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
OTHER RELATED LINKS
» Federal
Wage and Labor Law Institute - provides employers with labor
law posters and employment forms.
» Employment & Benefits
Law
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