Online Resources: Employment Law Guide

The federal Department of Labor also brings us the Employment Law Guide.Actually more of a guide to the DOL's employment laws.

This Guide describes the statutes and regulations administered by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that affect businesses and workers. The Guide is designed mainly for those needing "hands-on" information to develop wage, benefit, safety and health, and nondiscrimination policies for businesses in general industry.

Here is the table of contents:

# Wages and Hours of Work

* Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay
* Wage Garnishment
* Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
* Child Labor (Nonagricultural Work)

# Safety and Health Standards

* Occupational Safety and Health
* Mine Safety and Health
* Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection
* Child Labor (Nonagricultural Work)

# Health Benefits and Retirement Standards

* Employee Benefit Plans
* Black Lung Compensation
* Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation

# Other Workplace Standards

* Family and Medical Leave
* Lie Detector Tests
* Whistleblower Protection
* Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs
* Union Members
* Uniformed Service Members

# Work Authorization for Non-U.S. Citizens*

* Authorized Workers
* Temporary Agricultural Workers (H-2A Visas)
* Temporary Nonagricultural Workers (H-2B Visas)
* Workers in Professional and Specialty Occupations
* Immigration for Workers Obtaining Permanent Employment
in the United States
* Crewmembers (D-1 Visas)

# Federal Contracts: Working Conditions

* Wages in Supply and Equipment Contracts
* Prevailing Wages in Service Contracts
* Prevailing Wages in Construction Contracts
* Hours and Safety Standards in Construction Contracts
* "Kickbacks" in Federally Funded Construction (Copeland Act)
* Notice of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues

# Federal Contracts: Equal Opportunity

* Employment Discrimination and Equal Opportunity in Supply and Service Contracts (Executive Order 11246)
* Employment Discrimination in Construction Contracts
(Executive Order 11246)
* Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities
* Employment Discrimination and Equal Opportunity for Certain Veterans Who Served on Active Duty and Special Disabled Veterans

# Index of Acts by Specific Industry

* Agriculture
o Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
o Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA)
o Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act)
o Authorized Workers (Non-U.S. Citizens)
o Temporary Agricultural Workers (H-2A Visas)
o Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)

* Mining
o Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
o Black Lung Compensation

* Construction
o Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act)
o Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts
o Copeland Act ("Kickbacks" in Federally Funded Construction)
o Executive Order 11246 (Employment Discrimination in Construction Contracts)

* Transportation
o Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act)