Research Guides: Management of Compensation: Legal Issues

Featured Book

Employment law for human resource practice by Walsh, David J. Mason, Boston, Massachusetts : Cengage Learning, 5th ed., 2016.
Call Number: Baruch Reserve KF3319 .W35 2019

Employment Law

The Legal information Institute at Cornell University Law School provides this online dictionary and guide to employment law. Read compact overviews of ERISA, FMLA and other laws and link to the Federal statutes and selected judicial decisions and Supreme Court cases.

LII/Legal Information Institute - Employment Law

Key Legislation

U.S. Law

eLaws
Information about a number of federal employment laws.
eLaws - Employment Law Guide
Describes the major statutes and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that affect businesses and workers.

Government Regulation

Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
House. Education and the Workforce Committee
Covering wages and benefits legislation.
Regulations.gov
Search for government regulations.

ERISA

Employee Benefits Security Administration
The EBSA is responsible for ERISA enforcement and assists Americans covered by private retirement plans.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
The PBGC was established by ERISA to protect the pensions of working Americans and retirees. They publish an annual Pension Insurance Databook.

Family and Medical Leave Act

Family and Medical Leave Act
Definitions, news, fact sheets and forms from the U.s. Department of Labor.
Employee Rights and Responsibilities Under FMLA

Equal Employment Opportunity

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Laws, regulations and guidance on all types of discrimination.
EEOC. Sexual Harassment
Laws, regulations, guidance and MOUs.
EEOC. Enforcement and Litigation Statistics
National data on employment discrimination by type including age, disability, race, and sex.
Employment & Disability Institute
At Cornell University’s ILR School. Publishes the annual New York State Disability & Employment Status Report and other research.

Fair Labor Standards

Occupational Safety and Health

Workplace Injury, Illness and Fatality Statistics
Data from OSHA and the BLS.
OSHA. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Laws, regulations, data & statistics.
CDC. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Workplace safety research and health topics for individual industries and occupations.