
By: United States Department of Labor
Read this in: Spanish / Español

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) Minimum Wage Poster (Separate Website)
Poster outlining current minimum wage requirements.
By: United States Department of Labor
Read this in: Chinese / 中文 , Russian / Pусский , Spanish / Español , Thai / ภาษาไทย

Fair Labor Standards Act Advisor (Separate Website)
The FLSA Advisor helps you learn more about the minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor and recordkeeping laws enforced by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor (DOL).
By: United States Department of Labor

Joint Employment and Independent Contractors: Migrant & Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act This link opens a PDF file in a new window. If you do not have an accessible Acrobat Reader, a link is provided at the bottom of this page.

(Separate Website)
Fact Sheet on the Migrant & Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act discussing: What work protections are available for migrant and seasonal agricultural workers? Do these protections apply to workers that are "independent contractors"? How can one determine whether someone is an independent contractor?
By: United States Department of Labor

Foreign Workers and Social Security Numbers (Separate Website)
Information for foreign workers about why you need a Social Security number and how to get one.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in: French / Français , Haitian Creole / Kreyòl ayisyen , Italian / italiano , Polish / polski , Spanish / Español , Tagalog / Tagalog

If You Are A Farm Worker - Your Wage Record Book and Guide to Social Security (Separate Website)
Booklet from Social Security which provides farm workers an overview of your wage record, your boss's responsibility in reporting earnings, and the importance of making sure your earnings are reported correctly.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in: Spanish / Español

Social Security & Entering the United States of America (Separate Website)
Official US government site for information about Social Security for recent immigrants and other non-citizens.
By: Social Security Administration
Read this in: Spanish / Español

National Farmworker Jobs Program (Separate Website)
The National Farmworker Jobs Program (NFJP) assists migrant and other seasonally-employed farmworkers and their families, achieve economic self-sufficiency through job training and other services that address their employment related needs.
By: United States Department of Labor

Information from Private Organizations

Know Your Rights on the Job Q & A (Separate Website)
This is a publication to help safeguard Hispanics in the workplace. The format of the Q & A is designed to educate Hispanic employees on their rights and how to combat common forms of discrimination often experienced by this group.
By: National Council of La Raza
Read this in: Spanish / Español


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