employment law

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Federal Material

U.S. Constitution and Federal Statutes

• 29 U.S. Code - Labor.Representative chapters pertinent to employment:
  • Chapt. 8. Fair Labor Standards
  • Chapt. 14. Age Discrimination in Employment
  • Chapt. 15. Occupational Safety and Health
  • Chapt. 16. Vocational Rehabilitation and Other Rehabilitation Services
  • Chapt. 18. Employee Retirement Income Security Program (ERISA)
  • Chapt. 20. Migrantand Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
  • Chapt. 22. Employee Polygraph Protection
  • Chapt. 24. Technology Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities
  • Chapt. 28. Familyand Medical Leave
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• 42 U.S. Code - The Public Health and Welfare.Representative chapters pertinent to employment:
  • Chapter 21. The Civil Rights Act
    • §§ 2000e - 2000e-17 - Equal Employment Opportunity
    • §§ 1981, 1981A, 1983, & 1988 - Employment Discrimination
• Chapter 126. - Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities
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• CRS Annotated Constitution

Federal Agency Regulations

• Code of Federal Regulations: 29 C.F.R. - Labor For other federal agency regulations concerning employment law, see specific topical pages.

Federal Judicial Decisions

• U.S. Supreme Court:
  • Recent Decisions dealing with Employment
  • liibulletin Oral Argument Previews
• U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals: Recent Decisions dealing with Employment

U.S. Constitution

• CRS Annotated Constitution:
  • Article I: Federal Versus State Labor Laws
  • First Amendment: Government as Employer: Free Expression Generally
  • First Amendment: Employment Restrictions and Loyalty Oaths

State Material

State Statutes

• State laws concerning compensation, hours, and other conditions of work
• Other state statutes concerning:
  • Labor
  • Labor and Industrial Safety
  • Unemployment

State Judicial Decisions

• N.Y. Court of Appeals:
  • Recent Decisions on Employment
  • Commentary from liibulletin-ny
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• Appellate Decisions from Other States

International Material

Conventions and Treaties

• Dealing with Human Rights (including those bearing on employment)

Other References

Key Internet Sources

• U.S. Department of Labor Home Page
• Employee Rights (Nolo)
• Internet Law Library (list of links)
• AHI's Employment Law Resource Center
• Summary of Federal Employment Law from the Matthies law firm
• Employment Law Information Network
• Human Resources Law (Nolo)
• National Employment Law Institute
• Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations

Useful Offnet (or Subscription - $) Sources

• Good Starting Point in Print: Mark A. Rothstein et al., Rothstein, Craver, Schroeder, Shoben, and Vander Velde's Hornbook on Employment Law, West Group (2004)

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Federal Material

U.S. Constitution and Federal Statutes

• 29 U.S.C. - Labor
• 29 U.S.C., Chapter 7 - Labor Management Relations Act
• 29 U.S.C., Chapter 7, Subchapter II - National Labor Relations Act
• 9 U.S.C. - Federal Arbitration Act
• CRS Annotated Constitution

Federal Agency Regulations

• Code of Federal Regulations: 29 C.F.R. - Dept. of Labor

Federal Judicial Decisions

• U.S. Supreme Court:
  • Recent Decisions on Collective Bargaining
  • liibulletin Oral Argument Previews
• U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals: Recent Decisions on Collective Bargaining

State Material

State Statutes

• Uniform Arbitration Act - as enacted in various states
• New York Labor Relations Act - New York Labor Code, Article 20
• New York Labor and Management Improper Practices Act - New York Labor Code, Article 20-A
• California statutes making collective bargaining agreements legally enforceable - California Labor Code Sections 1126-1128
• California statute requiring the state to establish procedures for binding arbitration of certain disputes in the garment industry - California Labor Code §§ 2685 - 2692
• Other State Statutes Dealing with Labor

State Judicial Decisions

• N.Y. Court of Appeals:
  • Decisions on Collective Bargaining
  • Decisions on Arbitration
  • Commentary from liibulletin-ny
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• Appellate Decisions from Other States

International Material

Conventions and Treaties

• Convention Concerning the Application of the Principles of the Right to Organize and to Bargain Collectively (1949)

Other References

Key Internet Sources

• U.S. Department of Labor
• American Arbitration Association
• Cornell University's Institute for Collective Bargaining
• ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law
• Employment Law and HR (Nolo)
• Federal Labor Relations Authority
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Collective Bargaining Agreement Program
• Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Labor Review Online (includes index to archived issues)

