Employment | LII / Legal Information Institute
Employment Law: An Overview, courtesy of the Cornell Legal Information Institute.

Employment discrimination | LII / Legal Information Institute
Employment Discrimination: An Overview, courtesy of the Cornell Legal Information Institute.

Labor | LII / Legal Information Institute
Labor Law: An Overview, courtesy of the Cornell Legal Information Institute.

Pension | LII / Legal Information Institute
Pension Law: An Overview, courtesy of the Cornell Legal Information Institute.

Unemployment compensation | LII / Legal Information Institute
Unemployment Compensation Law: An Overview, courtesy of the Cornell Legal Information Institute.

Compliance Assistance By Law - The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Information to help small businesses comply with the requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which covers a number of issues ranging from the minimum wage to overtime and child labor.

Compliance Assistance By Law - The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Information to help small businesses comply with the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) which pertains to unpaid medical leave.

Texas Workers' Compensation Act from the Texas Department of Insurance
Texas Workers' Compensation Act - Texas Department of Insurance.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics.

U.S. Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Division (WHD) - About WHD
The DOL Wage and Hour Division administers the wage, hour, and child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and programs covering government contracts, farm labor, family and medical leave, immigration, and polygraph testing.

Employment & Training Administration (ETA) - U.S. Department of Labor
The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) administers federal government job training and worker dislocation programs, federal grants to states for public employment service programs, and unemployment insurance benefits. These services are primarily provided through state and local workforce development systems.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration - OSHA HOME PAGE
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Home Page.

Employee Benefits Security Administration Main Page
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is committed to providing participant and compliance assistance regarding pension, health and other employee benefit plans. EBSA protects the integrity of pensions, health plans, and other employee benefits.

NLRB :: National Labor Relations Board
National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1935 to administer the National Labor Relations Act, the primary law governing relationship between employers, unions and employees.

State and Local Employees: USA.gov
USA.gov: State and Local Employees -- Find U.S. government resources for state and local government employees.

Welcome to Job Corps
Job Corps is a free education and training program that helps young people learn a career, earn a high school diploma or GED, and find and keep a good job. For eligible youth at least 16 years of age, Job Corps provides the all-around skills needed to succeed in a career and in life.

The U.S. Department of Labor Home Page, Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao
The U.S. Department of Labor is charged with preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs. DOL is responsible for the administration and enforcement of over 180 federal statutes.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
EEOC has five commissioners and a General Counsel appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate.

The five-member Commission makes equal employment opportunity policy and approves most litigation. The General Counsel is responsible for conducting EEOC enforcement litigation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), the Equal Pay Act (EPA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Office of National Response, Employment & Training Administration (ETA) - U.S. Department of Labor
Implementing a national workforce system that provides workers with the information, advice, job search assistance, income maintenance and training they need to get and keep good jobs and provide employers with skilled workers.

OSHA's Statistics & Data Page
OSHA's Statistics & Data Page.

Workers
OSHA Workers' Page provides information about workers' and employers' rights and responsibilities, and instructions for reporting unsafe workplace conditions.

Rapid Response Services for Employers, Employment & Training Administration (ETA) - U.S. Department of Labor
Layoff, Retraining, and Re-employment Information for Employers, includes Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) and NAFTA Transitional Adjustment Assistance (NAFTA-TAA) petition forms and petition determinations.

U.S. Department of Labor -- Find It! By Audience -- Workers
We created this page to provide a shortcut to information and services the Department of Labor offers workers.

OSHA's Compliance Assistance Page
OSHA's Compliance Assistance Page. From this site you can access resources to help you prevent occupational injuries and illnesses, comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and learn about OSHA's cooperative programs.

U.S. Department of Labor -- OSDBU -- Poster Page
The DOL Poster Page provides downloadable copies of all workplace notices required by the DOL.

U.S. Department of Labor - Find It By Topic - Training - Dislocated Workers
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA) provides information on training programs and other services that are available to assist workers who have been laid off or are about to be laid off.

