Community Legal Services: Resources

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Fact Sheet

Lost Your Job? Your Rights and Benefits

You may have specific rights, depending on how you lost your job. Here are answers to some of most common concerns faced by newly unemployed workers.

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Workers’ Rights After a Disaster

Certain specific benefits, such as Disaster Unemployment Assistance, are available to workers when government officials declare that a situation is a disaster. But many existing...

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12 Things Everyone Should Know About Employment Law

In most circumstances, employers can terminate employees “at will,” meaning at any time for any reason. And they are not even required by law to give the reason for a discharge. However, there are exceptions to the “at will” rule.

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Retaliation: Things You Should Know About Protected Workplace Rights

Retaliation occurs when an employer takes an “adverse action” against an employee because s/he has exercised a “protected legal right.” Many state and federal laws protect employees from employer retaliation.

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Combatting Antisemitism in the Workplace

What is antisemitism? Antisemitism includes hatred or prejudice against Jews, persons perceived to be Jewish, or persons who are associated with Jews or the Jewish religion. ...