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AFL-CIO
www.aflcio.org
Provides information about unions, minimum wage, immigrant workers, health care and benefits, workers' rights, unemployment, working women, safety and health, retirement, and links to worker-related state legislative issues. Safety and Health at Work includes link to legislation and information on hours of work and mandatory overtime.
Air Force Contracting
https://www.safaq.hq.af.mil/
contracting/public/index.cfm
Under Labor Information, Labor Advisors Office provides information about Service Contract Act and Davis-Bacon Act requirements; links to SCA and Davis-Bacon wage determinations; directory of labor advisers.
Alabama's Comprehensive Labor Market Information System
www2.dir.state.al.us/vlmi/
Industry statistics include employment, projections and staffing patterns. Area profiles give statistics by county on population, income, labor force, unemployment insurance claims, employment and wages. Occupation statistics include wages, employment, projections and employment by industry; licensing data, including number of licenses issued, licensing authority contact information and licensing requirements.
Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
www.adeca.state.al.us
Contains Davis-Bacon wage determinations; links to federal Davis-Bacon contractor's guide.
Alabama Department of Industrial Relations
www.dir.state.al.us
Provides employer guide, other publications and workplace posters; forms. Registered employers can report new hires online; includes reporting guidelines, FAQs and requirements. Labor Market Information Division contains employment, unemployment, occupational and wage statistics. Unemployment Compensation Division contains claims and benefits information; employer electronic filing information, forms and guide; general and contact information; and unemployment compensation law.
Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
www.labor.state.ak.us
Contains resources for employers, workers; Alaska Employer Handbook. Labor Standards and Safety Division includes statutes, regulations; forms; posters; minimum wage and prevailing wage rates. Employment Security Division contains unemployment insurance FAQs, appeals information and claimant handbook; tax handbook.
AllBusiness.com
www.allbusiness.com
This informational portal for small business owners offers employment and human resources guides, advice, articles, downloadable forms and sample agreements.
Americans with Disabilities Act Home Page (Department of Justice)
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Contains technical assistance manuals and publications; full text of ADA statute, standards, new and proposed regulations; information about ADA mediation program; ADA Enforcement Status Reports and settlements; information about filing complaints. ADA Business Connection provides online course, videos, publications, business briefs, Business Tax Incentive Packet, ADA Guide for Small Businesses, checklist for existing business facilities, business regulations.
Arizona Department of Economic Security, Division of Employment and Rehabilitation Services
www.de.state.az.us/esa/
Provides unemployment insurance information; can file claims and view benefit payment information online. Employers can file unemployment tax returns; report wages, new hires online. Lists upcoming job fairs.
Arizona, Industrial Commission of
www.ica.state.az.us
Labor Department contains forms for complaints, wage claims; labor and wage FAQs.
Arkansas Department of Labor
www.accessarkansas.org/labor/
Labor Standards Division contains wage claim form, required posters, and prevailing wage forms and regulations.
Associated Builders and Contractors
www.abc.org
Government Affairs provides resources on immigration, workplace policies, project labor agreements, salting, procurement; information on legislation and political affairs. Davis-Bacon provides Department of Labor prevailing wage survey form, determinations database; “Prevailing Wage Resource Book” and “Field Operations Handbook” for download; lists prevailing wage law states, with links to rules and statutes; Davis Bacon school construction issues; Davis-Bacon research reports.
Associated General Contractors of America
www.agc.org
Labor and Human Resources contains AGC reference materials on Government Mandated Labor Agreements and summaries of pertinent federal regulations.
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Bureau of Reclamation
www.usbr.gov/pmts/acquisitions/
Reclamation Acquisition Library provides Bureau's Labor Standards for Construction.
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California Department of Industrial Relations
www.dir.ca.gov
Division of Labor Statistics and Research includes prevailing wage determinations; overview of law on pre-qualification of contractors seeking to bid on public works projects and model forms; consumer price indexes, and occupational injuries and illnesses reports. Division of Apprenticeship Standards contains databases of public works apprenticeship programs; excerpts from Labor Code relating to apprentices on public works; Electrical Certification Program forms, statistics, exam content outline, FAQs, certified electrician list, regulations and electrical industry construction training criteria. Division of Labor Standards Enforcement provides required posting downloads, opinion letters, publications, wage claim information, public works contractor debarments, public works forms and regulations. State Mediation and Conciliation Service provides information about labor mediation services.
California Employment Development Department
www.edd.cahwnet.gov
Provides information for employers and employees about disability insurance, employment tax, labor market, downsizing, unemployment insurance, work opportunity tax credit, recruitment and referral services. Provides payroll tax rates, schedules, Employer's Guide, seminars and forms. Includes regulations, programs, procedures, forms and publications. Links to job databases; state employment and training programs; training providers; apprenticeship programs; and employment-related news releases.
Colorado Department of Labor and Employment
www.coworkforce.com
Employment Services includes directory of workforce centers; job bank links; job order listings; information about foreign labor certification, regional job surveys, layoff assistance and work opportunity tax credit; prevailing wage request form and instructions. Labor Standards Office contains FAQs; wage and other labor laws; posters and posting requirements; wage claim and other forms. Labor Market Information includes occupational wage and labor force data; job vacancy surveys; and occupational projections. Includes unemployment insurance forms, information, handbook; unemployment tax FAQs; worksheet; and laws.
Connecticut Business and Industry Association
www.cbia.com
Registered users can access employer publications, tools and resources; guides to federal and state human resources law compliance; view training opportunities; download forms; purchase human resources, legal and compliance books.