U.S. Department of Labor -- ODEP - Office of Disability Employment Policy
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) provides national leadership on disability employment policy by developing and influencing the use of evidence-based disability employment policies and practices, building collaborative partnerships, and delivering authoritative and credible data on employment of people with disabilities.

JAN - Job Accommodation Network
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is the leading source of free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. Working toward practical solutions that benefit both employer and employee, JAN helps people with disabilities enhance their employability, and shows employers how to capitalize on the value and talent that people with disabilities add to the workplace.

Trade Act Program: TAA for Workers, Employment & Training Administration (ETA) - U.S. Department of Labor
Trade Act Program provides information about federal and state programs to assist individuals unemployed as a result of increasing imports or shifts in production to Canada or Mexico. Includes information about the TAA program and the NAFTA-TAA program.

Civil Rights Divison Office of Special Counsel Home Page
This site provides information aimed at educating employers, potential victims of discrimination, and the general public about their rights and responsibilities under the antidiscrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act

Welcome to the Texas Workforce Commission
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is the state government agency charged with overseeing and providing workforce development services to employers and job seekers of Texas. For employers, TWC offers recruiting, retention, training and retraining, and outplacement services as well as valuable information on labor law and labor market statistics.

For job seekers, TWC offers career development information, job search resources, training programs, and, as appropriate, unemployment benefits. While targeted populations receive intensive assistance to overcome barriers to employment all Texans can benefit from the services offered by TWC and our network of workforce partners.

WorkInTexas.com Home: Helping Texans Work Better.
WorkInTexas.com is a free, comprehensive and easy-to-use Web site, created by the Texas Workforce Commission and backed by a team of employment experts, that matches Texas employers and a variety of new job opportunities with great Texas employees.

Unemployment Claim and Appeals Information
File a claim for Unemployment Compensation Benefits in Texas. Unemployment Claim and Appeals Information.

Dislocated Workers' Program
WIA offers unique programs for persons who have lost their jobs in mass layoffs or plant closings, or who have been laid off and are unlikely to return to their jobs. The regular Dislocated Worker program under WIA offers employment and training programs for eligible workers who are unemployed due to no fault of their own or have received official notice of a layoff. This program allows for individualized re-employment services.

TWC - Trade Adjustment Assistance
The Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) program provides reemployment services which may include training and job search/relocation assistance to individuals who lose their manufacturing jobs due to foreign imports or a shift in production to foreign countries with which the U.S. has a free trade agreement. Participants in this program may also receive Trade Readjustment Allowances (TRA), paid on a weekly basis to individuals who exhaust their unemployment benefits while receiving training.

Unemployment, Labor Law and Appeals Information
Unemployment claim, tax information and labor law issues for Texas employers.

Division of Workers' Compensation from the Texas Department of Insurance
Division of Workers' Compensation - Texas Department of Insurance.

Safety Violations Hotline from the Texas Department of Insurance
Safety Violations Hotline 1-800-452-9595 investigates reports of violations of occupational health and safety laws.

Injured Employee Rights & Responsibilities from the Texas Department of Insurance
Injured Employee Rights Responsibilities - Texas Department of Insurance.

American Bar Association - Section of Labor & Employment Law
American Bar Association Section on Labor and Employment Law.

Workplace Rights | American Civil Liberties Union
The IRP works to ensure that federal employment, labor and anti-discrimination laws provide meaningful protection to non-citizens, legal residents and Americans alike. Any person perceived to be foreign born is highly vulnerable to discrimination, exploitation and abuse in the workplace.

NELI - The National Employment Law Institute
The Institute's activities pertain exclusively to employment law compliance, the application of employment law to human resource practices, and practice and procedure before administrative bodies and in state and federal courts.

National Employment Law Project
The National Employment Law Project (NELP) responds by working to restore the promise of economic opportunity in the 21^st century economy. In partnership with national, state and local allies, we promote policies and programs that create good jobs, strengthen upward mobility, enforce hard-won worker rights, and help unemployed workers regain their economic footing through improved benefits and services.

