Employment law is a broad area encompassing all areas of the employer/employee relationship except the negotiation process covered by labor law and collective bargaining. See, Labor Law & Collective Bargaining and Arbitration. Employment law consists of thousands of Federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions. Many employment laws (e.g., minimum wage regulations) were enacted as protective labor legislation. Other employment laws take the form of public insurance, such as unemployment compensation.

Specific areas within the broad category of employment law covered under their own topical entries include:

• Collective Bargaining
• Employment Discrimination
• Unemployment Compensation
• Pensions
• Workplace Safety
• Worker's Compensation

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. Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
  • Chapt. 22. Employee Polygraph Protection
  • Chapt. 24. Technology Related Assistance for Individuals With Disabilities
  • Chapt. 28. Family and Medical Leave
• 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

Federal Agency Regulations

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

Federal Judicial Decisions

• For federal judicial decisions concerning employment law, see related topical pages

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
• Appellate Decisions from Other States

Conventions and Treaties

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

Key Internet Sources

• U.S. Department of Labor Home Page
• Internet Law Library (list of links)
• AHI's Employment Law Resource Center
• Summary of Federal Employment Law from the Matthies law firm
• Employment Bulletins from the law firm of Mays and Valentine
• Employment Law Forum of California
• 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 (1994)

Other Employment Law Topics