Connecticut Department of Administrative Services
www.das.state.ct.us
Gives information and schedule for Americans with Disabilities Act training classes for employers.
Connecticut Department of Labor
www.ctdol.state.ct.us
Employers can list job openings or search resumes at no cost in the Connecticut Job Bank. Registered users can access updated prevailing wage rates. Apprenticeship program includes work schedules for trades with apprentices, Davis-Bacon certification questionnaire and other forms. Provides DOL forms; state labor market information; links to state labor statutes; information about unemployment insurance benefits and appeals; forms and employer guides; wage and hour compliance and overtime information; summary of wage payment laws; information about Connecticut Works program, which provides recruiting, job training and related support to employers; downsizing support information. Includes information on financial and tax incentives; new hire reporting guide and forms.
Connecticut Employment Security Appeals Division
board.ctdol.state.ct.us
Contains instructions and forms for online appeal filing; hearing docket searchable by case number, date, name and location; index of board decisions; employer guide and FAQs; and Unemployment Insurance statutes and regulations.
Cornell Legal Information Institute: Employment Discrimination
www.law.cornell.edu/topics/
employment_discrimination.html
Links to federal and state laws, regulations and cases on employment discrimination.
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Davis-Bacon Wage Determinations
www.access.gpo.gov/davisbacon/
Government Printing Office Web site provides wage determinations issued by the Department of Labor under the Davis-Bacon Act and related laws. Visitors can search database or browse determinations by state; can view wage determinations that will be modified the next week or browse current week's modifications by determination.
Davis-Bacon Wage Requirements and Certified Payroll Reports - A Contractor's Guide
www.hudclips.org/
sub_nonhud/cgi/pdfforms/dbacont.pdf
This Web page, provided by the Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Labor Relations, contains the full text of the Contractor's Guide to Davis-Bacon Wage Requirements and Certified Payroll Reports.
Delaware Department of Labor
www.delawareworks.com/index.html
Division of Employment and Training contains Virtual Career Network where employers can post job listings, review resumes and view training opportunities; job seekers can search job bank, view career information and post resumes. Division of Unemployment Insurance contains employer and claimant handbooks, regulations, forms and local office listings. Division of Industrial Affairs contains prevailing wage and other wage rules.
Department of Housing and Urban Development
www.hud.gov
Office of Labor Relations provides information about Davis-Bacon Act on HUD projects, administration of federal labor standards and enforcement guidelines for HUD program participants.
Department of Labor
www.dol.gov
Provides explanatory materials on state and federal minimum wage laws, overtime pay, family and medical leave, unions, plant closings and layoffs, lie detectors, garnishment, discrimination, unemployment insurance, work hours, worker's compensation, hiring, and benefits. Lists department offices and boards. Links to state labor resources. Includes full text of statutes, regulations and executive orders. Includes compliance information for new businesses; compliance posters, forms and publications; directory of DOL regional compliance contacts; information about programs to help maintain drug- and alcohol-free workplaces. Provides assistance for dislocated workers; labor market information; Occupational Outlook Handbook. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides career guides; wage surveys; and employment, productivity, and safety and health statistics. Employee Benefits Security Administration provides small business employer resources. Employment Standards Administration provides information and regulations on minimum wage, overtime page, Family and Medical Leave Act, and government contracting. Bureau of International Labor Affairs offers foreign labor trend reports for selected countries; labor reports for U.S. free trade agreements; Division of Foreign Economic Research reports and technical papers. Office of Disability Employment Policy provides fact sheets on worksite accommodations; worker's compensation policy development fact sheet; ADA Primer for Small Businesses; and recruiting and hiring fact sheets.
Department of Labor Elaws Advisers
www.dol.gov/elaws
Interactive computer program designed to assist workers and small businesses in understanding and complying with the employment laws and regulations administered by the Department of Labor. Asks questions and provides answers based on responses. Can search information by keyword, DOL administration or select from list of categories.
Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
www.doleta.gov
Provides Workforce Tool Kit for employers and information for businesses on building their workforces; finding employees; tax credits and incentives, including for enterprise zones; foreign workers and professionals; setting up an apprenticeship program; apprenticeship program standards. Includes information on unemployment insurance, downsizing and business closings. Gives information on grants, workforce assistance professionals. Includes resource library. Provides statistics, labor market information, statutes and regulations. For workers, provides job-finding assistance; directory of one-stop career centers; job forecast information; resources for laid-off and displaced workers; information about unemployment assistance, apprenticeships.
Department of Labor, Employment Law Guide
www.dol.gov/asp/programs/guide.htm
Describes main statutes and regulations in plain language for employers who need introductory information to develop wage, benefit, safety and health, and nondiscrimination policies for their businesses.
District of Columbia Department of Employment Services
does.ci.washington.dc.us
Includes list of marketing and business assistance services available to employers; alien labor certification information; new hire directory factsheet and FAQs; local labor market statistics; Office of Wage-Hour contains D.C minimum wage; wage payment and collection ordinances and wage-and-hour rules.
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Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
www.eeoc.gov
Provides information for small businesses about EEOC-enforced laws and processes, technical assistance, training programs and using mediation to resolve employment disputes. Includes overview of laws and regulations, ADA Primer for Small Businesses, information about types of employment discrimination, complaint processing and mediation, technical assistance and training programs and other resources for employers and employees. Contains full-text laws and regulations enforced by EEOC, related documents and enforcement statistics. Publications includes factsheets on types of discrimination, enforcement guidance and an online form to order publications in print.