National Employment Law Project: Unemployment Insurance
NELP is active in promoting a strong federal role in unemployment insurance, especially during recessions when federal benefits are needed to stimulate the economy and relieve hardship.

National Employment Lawyers Association NELA
The National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) advances employee rights and serves lawyers who advocate for equality and justice in the American workplace.

Sugar Law Center: Home
The Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice, a national nonprofit that provides legal support and advocacy for working people and communities.

Welcome to the Universal Living Wage Campaign
Web site for the Universal Living Wage Campaign. Site contains ULW formula, petition at secure link, articles, and background data explaining why a universal living wage is needed. Dozens of links to supporting sites, including HUD Fair Market Rent stats in HTML format.

ACORN Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now
ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the nation's largest community organization of low and moderate income families working together for social justice and stronger communities.

Living Wage Action Coalition
The Living Wage Action Coalition (LWAC) is a group of members from past campus living wage campaigns working together with United Students Against Sweatshops and the Student Labor Action Project to travel to campuses across the country, sharing our campaign stories, educating about living wages, and running worshops for student-worker solidarity activist. We support and encourage worker-led campaigns, anti-oppressive organizing, and organizing based on consensus and non-hierarchy.

aflcio.org - America's Union Movement
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) is a voluntary federation of 56 national and international labor unions. The AFL-CIO was created in 1955 by the merger of the AFL and the CIO.

Jobs with Justice
Jobs with Justice engages workers and allies in campaigns to win justice in workplaces and in communities where working families live.

Interfaith Worker Justice - Home
Interfaith Worker Justice (IWJ) calls upon our religious values in order to educate, organize, and mobilize the religious community in the U.S. on issues and campaigns that will improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for workers, especially low-wage workers.

State Unemployment Insurance Benefits, Employment & Training Administration (ETA) - U.S. Department of Labor
n general, the Federal-State Unemployment Insurance Program provides unemployment benefits to eligible workers who are unemployed through no fault of their own (as determined under State law), and meet other eligibility requirements of State law.

Workers Compensation - Workmans Comp Service Center
The National website providing workers compensation information, news, facts, and contact information for employees, employers, insurers, and medical providers. Find rules, statutes, forms, and professional help relating to workplace injuries and disabilities in the U.S.

Workers Compensation - Workmans Comp Service Center
Texas Section

Protecting Pension and Health Care Benefits After Job Loss
Job termination or a reduction in hours can result in a loss of retirement and health benefits. However, employees and their families may have rights under Federal law that can help protect benefits when employment changes.

ERISA | LII / Legal Information Institute
ERISA : An Overview: Courtesy of the Cornell Legal Information Institute.

U.S. Department of Labor - Find It By Topic - Health Plans - ERISA
Information from the U.S. Department of Labor on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) which covers a wide range of employee benefit plans including pension and other retirement plans.

What You Should Know About Your Retirement Plan
What you should know about your retirement plan.

Organization Chart/Regional and District EBSA Offices
EBSA Regional Offices page allows you to find contact information for the office in your region.

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Welcome to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation home page. PBGC is a federal corporation created by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to protect the pensions of American workers and retirees in private single-employer and multiemployer defined benefit pension plans.

Texas Workforce Commission: An Inventory of Commission on Human Rights Records at the Texas State Archives, 1983-2006
An Inventory of Commission on Human Rights Records at the Texas State Archives, 1983-2006.

LaborNet - U.S.
Online news and information for a democratic labor movement. Your internet source for labor news and discussions from the U.S. and around the world.

Basic Guide to the National Labor Relations Act
Guide to Basic Law and Procedure Under the Nation Labor Relations Act.

Employers' Rights and Responsibilities from the Texas Department of Insurance
Employers' Rights and Responsibilities from the Texas Department of Insurance.