EMPLOYMENT & LABOR LAW RESOURCES

ORGANIZATIONS:

» ABA Section of Employment and Labor Law

» AFSCME - Nation's largest public employee and health care workers union.

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

U.S. Labor Department (including OSHA text)
What are the latest figures on American average hourly earnings? How about unemployment projections? What does the "Economy at a Glance" reveal? BLS is the number-crunching arm of the Department of Labor. Visit its site for labor economics stats, reports on productivity and technology, regional news, publications and research projects.

Bureau of International Labor (ILAB)- U.S. Labor Department

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. Features labor data, surveys, publications and more.
Bureau of Labor and Industries - enforces state laws that ban discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodation, and protect children and families in the workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - aims to ensure equality of opportunity by vigorously enforcing federal legislation prohibiting discrimination in employment.

Fair Labor Standards Act Employee/Employer Advisor
Provides employers and employees the information they need to understand Federal minimum wage, overtime, child labor, and record keeping requirements. The child labor section is designed to answer questions about Federal child labor rules from workers, parents, teachers, and employers.

Fair Measures - Features Employment Law FAQs.

Department of Labor : Women's Bureau

Employment Standards Administration - U.S. Department of Labor

International Labour Organization (ILO) - The International Labour Organization is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of internationally recognized human and labour rights.

National Employee Rights Institute (NERI) - helps individuals, both employed and unemployed, understand, enforce, and expand rights in the workplace. Includes fact sheets, discussion groups, and publications.

Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
One hundred million American working folks and their six and a half million employers are covered by the Occupational Health and Safety Act of 1970. The Act and much more come alive on OSHA's weboffice. Read OSHA regs, compliance assistance info, articles and fact sheets on OSHA policy, procedures and programs, workplace safety, employer guidelines and lots more. Be careful out there.

OSHA Workplace Violence Awareness and Prevention

Occupational Outlook Handbook - From the U.S. Department of Labor. Describes what workers do on the job, working conditions, the training and education needed, earnings, and expect job prospects.

Office of Small Business Programs
U.S. Labor Department

» Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) - Official site for agency that protects the pensions of workers and retirees in private employers' defined benefit retirement plans.

» Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - US Department of Labor

State Labor Offices

Social Security Administration

Small Business Handbook: Laws, Regulations and Technical Assistance Services - From the U.S. Department of Labor. Covers retirement and health benefit standards, safety and health standards, wage, hour, and other workplace standards.

Workers Compensation - from Cornell University

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