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Employment Law

• Agencies
  • Wisconsin
    • WI Dept. of Workforce Development
    • WI Employment Relations Commission
    • WI Labor and Industry Review Commission
  • Federal
    • Federal Labor Relations Authority
    • National Labor Relations Board
    • U.S. Dept. of Labor
• Complaints
  • WERC Labor Relations Dispute Resolution
  • WERC Complaint Process Booklet
• Directories
  • NLRB Headquarters Directory
    Includes links to regional offices
• Forms
  • Appeal of a LIRC Unemployment Insurance Decision to Circuit Court - Summons & Complaint (LIRC)
  • Employee Right to Know About Toxic Substances or Infectious Agents on the Job (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
  • Discrimination Complaint : Fair Employment (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
  • Family & Medical Leave Complaint Form (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
  • Labor Standards Complaints (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
  • OSER Forms (WI Office of State Employment Relations)
    Forms concerning state personnel & human resource issues.
  • Public Employee Health & Safety Retaliation Complaint (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
  • WERC Case Processing Forms
    
    
• For Employers
  • Employment Authorization (U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services)
  • FirstStep Employment Law Advisor (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
    Determine which Dept. of Labor laws apply to your business. Answer a series of questions and be directed to information & laws with which your business must comply.
  • Human Resources (Nolo.com)
    • Firing Employees & Resignations
    • Hiring Employees
      
    • Hiring Independent Contractors & Freelancers
    • Personnel Policies & Practices
    • Providing Family and Medical Leave
      
    • Preventing Discrimination & Harassment
    • Wage & Hour Laws FAQ
    • Your Employee's Right to Privacy
  • Information for Businesses (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
  • What Employers Need to Know About Background Checks (Federal Trade Commission)
• For Employees
  • Employee Rights (Nolo.com)
    • Getting Hired
      
    • Your Right to Fair Pay and Time Off
      
    • Your Rights Against Discrimination & Harassment
    • Your Health and Safety
      
    • Your Right to Privacy in the Workplace
      
    • Losing Or Leaving Your Job
  • Information for Individuals (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
  • What Job Applicants and Employees Should Know about Background Checks (Federal Trade Commission)
    
    
• For Employers & Employees
  • elaws Advisors: Employment Laws Assistance for Workers & Small Businesses (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
  • Employment (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
    Commentary with links to numerous federal statutes & regulations.
  • Employment Law Guide: Laws, Regulations, and Technical Assistance Services (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
    Brief summaries, with citations to federal laws, include: Who is Covered, Basic Provisions/Requirements, Employee Rights, Penalties/Sanctions, etc.
  • Employment Law Publications (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
    Employment-related publications arranged by publication number, subject & title or by departmental division.
  • Labor (Cornell Legal Information Institute)
    Commentary with links to federal statutes, regulations & opinions. Links also to various labor-related state statutes.
  • Labor & Employment Laws (National Conference of State Legislatures)
  • Online Privacy: Social Media, E-mail Warrant Search, and Customer Data (WI Legislative Reference Bureau)
  • Salary Pay (WI Dept. of Workforce Dev't)
  • Workplace Cameras & Surveillance: Rules for Employers (Nolo.com)
• Guides
  • How to Appeal a LIRC Unemployment Insurance Decision to Circuit Court (WI LIRC)
• History
  • WI Dept. of Workforce Development Timeline History: 1883-
    Details important dates in WI employment law history
• Interns
  • Internship Programs Under The Fair Labor Standards Act (WI Dept. of Labor)
• Statistics
  • National Compensation Survey: Wages (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
    Data on compensation cost trends, benefits, and wages for up to 480 occupations in over 85 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan locations. Includes information from the Employment Cost Index and the Employer Costs for Employee Compensation survey. Create customized tables. Also access archived Occupational Compensation Surveys from 1992-1996
  • Occupational Employment and Wages (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
  • State and Local Area Personal Income Statistics (U.S. Dept. of Commerce)
    Estimates of income levels from 1929 to the present. Tables include income by major source or industry, wage & salary by industry, full-time & part-time wage and salary by industry, state economic profiles, tax, etc. Includes gross state product
  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

    The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

• WI Statutes: ch. 101-109, 111 "Regulation of Industry"
• WI Opinions
  • Municipal Employees Legal Captions (League of Wisconsin Municipalities)
    Captions of legal opinions since 1997 with notes and comments written by League staff attorneys.
• U.S. Code: 29 USC "Labor"
• CFR: 29 CFR "Labor"

Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.

Last Updated: April 22, 2014 | Up to Top