Resources

Employment Law Organizations

Disability Rights Advocates  – Non- profit firm dedicated to advancing rights of persons with disabilities.

National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) – Organization of employment lawyers.

National Employment Law Project – Advocates for worker’s rights
and benefits.

Workplace Fairness – Nonprofit organization for the protection of worker’s rights.

Florida AFL-CIO – Labor union representing workers.

Government Agencies

Florida Commission on Human Relations – Florida agency charged with enforcing Florida civil rights laws.

Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation – Florida agency that handles unemployment compensation.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) - Federal agency charged with enforcing Federal civil rights laws.

U.S. Department of Labor – Federal agency in charge of enforcing wage and hour laws, among others.

U.S. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) – Federal agency charged with enforcing health and safety laws.

Office of Administrative Law Judges – Federal agency that handles administrative appeals, including appeals from determinations of the Department of Labor.

Immigration Law Organizations and Agencies

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services – Government agency responsible for immigration matters.
 
National Immigration Law Center – Dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of low income immigrants and their family members.
 
American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) – Association of immigration lawyers.
 
U.S. Board of Immigration Appeals – Administrative court that applies and interprets immigration law.
 
U.S. Department of State – Foreign Embassies – Listing of U.S. embassies in foreign countries.

Other Resources