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General

• Cornell University's Employment Law documents
• E-LAWS. Developed by the US Dept. of Labor to assist the human resource community understand and comply with workplace employment laws.
• Employment Law: California. Emphasis on California Law: Full text of policies, guides,government guidelines, leave of absence rules, recent cases and more.
• Employment Law Central. Includes employment law newsletter, summaries of and links to employment related judicial decisions and employment-related state and federal statutes, and a directory of professional contacts.
• FindLaw's Labor Law Subject Index.
• HR Law Index. Database of employment law articles from websites of attorneys, government agencies, publishing companies and law school libraries. Requires registration.
• HRM Law Mega-Links. Comprehensive lists of links about issues in HR law.
• LawInfo.Com Forum. Includes ind-depth analyses of workplace discrimination laws and recent rulings.
• Law Journal Extra's Employment and Labor Law.Analysis of decisions affecting HR, as well as links.
• 'Lectric Law Library's Law for Business area. Includes section on employer/employment issues
• Legal Survival Guide. From Court TV. Includes many HR-related topics.
• National Employment Lawyers' Association. Provides assistance and support to lawyers in protecting the rights of employees.
• Nolo Press's Business & Workplace Issues page
• Prairielaw.com. Online journal and multiple discussion forums on employment laws.
• Privacy and American Business. up-to-date coverage and analysis of the vital privacy issues confronting businesses today.
• Q&A: Recent Changes in Health Care Law
• The World Wide Web Virtual Library: Labor and Employment Law. Maintained by Indiana University.
• WWLIA Legal Dictionary. The law in plain language from the World Wide Legal Information Association.

Arbitration and Mediation

• American Arbitration Association's ADR home page
• Guide to Alternative Dispute Resolution. From Hieros Gamos, "the comprehensive legal site."
• Foundation for Prevention & Early Resolution of Conflict. Includes online training course on mechanics of conflict resolution.
• Mediation Information & Resource Center. Articles and forums on workplace mediation. Also includes a national database of mediators.
• National Artibtation Forum. Provides a comprehensive look at the arbitration process and the benefits of advanced dispute resolution.

Handbooks and Policies

• At-Will Employment Policy. Sample policy from "Bullet Proof Employee Handbooks" by Ethan Winning.
• Employment Policy Foundation.
• The Ultimate Employee Handbook: A Workshop. Impressive collection of advice and field experiences relating to putting together employee handbooks.

Job Descriptions

• Descriptions Now Direct. On line forms for creating job descriptions that can be downloaded from the Internet or e-mailed.
• International Assessment Network. Searchable database of 12,000 job descriptions on-line compiled from the Department of Labor's Dictionary of Occupational Titles.

Immigration & Alien Employment Issues

• Hirson, Kaplan, Perl & Stark. Includes information on work and investor visas.

Laws, Text & Analysis

• Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• Americans with Disabilities Act (full statute)
• Americans with Disabilities Act Brochures. From Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.
• Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
• Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
• Civil Rights Act of 1991
• COBRA. Focuses on health benefits. From U.S. General Services Administration.
• ERISA. Full text, with annotations provided by BenefitsLink.
• ERISA 5500. From the Employease HR Guides series. Interactive forms help construct a page outlining your requirements.
• ERISA Glossary. From Employease.
• Fair Credit Reporting Act
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Fair Labor Standards Act Exempt vs. Nonexempt Rules. From Texas Workforce Commission.
• The Family and Medical Leave Act
• Family and Medical Leave Act Advisor. From DOL's ELAWS service.
• Family and Medical Leave Commission. Report from the Department of Labor.
• Family and Medical Leave Act Reading Room. From Parents Place.
• Family and Medical Leave Commission. Report from the Department of Labor.
• Health Insurance Portability Act of 1996. Fact sheets and news stories.
• HIPAA Guide and Calculator. Form from Employease's HR Guide series calculates the amount of creditable coverage an employee has.
• Immigration Reform and Control Act
• Occupational Safety and Health Act
• Sex Discrimination. Analysis from Illinois Institute of Continuing Legal Education.
• Worker Adjustment Retraining & Notification Act
• Workers' Compensation Law Materials. From Cornell University Law School.

Sexual Harassment

• LALabor's Sexual Harassment Definition.
• Preventing Sexual Harassment. Programmed presented on the web by the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce. Includes supervisory and non-supervisory modules.
• Same Sex Harassment. From HR Magazine
• Sexual Harassment FAQ. From CourtTV
• Sexual Harassment Forum. From Training.Net. Requires free registration.
• Sexual Harassment Hotline Resource List. Organized by state; from Feminist Majority Foundation Online
• Sexual Harassment Links. Compiled by the HRM Mega Law Site
• Sexual Harassment Resources. From University of Maryland.
• What is Sexual Harassment? From Court TV's "Legal Survival Guide."
• What is Sexual Harassment? From Equal Rights Advocate.