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FedLaw Employment
www.thecre.com/fedlaw/legal12.htm
Contains full-text federal employment and labor laws and regulations compiled by the General Services Administration. Includes links to relevant boards, services and committees.
Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation
www.floridajobs.org
Provides information about employer services, incentives and tax credits; job posting for employers; job and employee search; directory of employment centers; online prevailing wage request form; alien labor certification applications and class schedule; Florida Federal Bonding Program information; labor market statistics; checklists and posters from Office for Civil Rights. Includes online filing of unemployment claims; employer and employee guides to unemployment benefits; forms; Workers' Compensation compliance database.
Florida Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.fl.us/
publicinformationoffice/business/
business.htm
Contracts Administration Office contains wage rates since 2001, forms, county and numerical index; Prevailing Wage Rates Handbook.
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Georgia Department of Labor
www.dol.state.ga.us
Provides employer forms; unemployment tax information and employer handbook; online wage and tax reporting; and alien labor certification information. Provides required workplace posters; glossary; Guide to Advance Notice of Closings and Layoffs; online unemployment claim filing and status check.
Guam Department of Labor
www.guamdol.net/
Provides prevailing wage guidelines; labor and employment statistics; full text of Guam Fair Labor Standards Act; links to job banks and career resources. One-Stop Career Center provides career training and other information.
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Hawaii Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
hawaii.gov/labor/
Workforce Redevelopment Division includes overview of Civil Rights Commission mediation program; unemployment insurance information, tax contribution rates, taxable wage base; rules and proposed rule changes, labor law summaries. Labor and Occupational Information contains wage, injury and illness, employment, unemployment, occupational and other labor market information. Find a Law provides labor statutes and regulations.
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Idaho Department of Commerce and Labor
cl.idaho.gov
Idaho Business Network provides information on the Workforce Development Training Fund, which helps businesses train workers; online new hire reporting. Job Seekers includes online filing for unemployment insurance. Provides labor statutes, forms and posters.
Illinois Department of Employment Security
www.ides.state.il.us
Provides information about unemployment insurance for employers and employees, employer tax credit programs, and alien labor certification. Contains wage forms, online hiring guide for employees, new hire reporting information and form, mandatory posters, and labor market information.
Illinois Department of Labor
www.state.il.us/agency/idol
Provides summaries of Illinois labor laws, including the Preference to Illinois Citizens Act, which requires contractors to use Illinois workers on all public works construction and improvement projects if available and qualified, and the One Day Rest in Seven Act, which allows for at least 24 hours of rest in every calendar week; links to full text of labor and wage statutes, rules and regulations, including prevailing wage rates. Includes information about prevailing wage enforcement; conciliation and mediation services; labor and wage law FAQs; forms; required posters; and list of debarred contractors.
Indiana Department of Labor
www.state.in.us/labor/
Wage and Hour contains Common Construction Wage Law (prevailing wage) information; statutes; complaint form; other forms; list of contractors with outstanding common construction wage obligations; links to bidding requirements for Indiana public works projects; general provisions for public work projects; federal prevailing wage resources; wage complaint form; application for wage claim; and links to wage and hour laws.
Indiana Department of Workforce Development
www.state.in.us/dwd/
Employer resources include employer guide, labor market data, forms, online new hire directory, online quarterly wage reporting, alien certification information, and information on unemployment tax and insurance. Provides information about the Building Trades Advisory Committee.
International Cost Engineering Council
www.icoste.org
Lists labor rates around the world organized by country and construction trade.
International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans
www.ifebp.org
Employee Benefits Infosource database contains more than 70,000 summaries of journal and newsletter articles, research reports, books; is available to registered users. Offers books, technical reports and other publications for sale. Includes summaries of articles from recent issues of IFEBP newsletters; selected articles are available for free download. Provides links to other sources of benefits information. Offers Certified Employee Benefit Specialist program and other certification programs.
International Labour Organization National Labour Law Database
www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex_browse.home
Reference database features national laws on labor, social security and related human rights. Can browse law summaries by country or subject or search database of full-text laws available. Includes information about origins, content, enforcement and use of international labor standards.
Interstate Labor Standards Association
www.ilsa.net
Lists member state administrators charged with administering and enforcing state labor laws, including child labor, dismissal rights, employer or contractor registration, workplace safety and health, wage protection and collection.
Iowa Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.ia.us
Office of Construction contains list of contractors participating in the Prevailing Wage Notification Program; map of Davis-Bacon wage rate zones.
Iowa Workforce Development
www.iowaworkforce.org
Employer resources include prevailing wage request form for alien labor certification; required posters; and Unemployment Insurance tax forms, publications, rate computations, and tables. Labor Services Division provides wage and hour FAQs, wage claim form, and statutes and rules. Unemployment Insurance Services provides online claim filing; unemployment insurance guide; employer information and forms; and employee benefits information. Labor Market Information includes economic trends; job outlook; occupational projections; employment and wage data; wage surveys; unemployment rates.
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Kansas Department of Labor
www.dol.ks.gov
Division of Employment Security contains unemployment insurance forms, guides and resources for employers and employees; Kansas new hires directory; online new hire reporting. Employment and Training Division provides foreign labor certification contacts and apprenticeship information and standards. Labor Market Information Division contains labor force, industry employment, occupational wage and outlook, and affirmative action reports; lists paper publications that can be ordered online. Employment Standards Office lists wage and overtime laws; provides wage claim form and required posters.
