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- Employment Law: An Overview Cornell University Legal Information Institute site providing access to federal and state statutes, regulations, and court decisions
- Employment Discrimination: An Overview courtesy of the Cornell LII
- Labor Law: An Overview courtesy of the Cornell LII
- Pension Law: An Overview courtesy of the Cornell LII
- Unemployment Compensation Law: An Overview courtesy of the Cornell LII
- Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 concerns minimum wage and overtime pay
- Family and Medical Leave Act allows employees to take unpaid leave for certain medical or family-related reasons
- Texas Workers' Compensation Act includes the statutory changes made by the 77th Legislature. Courtesy of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission
Federal Agencies
- FirstGov for Workersfederal portal providing access to government information for workers and their families
- Department of Labor (DOL)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
- DOL Poster Page features downloadable copies of all required DOL posters
- Employment Standards Administration (ESA)
- Wage and Hour Division enforces laws concerning minimum wage, overtime, child labor, and record keeping
- Employment and Training Administration (ETA) administers job training and job placement programs through state and local workforce development systems
- Dislocated Workers provides information about federal, state, and local assistance programs for workers. An employers section of the website provides information about layoff regulations and employer assistance programs
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) sets and enforces workplace health and safety standards
- Statistics and Data provides access to OSHA inspection reports and manuals
- The Worker's Page provides information about workers' and employers' rights and responsibilities, workplace dangers, and how to file a complaint about workplace hazards
- Office of Disability Employment Policy works to increase the employment of individuals with disabilities
- Job Accommodation Network (JAN), 1-800-ADA-WORK toll-free consulting service providing information on workplace accommodations and on the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) protects the integrity of pensions, health plans, and other employee benefits
- Protecting Pensions and Health Care Benefits After Job Loss provides useful information concerning ERISA, COBRA, and other federal programs, as well as links to other benefits publications
- Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC) enforces federal laws prohibiting job discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or age
- EEOC Quick Start-Employees provides information about employees' workplace rights and responsibilities. Includes instructions for filing discrimination or harassment claims
- Department of Justice
- Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices office within the DOJ Civil Rights Division that investigates and prosecutes employers charged with national origin and citizenship status discrimination, and with document abuse and retaliation under the anti-discrimination provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act
- National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
- NLRB Fact Sheet provides information about forming unions and preventing and remedying unfair labor practices
- Guide to Basic Law and Procedure Under the Nation Labor Relations Act in Adobe Acrobat
- Help Desk includes a complete list of issues covered by the NLRB
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducts research on occupational disease and injury
Texas Agencies
- Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
- Unemployment Claims and Appeals Information provides information and forms for applying for unemployment insurance and filing UI appeals
- Dislocated Workers' Programs provides information about employment and training programs for eligible workers who have been laid off
- Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (TWCC)
- Workers' Health and Safety Division
- Safety Violations Hotline, 1-800-452-9595 investigates reports of violations of occupational health and safety laws
- Employers' Rights and Responsibilities
- Injured Workers' Rights and Responsibilities
- Workers' Benefits
Legal Resources
- American Bar Association Section on Labor and Employment Law
- American Civil Liberties Union Workplace Rights Page provides news, legislative updates, resources, and links
- Employee Rights Resources pamphlets about the basic rights of employees under Texas law. Courtesy of the Bexar County Legal Aid Employee Rights Project
- National Employment Law Institute National Employment Law Project provides research and advocacy on a broad range of employment issues affecting the working poor and the unemployed
- Unemployment Insurance Safety Net Project works to expand access to unemployment insurance by increasing eligibility and tailoring UI to the needs of today's workforce
- National Employment Lawyers Association
- National Lawyers Guild/Maurice and Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice advocates for economic and civil rights for low-wage workers
Advocacy Organizations
- ACORN community organization of low-and moderate-income families
- Living Wage Resource Center provides extensive information and materials concerning living wage campaigns
- AFL-CIO Home Page
- Jobs with Justice a national campaign for workers' rights and economic justice
- National Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice network of people of faith working to improve wages, benefits, and working conditions for low-wage workers
- The Universal Living Wage Campaign a national movement to fix the Federal Minimum Wage
Unemployment Benefits
- Unemployment Insurance Fact Sheet courtesy of the DOL Employment and Training Administration
- Unemployment Insurance Eligibility and Filing a Claim DOL site with information about eligibility and how to file a claim
Workers' Compensation
- Texas Workers' Compensation Act includes the statutory changes made by the 77th Legislature. Courtesy of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission
- Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (TWCC)
- Employers' Rights and Responsibilities
- Injured Workers' Rights and Responsibilities
- Workers' Benefits
- WorkersCompensation.com offers extensive information about workers compensation statutes and rules, as well as forms, medical fee guidelines, and other useful info
- Texas Section
ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974) a federal law that sets minimum standards for pension plans in private industry
- Statute and Regulations courtesy of Cornell's LII
- What is ERISA? summary of the major aspects of ERISA
- Making A Benefits Claim and Filing Suit Under ERISA
- ERISA's Protections Against Inadequate Plan Funding discusses the rules that require employers to adequately fund their pension plans
- EBSA Regional Offices allows you to find contact information for the office in your region
- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) federal corporation protecting the retirement incomes of about 43 million American workers
News
- LaborNet provide updates on labor developments worldwide
- Labor Policy Association a public policy advocacy organization made up of senior human resources executives from major corporations. Site includes employment news summaries and in-depth issues analyses
Other Helpful Sites
- American Society of Trial Consultants find ASTC members nationwide. Site provides contact information, areas of expertise and a link to the consultant's Web site , if available
- Chilling Effects site devoted to the legal protection of online speech; addresses topics including fan fiction, copyright and trademark, linking, parody and criticism.
- LegalVote.com site allows a virtual jury to weigh in on a case after reviewing a summary prepared by the lawyer
- Internet Tools for Lawyers helpful site containing articles, links, how-to guides
- Skipease search tool to find people quickly; research property ownership, Social Security numbers: death, birth and marriage records, professional licenses, etc.
- LexisONE free court opinions, legal forms
- The Religious Liberty Archive virtual library of religious freedom law, containing full texts of pertinent U.S. Supreme Court cases since 1815, federal and state laws, treatises, historical materials, news of recent developments and links to related materials.
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice current descriptions of the TLPJ caseload and a library of its briefs and filings, links to more than 2,000 web resources
- Legal Writing Success web-based service that connects to a network of lawyers available to perform research, writing, rewriting and editing.