Useful Links & Resources

Please look at these materials and websites for information from other sources about employment law for low wage workers and the unemployed.
Labor & Government - In General
Unemployment Insurance & Labor Statistics
Job Search & Job Training
Education and Vocational Training - Philadelphia area
Other Employment Resources


Labor & Government - In General
United States Department of Labor (USDOL)

USDOL page on Employment Law - for USDOL information on federal employment laws

YouthRules! - USDOL information on child labor

United States Department of Labor: State Labor Offices - find the state labor office in any state

PA Labor & Industry (PALI)

PALI: WARN Notices - for notices of plant and business closings and mass layoffs in Pennsylvania

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Unemployment Insurance & Labor Statistics
USDOL Bureau of Labor Statistics - national labor market information

Weekly Unemployment Insurance Claims - national UI information from USDOL

USDOL UI program comparison - check the features of the UI system of any state in the country

Unemployment Insurance Performance Management - for information about how the states are complying with federal UI standards

Pennsylvania Economy at a Glance

Workforce Information & Statistics from the PA Department of Labor & Industry

The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) is an organization of state administrators of unemployment insurance laws and other workforce systems

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Job Search & Job Training
America's Service Locator - Nearest One Stop - find a "one stop" center where you can get help looking for a job

usworkforce.org home page - employment search engine

USDOL: Employment & Training Administration (ETA) - USDOL's website on job training

The Working for America Institute - AFL-CIO's website on job training

Workforce Alliance

National Association of Workforce Boards (NAWB) home page

National Governor's Association (NGA) Center for Best Practice

US Department of Education website on student loan discharges - find out if you have grounds to discharge your student loan

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Education and Vocational Training - Philadelphia area
Team PA CareerLink

PWDC Home Page

Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation Diversity Apprenticeship Program

Jewish Employment and Vocational Service

Welcome to Community College of Philadelphia

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Other Employment Resources
National Employment Law Project (NELP)

Unemployed Workers Home

D.C. Employment Justice Center

Employment Law Center - San Francisco

Welcome to The National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)

Welcome to the AFL-CIO!

PENNSYLVANIA AFL-CIO

Bad References

The National Workrights Institute

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