Kentucky Department for Workforce Investment
workforce.ky.gov/
Office of Employment and Training provides employment statistics, labor force data by county; occupational outlook; occupational wage data; links to labor and occupational resources; state and federal posters; forms; alien labor certification information; tax credit information; unemployment insurance resources; self-service Web site to submit quarterly unemployment insurance tax report.
Kentucky Department of Labor, Division of Employment Standards, Apprenticeship and Training
www.labor.ky.gov/ows/employmentstandards/
Provides required posters; employee complaint, public works notification and wage survey forms; apprenticeship information. Provides prevailing wage law, forms and state map of prevailing wage rates by county. Links to the full text of statutes and regulations relating to apprenticeships, wages and hours; to the Equal Opportunities Act and labor standards. Provides a federal/state comparison sheet concerning wage and hour laws.
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Labor Research Association
www.laborresearch.org
Includes article database searchable by keyword or by subject; labor news updates and commentary. Stats and Data includes economic, wage and benefits, union, occupational statistics. Links provides links to union, economic, political, education, library, international resources.
Labor Union Information on the Internet
www.ilr.cornell.edu/
library/subjectGuides/
laborUnionsAndTheInternet.html
Links to national union organizations, online union directories, relevant government agencies; also links to resources for company information, collective bargaining, wage, benefit, cost of living, labor market, arbitration, safety and health, labor statistics, labor and employment law and related issues.
Laborers-Employers Cooperation and Education Trust
www.lecet.org
Resources Clearinghouse includes resources and materials on construction labor issues; full text of Construction Labor Research Council (CLRC) reports analyzing collective bargaining terms and conditions in the construction industry; online presentation on Best Value Contracting and Responsible Employer Ordinances; Mold and Mildew Removal training presentation; Union Pipeline Construction presentation; Pipeline Operator Qualification Regulations presentation; downloadable Pipeline Construction Marketing Report; reports on prevailing wage law studies; and legislative updates. Offers Construction Spanish dictionary for sale.
Legal Information Institute at Cornell Law School
www.law.cornell.edu/topics/topic2.html
Collection of legal resources includes links to laws on labor, work place safety, pensions and worker's compensation. Each category includes overview of laws, federal and state statutes, regulations and judicial decisions.
Louisiana Department of Labor
www.ldol.state.la.us
Contains publications on business operations, employment, worker's compensation, apprenticeship, wages, drug testing, taxes, unemployment, insurance, licensing; related forms. Business resources include information about workforce training programs; tax credits; hiring minors, apprentices and alien labor; state and federal posters; unemployment insurance; labor laws; wage, tax and status reporting. Employers can file unemployment insurance tax and wage reports; browse resumes; fill out job orders online. Job Seeker resources include unemployment benefits information, forms; online claim filing. Labor Market Information includes job vacancy survey, employment projections and occupational wage data.
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Maine Bureau of Labor Standards
www.maine.gov/labor/bls/
Contains state construction wage rates. Provides information on wage and hour laws; text of state labor regulations; alien labor certification information; list of required state and federal workplace posters, some of which are online.
Maine Department of Labor
www.state.me.us/labor/
Contains information on training and employer tax credit incentives; full text of labor laws. Provides Labor Relations Board decisions; hearing notices; petitions; rules, statutes and forms. Includes information on unemployment insurance hearings before Division of Administrative Hearings; unemployment taxes and benefits; online claim filing.
Maine Department of Transportation
www.maine.gov/mdot/Doing-Business.php
Municipal Info includes state labor rates.
Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Division of Labor and Industry
www.dllr.state.md.us/labor
Provides information about, laws and regulations governing prevailing wages for state-funded construction projects. Employment Standards Service includes wage-and-hour and wage, payment and collection laws; fact sheets; Maryland Guide to Wage Payment and Employment Standards. Apprenticeship and Training Program includes forms, links and list of occupations with apprentices. Office of Unemployment Insurance provides employer, employee and appeals FAQs; state online new-hire registry; and online wage reporting. Job Service contains tax credit and foreign labor certification information; labor market data; and occupational and industry projections.
Massachusetts Department of Labor, Division of Occupational Safety
www.mass.gov/dos/
Provides prevailing wage statutes and forms; minimum wage regulations.
Massachusetts Department of Workforce Development
www.detma.org
Provides unemployment insurance and wage-reporting information and forms; labor market information; and online unemployment insurance filing for businesses and employees.
Mechanical Contractors Association of America
www.mcaa.org
Bookstore lists publications on labor issues, including Labor Estimating Manual; members-only section includes Labor Agreements Reference Library.
Michigan Department of Career Development
www.michigan.gov/mdcd/
Provides information about workforce training, apprenticeships; alien labor certification information and applications; job search assistance; disability assistance for businesses; online and downloadable prevailing wage request forms; labor market information and newsletters; fidelity bond program information; and employer and job seeker publications.
Michigan Division of Wage and Hour
www.michigan.gov/cis/0,1607,7-154-27673---,00.html
Contains minimum wage and overtime law, rules, guides, complaint guide, posting requirements, FAQs, prevailing wage rates, surveys; wage and fringe benefits requirements for employers, payment rules, publications; wage information for employers and employees; forms, brochures, FAQs.
Michigan Labor Market Information
www.michlmi.org/
Contains data on wages by occupation; job outlook by county/city; local unemployment statistics; industry employment and wage report; industry forecasts by county; report on occupations with strong projected job growth; profiles of applicants at the state's 25 employment agencies; link to employer locator by industry, occupation or name; publications.
