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State of Indiana - Worker Sites
• Indiana's business and employment info
             Indiana links to employment information.
• Indiana's workplace safety
             A variety of occupational safety and health information links.
• INsafe

   Works with Indiana's employers, employees, labor unions, professional groups, trade
   organizations, and others to ensure workplace health and safety.
• Frequently asked questions
• Indiana OSHA law
• OSHA: Employee worker rights
• Indiana Civil Rights Commission

   Deals with racial discrimination, equal employment opportunity, sexual harassment, etc.
• Indiana wage & hour unit
• Indiana minimum wage law
• Indiana minimum wage poster
• Indiana Common Construction Wage info
• Indiana teen worker info
             Teen worker info especially regarding work permits
• Teen labor laws booklet in pdf format
             Teen Worker materials may also be ordered by calling 1-888 TEEN WORK.
• Notice of teen worker hour restrictions poster (pdf).   .............Top of Page
• Intention to Employ Form (pdf)

   Form used by teen to obtain employer and parent/guardian signatures necessary
   for getting a work permit. (Also available at a local high school.)
• Written Parental Permission Form (pdf)

   Form used by parent/guardian allowing 16 and 17 year olds to work beyond the
   normal hour restrictions.
• Unemployment Benefits information
• Frequently asked questions
• Unemployment claimant Handbook
• File for Unemployment Compensation
• Workers Compensation Board
• Worker's Compensation Forms
• Indiana Labor Laws
• Indiana Business and Employment Links


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U.S. Government - Worker Sites
• Department of Labor Workers page
             This page provides a shortcut to information and services the Department of Labor offers workers
             covering topics such as: Wages & Work Hours, Workplace Safety & Health, Retirement & Health
             Benefits, Disability Resources , Layoff Resources, Training and more.  Some important links from
             this page follow:...................................................................................................Top of Page
• Compliance Assistance Website
            Clear and easy-to-access information on how to comply with federal employment laws.
  DOL's effort to protect the wages, health benefits, retirement security, employment rights,
  safety, and health of America’s workforce.
• Wage and Hour division
            The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) is responsible for administering and enforcing some
            important labor laws, including: the minimum wage, overtime, and child labor provisions
            of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA);
            the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA); worker
            protections provided in several temporary visa programs; and the prevailing wage
            requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) and the Service Contract Act (SCA).
• Fair Labor Standards Act
            The FLSA establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth
            employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal,
            State, and local governments.
• Overtime pay requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act
•      eLaws
            eLaws (employment laws assistance for workers and small businesses) is designed to
            help you, as an employee or employer, understand your rights and responsibilities under
            the laws and regulations administered by the Department of Labor.
• Employment Law Guide
            Guide describes the statutes and regulations administered by the Department of Labor
            that affect businesses and workers.
• Whistleblower protection
• Family and Medical Leave Act - FMLA
            FMLA entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave
            in a 12-month period for specified family and medical reasons.
            Determine your rights & responsibilities................Top of Page
• Office of Workers Compensation Programs
            The Office of Workers' Compensation Programs administers four major disability
            compensation programs benefits to certain workers or their dependents who
            experience work-related injury or occupational disease.  These programs, the Energy
            Employees Occupational Illness Compensation program, the Federal Employees'
            Compensation Program, the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Program,
            and the Black Lung Benefits Program , serve the specific
• Office of Labor Management Standards
            The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) of the U.S. Department of Labor's
            Employment Standards Administration administers and enforces most provisions of the
            Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (LMRDA). The LMRDA was
            enacted primarily to ensure basic standards of democracy and fiscal responsibility in
            labor organizations representing employees in private industry.
• Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
            The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs enforces Executive Order 11246,
            as amended.  This prohibits discrimination in hiring or employment decisions on the
            basis of race, color, gender, religion, and national origin. It applies to all nonexempt
            government contractors and subcontractors and federally assisted construction contracts
            and subcontracts in excess of $10,000.  Contractors and subcontractors with a federal
            contract of $50,000 or more, and 50 or more employees are required to develop a written
            affirmative action program that is designed to ensure equal employment opportunity, and
            sets forth specific and action-oriented programs to which a contractor commits itself to
            apply every good faith effort.
• Employee Benefits Security Administration
            The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is committed to educating and
            assisting pension, health and other employee benefit plan participants and beneficiaries
            and plan sponsors and members of the employee benefit community.
• Pension Protection Act
• What You Should Know About Your Retirement Plan
• A Look at 401(k) Plan Fees for Employees
• Can the Retiree Health Benefits Provided by Your Employer Be Cut?
• Consumer Information on Health and Pension Plans.................Top of Page
• Employer's Bankruptcy: How Will It Affect Employee Benefits?
• Health Benefits under COBRA (pdf file - Adobe Acrobat reader needed)
• Retirement & Health Care Coverage - Dislocated Workers: Questions/Answers
• How to File a Claim for Your ERISA Benefits
• Women and Retirement Savings
• Questions and Answers About HIPAA
• FAQs on the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act of 1998
• Office of Disability Employment Policy
• Employers & Americans with Disabilities Act: Myths & Facts
• Employment Rights: Who Has Them and Who Enforces Them
• DisabilityInfo.gov
• Job Accomodation Network
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA
             OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting
             and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing
             partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.
• OSHA workers page
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) home page
             All issues relating to the ADA including publications and resources for business.
• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
             Investigates and remedies unfair labor practices by employers and unions.
• My NLRB
• NLRB manuals
• Rules and regulations
             NLRB's rules and regulations links.
• NLRB frequently asked questions
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
             Laws enforced by the EEOC Title VII of the Civil Rights Act:
                -- Equal Pay Act of 1963
                -- Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)
                -- Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Sections 501 and 505
                -- Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
                -- Civil Rights Act of 1991
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