Useful Offnet (or Subscription - $) Sources

• Good Starting Points in Print: Robert A. Gorman and Matthew W. Finkin, Basic Text on Labor Law - Unionization and Collective Bargaining, West Publishing Company; 2nd ed. (2004)

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Federal Material

U.S. Constitution and Federal Statutes

• U.S. Code:
  • 42 U.S.C., Chapter 1 - Compensation for Military Personnel Disabled Overseas
  • 42 U.S.C., Chapter 7 - Social Security (Aid to the Aged, Blind, and Disabled)
  • 38 U.S.C., Chapter 11 - Compensation for Service-Connected Disability or Death
  • 42 U.S.C., Chapter 14 - Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals
  • 42 U.S.C., Chapter 18 - Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
  • 42 U.S.C., Chapter 21 - Civil Rights
  • 42 U.S.C., Chapter 126 - Americans with Disabilities Act
  • 42 U.S.C., Chapter 31 - Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
  • 42 U.S.C., Chapter 75 - Programs for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
  • 42 U.S.C., Chapter 45 - Fair Housing Act of 1988
• CRS Annotated Constitution

Federal Agency Regulations

• Code of Federal Regulations:
  • 20 C.F.R. - Employee Benefits
  • 42 C.F.R. - Public Health

Federal Judicial Decisions

• U.S. Supreme Court:
  • Recent Decisions on Disability Issues
  • liibulletin Oral Argument Previews
• U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals: Recent Decisions on Disability Issues

State Material

State Statutes

• Uniform Duties to Disabled Persons Act (adopted in Colorado, Louisiana, Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, and Oklahoma)
• Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act (adopted in Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virgin Islands, Washington, and Wisconsin)
• Search Individual State Statutes

State Judicial Decisions

• N.Y. Court of Appeals:
  • Disability Cases
  • Commentary from liibulletin-ny
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• Appellate Decisions from Other States

Other References

Key Internet Sources

• Department of Health and Human Services
• Social Security Administration
  • Disability Insurance Rulings
• Employment Discrimination (Nolo) 
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
• ADA & Disability Information
• Disability Etiquette Handbook
• National Business and Disability Council
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
• President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities
• Employer's Guide to Hiring Persons with Disabilities
• Einet - Disability Law
• Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
• New York State Wheelchair Lemon Law
• Employment and Disability Institute at ILR-Cornell

Useful Offnet (or Subscription - $) Sources

• Good Starting Point in Print: Bonnie Poitras Tucker, Tucker's Federal Disability Law in a Nutshell, West Group (2004)

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• Category: Group Rights
• Category: Public Benefits

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Federal Material

U.S. Constitution and Federal Statutes

• 7 U.S.C. - Agriculture
• CRS Annotated Constitution

Federal Regulations

• 7 C.F.R. - Agriculture

Federal Judicial Decisions

• U.S. Supreme Court:
  • Recent Decisions on Agriculture
  • liibulletin Oral Argument Previews
• U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals: Recent Decisions on Agriculture

State Material

State Statutes

• State Statutes Dealing with Agriculture

State Judicial Decisions

• N.Y. Court of Appeals:
  • Recent Decisions on Agriculture
  • Commentary from liibulletin-ny
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• Appellate Decisions from Other States

Other References

Key Internet Sources

• U.S. Dep't of Agric. (USDA)
• Cong. Comms.
  • SenateComm. on Agric., Nutrition, & Forestry
  • House Comm. on Agric.
• State Agencies
  • N.Y. Dep't of Agric. & Markets
  • Cal. Dep't of Food & Agric.
  • Minnesota Dep't of Agric.
  • Other States' Agencies
• Organizations
  • Food & Agric. Org. of the United Nations
  • Cornell Coop. Extension Agric. Programs
  • ABA Section of Environment, Energy, & Resources
  • Inst. for Agric. & Trade Policy
  • National Agricultural Law Center
  • Am. Agric. Law Ass'n
  • Agriculture Online
  • Farmer's Legal Action Group, Inc.
• Nat'l Agric. Library
• Ag-Links
• AgEcon Search: Research in Agric. Econs.

Useful Offnet (or Subscription - $) Sources

• Good Starting Points in Print:
• Neil H. Harl, Agricultural Law, Matthew Bender and Co. Inc., New York, New York (1980, with updates)
• Pedersen & Meyer, Agricultural Law in a Nutshell, West Group, (1995)

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