Michigan Unemployment Insurance Agency
www.michigan.gov/uia
Employers offers electronic wage reporting, e-registration for unemployment taxes; wage record Q&As, primer, glossary, employer fact sheet, interactive record calculator. Includes rules, forms, publications. Workers contains forms, rules, guides, rates, online coverage look-up, publications, benefit information, and information about MARVIN interactive telephone claim system.
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
www.deed.state.mn.us
Business Development contains workforce development program information, forms and project list. Unemployment Insurance contains employer and benefits information; online benefits application; forms; benefits handbook; employer handbook; employer assistance resources. Workforce Center System contains labor market information; unemployment insurance and disability services information.
Minnesota Department of Human Rights
www.humanrights.state.mn.us
Can download affirmative action compliance report form needed for public contracts; contract compliance posters; guide to developing Affirmative Action Plan. Provides employer compliance FAQs; information on practices prohibited by the Human Rights Act, contract compliance, sexual harassment and affirmative action; quarterly newsletter; full text of the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry
www.doli.state.mn.us
Labor Standards provides prevailing wage rates for commercial, highway and heavy construction; prevailing wage change notifications; statutes; FAQs; comparison of state and federal labor standards; overtime, minimum wage and other labor standards information; workplace posters. Includes wage and labor statistics.
Mississippi Department of Employment Security
mdes.ms.gov/wps/portal/
Provides labor market information and statistics. Includes county labor data; occupational projections; employment, unemployment and wage data and maps. Unemployment Services includes benefits, appeals and claims-filing information. Employer Services includes business registration information and online form; information about tax filing, wage reporting, job placement assistance, unemployment insurance, tax credit programs; employer handbook; alien certification forms, guidelines, FAQs, statutes and regulations; listings of local offices.
Missouri Department of Economic Development
www.ded.mo.gov
Division of Workforce Development offers labor market information; access to census and workforce information; job training and tax credit programs; and resources for business owners and job seekers.
Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
www.dolir.mo.gov/
Labor and Industrial Relations Commission contains prevailing wage appeal and employment security appeal decisions from 1996 to present organized by date and searchable by keyword; oral argument and hearing dockets; FAQs; and statutes and regulations. Division of Labor Standards provides information about complying with prevailing wage, minimum wage, overtime and dismissal rights laws; contractor debarment list. Contains prevailing wage forms; publications; rules and regulations; employee guidelines; directory of local offices. Offers seminars on prevailing wage and labor laws, ADA. Can download required posters. Division of Employment Security provides information; forms; online new business registration system; and online claims filing system.
Missouri Great Hires
www.greathires.org/
Labor Market Information includes data by region/county; industry employment and earnings/wages data; occupational data and projections; and labor force data. Provides information about doing business in Missouri; new-hire reporting fact sheet; small business handbook; links to related state agencies, boards and commissions; career center directory; information about federal employment laws available from Elaws, the Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses interactive tool.
Missouri, University of, System, Management Services
www.umsystem.edu/ums/
departments/fa/management/
Facilities Planning and Development contains wage rates for UM construction work by county.
Montana Department of Labor and Industry
dli.state.mt.us
Employer Information lists state and federal employment laws, with applicability chart. Labor Standards Bureau contains wage laws and posters; prevailing wage law, rates, rules, reference guide; Davis-Bacon Act link.
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National Center for Employee Ownership
www.nceo.org
Nonprofit membership and research organization that provides information on employee stock ownership plans, employee stock options and employee participation programs. Contains news, statistics, information about organization, online publications and columns, catalog of publications available for sale and listings of upcoming nationwide workshops.
National Electrical Contractors Association
www.necanet.org
Provides labor relations publications. Government Affairs includes position papers on pension plans, prevailing wage laws, H2B visas.
National Labor Relations Board
www.nlrb.gov
Provides information about filing charges under the National Labor Relations Act and what to expect when charges are filed; list of regional field offices; full text of National Labor Relations Act, NLRB Federal Register notices, General Counsel Memorandums, and Operations-Management Memorandums; NLRB forms; Weekly Summary of NLRB Cases from 1996-, with links to full text decisions; Decisions and Orders of the NLRB searchable by keyword or by volume number; Rules and Regulations searchable by keyword; NLRB manuals.
National Maintenance Agreements Policy Committee
www.nmapc.org
Administers National Maintenance Agreements, which are used by more than 3,000 industrial contractors employing members of 14 participating U.S. building trades unions. Can search for contractors by company name, type, state. Includes 50-state directory of Building Trade Councils.
National Technical Information Service
www.ntis.gov
Provides subscription-based Davis-Bacon Wage Determination Database for prevailing wage information and fee-based Service Contract Wage Determination Database of DOL wage determinations that set minimum wages on federally funded service contracts.
Nebraska Department of Labor
www.dol.state.ne.us
Unemployment insurance resources include guide to claim filing and online UI tax filing for registered employers. Provides statistics about job market and economic outlook for the state; information about foreign labor certification and workforce training; labor laws and regulations.
Nevada Employment Security Division
detr.state.nv.us/es/es_index.htm
Contains unemployment insurance information; online claim filing system; new hire reporting guide; issues of quarterly News for Nevada Employers since 2002; employer forms; business resource directory.
Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner
www.laborcommissioner.com
Provides prevailing wage rates organized by county; prevailing wage statutes; list of contractors disqualified from public works; agency and contractor forms for public works projects; and links to other states' public works information. Includes employer and employee forms; links to statutes and regulations; and labor-related FAQs. Lists registered apprenticeship programs; contains apprenticeship statutes and regulations.
New Hampshire Department of Employment Security
www.nhes.state.nh.us
Provides prevailing wage request form; online unemployment filing and claim status check; information on alien labor certification procedures and forms; employer handbook and services brochure; tax guide; information on new hire program; posters; forms; publications.
New Hampshire Department of Labor
www.labor.state.nh.us
Provides information, program guidelines, rules, forms for apprenticeship programs; mandatory state and federal workplace posters; wage forms.
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/
Employer resources include list of one-stop career centers; disability and unemployment compensation information, rates and forms; Employer Handbook, publications and forms; and ready reference business guide. Labor Standards and Safety Enforcement includes wage and hour laws, regulations and compliance FAQs; Prevailing Wage Act and regulations. Public Contracts Section includes list of debarred firms; wage and hour forms; public works contractor registration application; registered contractor/subcontractor directory; and prevailing wage FAQs and determinations by county. Center for Occupational Employment Information includes labor market information; occupational outlook handbook; state economic, labor market and demographic statistics.
New Mexico Department of Labor
www.dol.state.nm.us
Employer Services includes Employer Responsibility Handbook; list of state and federal mandatory postings; online new business application for payment of unemployment taxes; business start-up checklist; recruitment information; publications; alien labor certification information; labor law presentations; and unemployment insurance claims guide, handbook and taxable wage base. Public Works Projects contains public works construction wages, public works seminar schedule, construction survey (privately funded construction data sheets), online form to request wage rate decision, online wage rate decision database searchable by county, prevailing wage forms, and public works rules and regulations. Lists registered contractors by name and registration number. Contains public works rules and regulations; contact information; and links to all occupational regulatory boards. Labor Market Information contains economic, employment and wage statistics; occupational data and projections.
New Mexico Workforce Development Board
www.wia.state.nm.us
Business resources include current economic conditions; occupational and labor area statistics; mandatory postings; unemployment insurance information and form. Regional boards provide occupational projections by industry.
New York Department of Labor
www.labor.state.ny.us
Business in New York employer resources include business start-up guide; licensing information; workforce development links; alien labor certification; apprenticeship opportunity listings for construction-related trades; and wage and hour, licensing and labor standards laws. Unemployment Insurance provides guide, calendar, forms, hearings and appeals guide, tax rates and laws. Prevailing Wage/Public Work, under Business in New York, includes general provisions, contractor forms, prevailing wage schedules and debarred contractor list. Labor Market Information includes demographic, employment data; labor market data by subject. Provides extensive labor-related FAQs by subject.
North Carolina Department of Labor
www.dol.state.nc.us
Apprenticeship and Training provides student information; FAQs; apprenticeship agreement; approved program and sponsor lists; standards and statutes. Wage and Hour Bureau contains factsheets; seminar listings and registration form; Wage and Hour Act.
North Carolina Employment Security Commission
www.ncesc.com
Provides unemployment insurance information, forms and electronic payment options; labor posters; and labor market information.
North Dakota Department of Labor
www.state.nd.us/labor/
Provides wage and hour requirements and complaint form; required posters; employee brochures and questionnaires; sample policy manual; independent contractor status verification guide; links to labor laws.
North Dakota: Job Service North Dakota
www.jobsnd.com
Businesses includes prevailing wage request form, labor market data, downloadable Wages for North Dakota Jobs guide. Unemployment Insurance includes forms; worker and employer information; data book.
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Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Labor and Worker Safety
www.com.state.oh.us/odoc/laws/
Wage and Hour Bureau includes prevailing wage rate directory; documents for preparing bid packet; online prevailing wage request form; information on contractor responsibilities regarding prevailing wages; complaint and other forms; union contract input information; instructions on preparing certified payroll reports; and Minimum Wage, Minor Labor and Prevailing Wage statutes.
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
jfs.ohio.gov
Employer Services includes links to job posting sites; new hire application and online reporting option for registered employers; training, tax benefit and unemployment compensation information; alien labor certification information and forms; labor market data. Labor Market Information includes employment, unemployment, labor force and occupation statistics; hours, earnings, wage and other data; industry and occupational projections to 2010 for the state, economic development regions and metropolitan areas.
Oklahoma Department of Labor
www.state.ok.us/~okdol
Provides labor statutes, rules by division. Employment Standards Division provides wage and hour forms; FAQs; posters.
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
www.oesc.state.ok.us
Job seeker resources include unemployment insurance resources, annual wage rates since 2001. Contains Labor Market Information statistics, reports, trends, projections, job vacancy survey results, wage reports. Employment Services includes workforce development information; wage calculator; online new hire reporting; alien labor certification forms, overview, instructions; overview of prevailing wage program.
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
www.boli.state.or.us
Wage and Hour Division contains guide to prevailing wage rate laws; rate books organized by date; Construction Industry Occupational Wage Survey; prevailing wage seminar schedule; list of ineligible contractors; forms. Employer Resources include topical Q&As; list of upcoming training seminars; information about onsite training program; schedule of technical assistance seminars; publications available for order; required posters; government agencies contact list; rules and regulations; civil rights laws.
Oregon Department of Transportation
www.odot.state.or.us
Contains links to prevailing wage rate data.
