The following are resources for persons with employment and civil rights questions. The list is intended for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for legal advice.
Civil Rights/Civil Liberties: For information about civil rights violations, visit:
The American Civil Liberties Union website
The Center for Constitutional Rights website
The Thomas Merton Center of Pittsburgh website
Disability Issues: For information about accommodating persons with disabilities, visit:
The Pennsylvania Disabilities Law Project
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission website
The Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations website
The Department of Labor website
Discrimination: For information about workplace discrimination, visit:
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website
The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission website
The Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations website
The Department of Labor website
Jobs and Capital Resources: For information about organizations
promoting employment growth and development, visit:
The Steel Valley Authority website
Layoff from Employment: See: Plant Closing/Shutdown
Mine Safety and Health: For information about health and safety
at coal mines, visit:
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration website
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau
of Deep Mine Safety website
The United Mineworkers of America website
Occupational Safety and Health: For information about workplace
health and safety, visit:
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration website
Plant Closing/Shutdown: For questions about large layoffs of employees
or workplace closings, visit:
The U.S. Department of Labor website
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Labor and Industry website
Social Security Disability Benefits: For information about Social Security,
visit:
The U.S. Social Security Administration website
Unemployment Compensation: For information about unemployment
benefits, visit:
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Unemployment
Compensation website
The U.S. Department of Labor website
Union Membership/Organizing: For information regarding labor union issues,
visit:
The National Labor Relations Board website
The AFL-CIO website
Wage and Benefit Payments: For information about proper payment of wages and employee benefits, visit:
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Wage Payment website
Workers’ Compensation: For questions related to workers’ compensation, visit:
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Workers’ Compensation website
The Pennsylvania Federation of Injured Workers
