Strasburger & Price, LLP Newsletter

  

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

FEBRUARY 2000

Prepared by
Kimberly S. Moore

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT PRACTICE AREA

Listed Below are Web Sites Which You May Find Informative and Helpful

  
Strasburger & Price, LLP

www.strasburger.com
This Web site provides information about firm attorneys, new legal issues, areas of practice, and enables you to access firm newsletters.

   

Texas Workforce Commission

http://www.twc.state.tx.us/
On this Web site, an employer can post job openings to find applicants. Also, the web site has a statistics search page where an employer can search for current and historical Texas labor market data.

   

Texas Workers' Compensation Commission

http://www.twcc.state.tx.us/
A wealth of resources for employers. This Web site includes newsletters on workers' compensation issues, seminar training notices for employers, proposed rules on workers' compensation, and guidelines on how to comply with workers' compensation laws and OSHA regulations.

   

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

http://www.eeoc.gov/
Employers can find a variety of employer manuals on the ADA, Title VII, and employment of foreign nationals. This Web site contains a section devoted to small businesses and how they can easily comply with federal law.

   

Disability Accessibility for Company Web Sites

www.cast.org/bobby/
Includes a free evaluation which allows a company to type in its Web address and receive an evaluation of whether persons with disabilities can access the Web site.

www.w3.org/WAI/
Contains web accessibility guidelines and other information for making a Web site accessible for persons with disabilities.

   

Employee Benefit Information

www.benefitslink.com
An interactive Web site providing information and advice for employers who sponsor or are considering sponsoring employee benefit plans.

www.bcsolutionsmag.com
This online magazine reports strategies for offering employee benefits and compensation.

www.ebri.org
Provides statistics, policy research, and education on economic security and employee benefits.

www.businessinsurance.com
Gives strategies for employee insurance and benefits.

www.acaonline.org
Offers manuals, articles, and a bookstore for the latest news about employee compensation.

   

Human Resources and Personnel Sites

www.erieri.com/codes/
Provides codes and laws relevant to personnel decisions.

www.shrm.org
The Society for Human Resource Management's Web page offers the news and information on human resource management.

www.employmentlawcentral.com
Offers facts about regional and national employment laws.

www.workforceonline.com
This Web site lists tips, news, and legal information for the employer, including articles on wrongful discharge, wage regulations, equal opportunity, disability accommodation, harassment, immigration, and labor relations.

   

Other Helpful Government Web Sites

www.oalj.dol.gov
The Department of Labor Web site offers administrative law decisions on labor laws.

www.dol.gov
Contains all labor statutes and regulations enforced by the Department of Labor.

www.osha.gov
The OSHA cite contains information an employer should know about occupational safety and health.

www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada
The Department of Justice Web site includes Government information on the ADA sorted by various pertinent topics.

www.nlrb.gov
The National Labor Relations Board provides information on labor and management laws from the policies of the NLRB. Includes publications, statistics, manuals, and answers to questions.

   

Discrimination and Wage and Hour Information From Cornell

www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/42/ch21.html
Cornell University's Web site lists the provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/29/ch8.html
For information on federal wage and hour laws see the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

  

     
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This publication provides information on general legal issues and is not intended to provide advice on any specific legal matters.