Oregon Employment Department
www.emp.state.or.us
Employers provides tax credit and unemployment tax information, employer seminar listings. Labor Market Information System includes occupational, wage, employment, education and other statistics; industry profiles; regional data; wage surveys and data by industry, region. Wage and salary conversion calculator gives wages on hourly, weekly, monthly and yearly bases. Oregon Labor Trends monthly newsletter contains information on trends in employment; covers economic and labor market topics; Local Labor Trends focuses on regions. Can search for Oregon employers by SIC code, industry title or name. Includes unemployment insurance information for employers, publications, forms, statutes and rules.
Oregon and Southwest Washington Fair Contracting Foundation
www.fcffair.com
Non-profit organization provides prevailing wage assistance to workers and contractors and promotes compliance with prevailing wage laws. Provides prevailing wage information geared toward contractors, workers and government agencies; links to wage-related state and federal laws.
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Pennsylvania Center for Workforce Information and Analysis
www.paworkstats.state.pa.us/
Contains labor market information, including wages, affirmative action, current and future employment trends; current labor market conditions; labor data by county.
Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry
www.dli.state.pa.us/landi/site/default.asp
Provides job links; unemployment compensation and labor market statistics. Prevailing Wage Online services include wage determination request form and prevailing wage rate search engine. Includes definitions, debarment list, forms; apprenticeship information. Employers can report new hires online. Provides prevailing wage and apprenticeship statutes and regulations. Unemployment Compensation includes online claim filing, application forms, instructions, tax information, FAQs, statutes and regulations.
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Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training
www.dlt.state.ri.us
Provides online filing tool, forms, statutes, terms, statistics, FAQs for temporary disability insurance and unemployment insurance programs; new hire reporting tool for employers. Labor Market Information includes wage, employment, unemployment and industry data; business tax guide; posting requirements; wage information; employment bulletin; employer handbook. Labor Relations Board contains petition forms and decisions. Board of Review contains online appeal forms and database of past cases. Employer Service Unit contains employer posters, job fair listings, directory of representatives. Labor Standards Division contains labor laws, forms, posters. Prevailing Wage Division contains rules and regulations; contractor bond laws; forms; poster; FAQs; Davis Bacon prevailing wage link.
Rhode Island New Reporting Directory
www.rinewhire.com
Registered employers can report new hires online; includes new-hire reporting overview, guide for employers and statutes.
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Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA)
www.smacna.org
Contains prevailing wage study articles; labor relations articles and forms.
Social Security Administration
www.ssa.gov
Provides information on how to verify Social Security numbers. Users can apply for Social Security retirement and spouse's benefits, estimate benefit amounts, request Social Security statements and check eligibility for benefits online.
South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
www.llr.state.sc.us
Office of Wages and Child Labor contains "Employee/Employer Rights and Responsibilities Under South Carolina and Federal Law" brochure; labor laws booklet with full text of statutes; summary of regulations; payment of wages law; and wage forms.
South Carolina Employment Security Commission
www.sces.org
Employer services include online joint registration with Employment Security Commission and Department of Revenue; rapid response program in the event of plant closings and layoffs; hiring and training assistance; information about tax credit programs and unemployment insurance; alien labor certification, prevailing wage and unemployment insurance tax forms.
South Dakota Department of Labor
www.state.sd.us/dol/dol.asp
Businesses offers job posting to employers; lists posting requirements; career center offices; new hire reporting requirements. Unemployment Insurance provides online employer registration, new-hire reporting form and reporting requirements; information on tax and wage reporting; quarterly online reporting; forms; statutes and administrative rules. Job Seekers provides online registration and resume posting; job search engine; job resources; lists career centers. Labor and Management Division contains worker's compensation rules, forms, fee schedule; information about the state's labor laws. Labor Market Information Center includes data on consumer price index, benefits, labor force, population, wages and earnings; community labor profiles; occupational projections. Alien Labor Certification program provides labor certification forms and prevailing wage request form.
Statistical Resources on the Web for Labor and Employment
www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/steclab.html
Includes links to comprehensive resources for statistical data, such as Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census Bureau and to sources for compensation, employment discrimination, labor force, occupational employment and outlook, workplace injuries, unemployment insurance, union membership and affiliation, foreign labor trends and other statistical data.
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Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
www.state.tn.us/labor-wfd
Division of Labor Standards includes building and highway prevailing wage rates; summary of wage regulations; alien certification information. Labor Market information includes employer directory organized by industry categories and subcategories, with address, contact information, company information, and NAICS and SIC codes; demographic, education, labor force, employment and unemployment data; jobs by industry; occupation and industry trends; per capita income; economic indicators (building permits, property values, retail sales and taxes); and area profiles. Division of Employment Security provides employer handbook; FAQs; forms; statutes, and wage and premium reporting options, including on line. Publications includes state industrial and occupational job outlook.
Texas Workforce Commission
www.twc.state.tx.us
Business and Employer resources include information about business start-up and expansion; unemployment insurance; responding to or appealing labor law complaints; complying with statutes and regulations; taxes; training; Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs); legislation; forms; and online unemployment tax payment. Publications include "Especially for Texas Employers," "Texas Business Today" and posters.
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Unions in the Construction Industry
Lists and links to the Web sites of unions in the construction industry. Many provide information on apprenticeships and careers. Sites also typically list locals; provide information on the union, pensions, safety, organizing.
