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Employment Law
- Agencies
- Complaints
- Directories
- NLRB Headquarters
Directory
Includes links to regional offices
- NLRB Headquarters
Directory
- 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)
- 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)
- Employment Background Checks (Federal Trade Commission)
- Information for
Individuals (WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
- 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
- History
- WI
Dept. of Workforce Development Timeline History: 1883-
Details important dates in WI employment law history
- WI
Dept. of Workforce Development Timeline History: 1883-
- 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
- National Compensation Survey:
Wages (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
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.
- Municipal
Employees Legal Captions (League of Wisconsin Municipalities)
- U.S. Code: 29 USC "Labor"
- CFR: 29 CFR "Labor"
Search for more statutes, regulations & opinions.
Related Topics
- Alien Workers
- Child Labor Law
- Disability Law
- Employee Benefits
- Employment Discrimination
- Family & Medical Leave
- Garnishment
- Harassment in the Workplace
- Health Plans & Insurance
- Labor Standards
- Legal Assistance
- Occupations
- OSHA & Workplace Safety
- Public Records
- Unemployment Insurance
- Whistleblower
- Wisconsin Works
- Workers Compensation
Law Review Articles
- Accomodating Respectful Religious Expression in the Workplace
Marquette L. Rev. 92:1 (Fall 2008) - Causal Nexus Doctrine: a Further Limitation on the Employer's ADA Duty of Reasonable Accomodation in the Seventh Circuit
Marquette L. Rev. 91:3 (Spring 2008) - Employee Not Entitled to Overtime Where Employer Not Aware of Work
State Bar News January 27, 2012 - Employer Liability for Employment References
81 Wis Lawyer 4 (Apr 2008) - Is your social media policy unlawful?
29 Employment Alert 17 - Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination
81 Wis Lawyer 11 (Oct 2008)
Library Resources
- Create your own employee handbook
- Guide to Wisconsin Employment Discrimination Law
- Hiring & Firing in Wisconsin
- Smart policies for workplace technologies: email, blogs, cell phones & more
- Specialized Legal Research
- Wisconsin Employment Law
- Wisconsin Wages and Hours Handbook
Journals & Legal Databases
- Badgerlink
- BNA Human Resources Library
- Hein Online
- Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
- Labor Law Journal
- Legal Index to Periodicals
- LegalTrac