Louisiana Workforce Commission

• Minimum Wage
  www.dol.gov/dol/topic/wages/minimumwage.htm 1-866-487-9243 Live assistance is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time by calling, 1-866-4-USA-DOL, TTY: 1-877-889-5627

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• Overtime Pay
  www.dol.gov/dol/topic/wages/overtimepay.htm 1-866-487-9243 Live assistance is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time by calling, 1-866-4-USA-DOL, TTY: 1-877-889-5627

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• Louisiana Final Paycheck Law
  www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=83945 and www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=83946

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• Unauthorized Deductions From Paychecks www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=83949

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• Work Hours
  www.dol.gov/dol/topic/workhours/index.htm  Live assistance is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time by calling, 1-866-4-USA-DOL, TTY: 1-877-889-5627

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• Discrimination
  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
  www.eeoc.gov 1-800-669-4000, TTY: 1-800-669-6820 E-mail: info@eeoc.gov (Please include your zip code and/or city and state.) New Orleans Field Office: 1555 Poydras Street, Suite 1900, New Orleans, LA 70112 and Louisiana Commission on Human Rights gov.louisiana.gov/HumanRights/function.htm  (225) 342-6969, TDD: 1-888-248-0859

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• Family and Medical Leave Act
  www.dol.gov/dol/topic/benefits-leave/fmla.htm
  1-866-487-9243 Live assistance is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time by calling, 1-866-4-USA-DOL, TTY: 1-877-889-5627

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• Americans With Disabilities Act
  www.dol.gov/dol/topic/disability/ada.htm
  1-866-633-7365 Live assistance is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time by calling, 1-866-4-USA-DOL, TTY: 1-877-889-5627 and Job Accommodation Network (JAN) www.jan.wvu.edu 1-800-526-7234 (9am-6pm, Eastern, Mon.-Fri.)

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• Louisiana Pregnancy Discrimination Law www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=83884

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• National Labor Relations Board www.nlrb.gov 1-866-667-NLRB (1-866-667-6572), TTY: 1-866-315-NLRB (1-866-315-6572)

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• Minor Labor Laws
  www.laworks.net/ORS_teentext.asp
  (225) 342-7824

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• Prohibited Payment for Medical Exam, Drug Test Law
  www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=84006
  (225) 342-7825

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• Whistleblower Protection Law
  www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=84022

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• Rights of Employees Serving on Jury Duty
  www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=84020

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• Garnishments from Wages
  www.legis.la.gov/Legis/Law.aspx?d=77632

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• Pension and 401(K) Plans
  www.dol.gov/ebsa/consumer_info_pension.html
  1-866-444-3272
  Live assistance is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time by calling, 1-866-4-USA-DOL, TTY: 1-877-889-5627

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• Private Employment Services
  www.laworks.net/ORS_privemp.asp
  (225) 342-7825

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You should consult with an attorney if you have questions that are not answered by the agencies and resources listed above. The programs listed below provide free legal aid to eligible low-income persons in Louisiana. To find out if you are eligible and if the program can help, contact the program nearest you.

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• Acadiana Legal Services Corporation
  www.la-law.org
  Based in Lafayette, Telephone 337-237-4320, 800-256-1175 (parishes of Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Rapides, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion).

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• Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
  Baton Rouge, Phone (225) 448-0080, 715 St. Ferdinand Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
  http://slls.org/gethelp/item.4964-Baton_Rouge_Office

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• Legal Services of North Louisiana
  www.lsnl.org
  Based in Shreveport, with offices in Monroe and Natchitoches. Telephone 318-222-7186, 800-826-9265 (parishes of Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Caldwell, Claiborne, East Carroll, Franklin, Jackson, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union, West Carroll, Webster).

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• New Orleans Legal Assistance
  www.nolac.org
  (an office of Southeast Louisiana Legal Services) Telephone 504-529-1000, 877-521-6242.

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• Southeast Louisiana Legal Services
  www.slls.org
  Based in Hammond, with offices in Covington, Marrero, and New Orleans. Telephone 985-345-2130, 800-349-0886 (parishes of Jefferson, Livingston, Plaquemines, Orleans, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington).

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More free and low-cost legal aid programs can be found on-line, at www.lawhelp.org/LA.