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Laws, Regs, Stats... & Secondary Sources

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Federal Labor Sources

Major Legislation -- Federal

Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (EPPA)
29 USC 2001 et seq; 29 CFR Pt 801
ERISA Fact Sheet
29 USC 1001 et seq; 29 CFR 2509 et seq
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
20 USC 201 et seq; 29 CFR 510-794
Handy Reference Guide to FLSA
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
29 USC 2601 et seq; 29 CFR Pt. 825
Federal Mine Safety & Health Act of 1977 (Mine Act)
30 USC 801 et seq; 30 CFR Pts. 1 - 199
Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Act (Civil Service Protection Act of 1978)
29 USC 201 et seq : 29 CFR 510-
Labor Man. Rel. Act (Taft-Hartley Act)
29 US Code Ch. 7 sec 141-197
Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (Landrum-Griffin Act)
29 USC 401 et seq; 29 CFR 401-453
Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
33 US Code 901 et seq; 20 CFR 701-704
Nat'l Labor Relations Act -- "Wagner Act"
29 USC 151-169
OSHA Law & Regs
29 USC 651 et seq; 29 CFR 1800-2400
Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA)
38 USC 4301-4335; 20 CFR Pt. 1002.210
Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification Act (WARN)
29 US Code 2101 et seq; 20 CFR 639

Guide to 50 States Labor Laws

State Labor Laws
From DOL: All 50 States Minimum Wage & Child Labor Laws; State Labor offices' contact information
Cornell's LI -- Guide to State Labor Laws
State Minimum Wage -- 50 States
National Conference of State Legislatives
Youth Employment Rules -- 50 States

New York State Labor Sources

NY State - Labor Standards Overview
NYS Employment Laws -- from FindLaw
NYS Model Sexual Harassment Policy
Model Policy & complaint form; training requirements & videos; webinar
NYS Bar Association Pamphlet
Brief (10 pages!) overview of NYS & NYC Employment Law

U.S. Federal Agencies

Organizations

Economic Policy Institute
Data Library with Statistics, Policy Papers, Monthly analysis of Economic Indicators.
Employment Benefit Research Institute
Policy Papers, webinars, statistics focusing on retirement & health benefits; some are for members only
International Labour and Employment Relations Association
Issues comparative studies of employment & labor relations.
International Labour Organization
U.N. org. that sets labor standards; policy papers & programs.
Society for Human Resources Management
Employee Handbooks; Employer's perspective; membership required for some materials.

Statistics

Federal Unemployment Statitstics
Link to charts from Department of Labor
State Unemployment Statistics
From Dept. of Labor
NY State Department of Labor Press Releases
Includes monthly press releases on unemployment statistics, with breakdown by cities and counties.
OECD Member Unemployment Rates
World Bank Unemployment Statistics
Based on International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database
UNICEF statistics on Child Labor

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Finding a Job

Guide to Looking for a job-- Fed. Gov Guide
Public & Private Sector covered
Occupational Information Network
DOL - outlook, requirements, salaries
CareerBuilder
Upload & build resume; jobs listing
Glass Door
Salary guides... & job listings...
Indeed
Reviews; post resume & job search

Negotiating Salary

Law, & Librarian Job Listings

Applying for Unemployment