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January 2014
Handy Reference Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act
Publisher(s): The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards affecting full-time and part-time workers in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. This reference guide includes a section on basic wage standards, beginning on page five (labeled in the guide as page one).
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November 2013
Child Labor in America: History, Policy, and Legislative Issues
Publisher(s):This report examines the historical issue of child labor in the United States and summarizes the legislation that has been introduced from the 108th to the 113th Congress.
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November 2013
Research, Reports and Studies Compilation
Publisher(s):This document compiles notable research, reports and studies addressing: the prevalence of domestic and sexual violence and stalking; the costs and economic impact of these forms of violence; the workplace impact of these forms of violence; perpetrators’ impact on the workplace; workplace violence and workplace violence risk assessment/response.
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October 2013
Criminal Records and Employment Rights: A Tool for Survivors of Domestic Violence
Publisher(s):This publication is designed to help survivors with a criminal record to better understand their employment rights, and offer tips and resources as survivors prepare for the job application and interview process, attend job interviews, and hear back from the prospective employer.
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July 2013
Thirty Percent of Migrant Laborers in San Diego Experience Trafficking
Publisher(s):Construction, janitorial/cleaning and landscaping sectors had the highest rates of reported trafficking violations and labor abuses.
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June 2013
Rape in the Fields
Publisher(s):In this documentary, Lowell Bergman investigates the hidden reality of rape on the job for migrant women working in America's fields and packing plants.
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- Training Tools
June 2013
Effectively Framing a U Visa Labor-Based Application
Publisher(s):Presenters in this webinar discuss best practices in framing cases arising in the workplace, including: framing the qualifying crime, obtaining helpful certifications, identifying and presenting substantial harm and inadmissibility waiver arguments; and organizing your application to achieve success.
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June 2013
State Law Guide: Workplace Restraining Orders
Publisher(s):This guide covers state laws and legislative proposals affecting an employer's ability to seek restraining orders for employees in situations involving domestic violence.
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February 2013
Employee Rights and Responsibilities Under the Family and Medical Leave Act
Publisher(s):This poster describes basic leave entitlement; military family leave entitlements; benefits and protections; eligibility requirements; definition of serious health condition; use of leave; substitute of paid leave for unpaid leave; employee responsibilities; employer responsibilities; unlawful acts by employers; and enforcement.
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February 2013
Guidance for Agency-Specific Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Policies
Publisher(s): This guidance provides agencies with direction to enable them to fulfill the goals identified in the Presidential Memorandum on “Establishing Policies for Addressing Domestic Violence in the Federal Workforce,” which was issued on April 18, 2012
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September 2012
Guidance for AFI Grantees Concerning Treatment of Refundable Tax Credits
Publisher(s):This update provides tips for AFI grantees on the effect of the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, American Opportunity Credit, and the Making Work Pay Credit on eligibility for participating in an AFI-funded IDA project and depositing the credits as IDA savings.
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September 2012
Fact Sheet 28A: Employee Protections Under the Family and Medical Leave Act
Publisher(s):This fact sheet describes the protections the FMLA affords to employees while taking FMLA leave and upon returning to work from FMLA leave.