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Employment Law Organizations

Workplace Fairness
The former National Employee Rights Institute, Workplace Fairness is adynamic non-profit organization dedicated to helping employees understand, enforce, and expand their rights in the workplace

National Employment Lawyers' Association
NELA is the leading association of attorneys representing individuals. 

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Government Agencies

U.S. Department of Labor
Provides access to statutes and regulations, plus answers to frequently asked questions about pay and overtime issues and an opportunity to ask for legal guidance on different issues.

National Labor Relations Board
The United States' agency for enforcing the labor laws and rights of employees to organize around work place issues.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The United State's agency for enforcing the civil rights and anti-discrimination laws.  This site includes the federal regulations on discrimination and the EEOC's guidance on many important workplace topics

American Arbitration Association
A private, not-for-profit association providing private arbitrations.  This site includes the rules and procedures for AAA arbitrations, including those covering employment disputes

Occupational Health and Safety Administration

The United States agency for enforcing workplace safety.

Federal Mediation and Counseling Service
The United States agency available to mediate workplace disputes, particularly collective bargaining disputes.

Bureau of Labor Statistics
United States statistics on employment, wages and the economy.

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. "search" site
Search to find out if you are owed money from your ex-employer's terminated pension plan.

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Enforces federal affirmative-action programs.

Wage and Hour Division
Enforces the federal minimum-wage, overtime pay and child labor statute.

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Legal Research Tools

Findlaw.com
A huge collection of legal resources

www.versuslaw.com
legal research tool

www.lawinfo.com
legal resources and attorney directory

www.lectlaw.com
The 'Lectric Law Library, providing research and legal topics.

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Employee Advocates

www.fairmeasures.com
dealing with workplace trauma

www.disgruntled.com
Internet magazine airing workplace problems and solutions

www.bullybusters.com
advice in dealing with workplace bullying

BreakYourNoncompete.com
Provides legal defenses to break out of your non-competition agreement and access to non-competition agreement attorneys

www.aflcio.org
AFL-CIO home page

www.lawguru.com
legal questions, answers and research

www.townonline.com /privacy/journal
access to Privacy Journal newsletter

www.workfamily.com
family and work issues

www.aclu.org
American Civil Liberties Union homepage.

www.nvlsp.org
National Veterans Legal Services Program

www.uniondemocracy.com
Association for Union Democracy

www.fedupfeds.org
site for injured federal workers

www.nlg.org
National Lawyers Guild

www.badreferences.com
Documented Reference Check

www.nationalpartnership.org
National Partnership for Women and Families

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Know your employer

Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR Database
SEC database of corporate securities filings.

Multinational Monitor
Searchable collection of articles printed in Nader publication about multinational and national corporations

Corporate Watch

Vault.com
Career and job finding site with Message Boards for individual companies Other Links and Organizations

Privacy Rights

Privacy in cyberspace--Articles on legal issues and policy: cyberspace and the law.

Electronic Privacy Information Center

Privacy International

Employee Benefits

BenefitsLink Information about your rights and remedies under ERISA.

Law related organizations

American Arbitration Association

American Bar Association

American Federaton of Labor - Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO)

American Civil Liberties Union

Association of Trial Lawyers of America Employment Rights Section

Association for Union Democracy

Center for Technology and Democracy

Congress of South African Trade Unions

Disability Rights Advocates

Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund, Inc.

Government Accountability Project

The Impact Fund 

The Law Society of England and Wales

Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

National Association for Public Interest Law

National Association of Legal Services Workers, UAW Local 2320, AFL-CIO

National Partnership for Women & Families 

National Whistleblower Center

NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund

Rainbow/PUSH Coalition

Labor and labor-oriented federations and unions on the Internet

 

 

 

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