University of California, Berkeley, Institute of Industrial Relations
www.iir.berkeley.edu
Research unit created to promote labor, industrial relations; workplace research; education; community service. Contracts Database provides full text of union contracts searchable by state, union or occupation. Contains full text of latest State of California Labor Report; directory of programs; publications. Links to Labor Research Portal, which is a collection of resources on government issues, unions, Bay Area and California labor issues, employee rights, labor news, labor guides.
U.S. Business Advisor
www.business.gov
Includes links to government resources, forms and Web sites on workplace issues.
Utah Department of Transportation
www.dot.state.ut.us
Civil Rights Division provides Davis-Bacon prevailing wage determinations.
Utah Department of Workforce Services
jobs.utah.gov
Employer resources include seminar listings; online unemployment insurance resources; online new hire reporting; and Doing Business in Utah Guide. Includes unemployment insurance information and online benefit services. Provides labor market data, including occupational and wage data, largest company listings and job outlook. Industry Employment and Wages provides summary report, with employment, payroll, number of establishments and average monthly wage by year and industry.
Utah Labor Commission
laborcommission.utah.gov
Anti-discrimination and Labor Division contains employment standards statutes and rules.
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Vermont Department of Employment and Training
www.det.state.vt.us
Employer Services includes list of training programs; information about apprenticeship and training grants; new hire reporting information and form; unemployment compensation information; forms; employer and claimant manuals. Can file unemployment insurance claim online. Labor Market includes construction prevailing wages.
Vermont Department of Labor and Industry, Workers' Compensation Division
www.state.vt.us/labind/wcindex.htm
Includes process overview; employer brochures and posters; forms; decisions (1995- present); rules, regulations and statutes.
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry
www.dli.state.va.us
Provides labor, employment and wage FAQs; apprenticeship standards, program information, directory of apprenticeship sponsors and list of occupations with apprentices. Includes labor and employment statutes and regulations; wage forms.
Virginia Department of Transportation
www.virginiadot.org
Construction Maintenance Program includes wage rates for building, heavy, highway and residential construction, searchable by county.
Virginia Employment Commission
www.vec.state.va.us
Contains prevailing wage rates; labor market information, including state and local economic trends, census statistics, consumer price index figures, unemployment rates and projections; occupational wage data; commission regulations; unemployment compensation statutes, publications and forms. Provides unemployment insurance information.
Virginia's Electronic Labor Market Access (VELMA)
velma.virtuallmi.com/
Provides access to labor market information, including current and projected employment; occupational, wage, labor force, education, training statistics searchable by region and industry; area and industry statistical profiles.
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Wage Determinations OnLine.gov
www.wdol.gov
Can look up current and archival Service Contract wage determinations and Davis-Bacon Act wage decisions by number or state; lists wage determinations due to be revised. Provides directory of agency labor advisers and related contracting links.
Washington Department of General Administration
www.ga.wa.gov
Contains prevailing wage database searchable by date, county or trade.
Washington Department of Labor and Industries
www.lni.wa.gov
Prevailing Wage database can be searched by date, county and trade; contains forms and publications; intents and affidavits electronic filing system; debarred contractor list; and rules. Employer resources include employment standards, required posters and information about minimum wage. Bureau of Labor Statistics provides labor data.
Washington Department of Labor and Industries' Construction Compliance
www.wa.gov/lni/contractors/
Provides prevailing wage rates for public works contracts organized by county and full-text Scope of Work Emergency Rules.
Washington Department of Transportation
www.wsdot.wa.gov
Design Office provides links to federal and state prevailing wage rates; links to industrial insurance rates. Construction Office provides links to posters required at public works workplaces.
Washington Employment Security Department
fortress.wa.gov/esd/portal/
Employers can file and pay unemployment taxes; view labor market statistics and trends. Workers can file claims for unemployment benefits.
West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs
www.wvbep.org/bep/
Employment Service contains office directory; provides information about employer services and programs, including alien labor certification program, Work Opportunity Tax Credit, online job order. Unemployment Insurance contains program handbook and guide. Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Office offers posters; guidelines for pre-employment inquiries.
West Virginia Department of Transportation
www.wvdot.com/index.htm
Contractor Resource Center contains current year’s prevailing wage rates and work descriptions for prevailing wage classifications.
West Virginia Division of Labor
www.labor.state.wv.us/
Contains information about the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act; wage and hour statutes, FAQs and forms; contractor licensing. Provides prevailing wage rates since 2001.
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
www.dwd.state.wi.us
Provides information about construction, industrial/manufacturing and service apprenticeship programs; workforce development programs; required posters; job center locations; labor market information; new-hire reporting requirements; wage and hour labor standards; and worker's compensation forms, guides and publications. Unemployment Insurance Division allows employers to report new hires, taxes and wages online. Contains Unemployment Insurance Employer Handbook; forms; guides for workers on applying for benefits and filing a claim. Contains prevailing wage survey results; survey employer list; wage rate determinations; classifications; prevailing wage statutes; and a consolidated list of debarred contractors. Employer resources include required posters. Provides links to Labor and Industry Review Commission decisions on unemployment insurance, worker's compensation and equal rights appeals.
Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division
www.dwd.state.wi.us/er
Provides summaries of laws on business closings, family and medical leave, overtime and prevailing wages annotated with the relevant code section or regulation.
Wyoming Department of Employment
wydoe.state.wy.us
Contains labor market information; wage and hour FAQs; federal and state reference guide; wage offset rules and regulations; links to prevailing wage act and rules; resident contractor certification rules and statute. Employment Tax Division contains worker's compensation and unemployment insurance rates, forms, due dates and statutes; online Certificate of Good Standing Request form; quarterly reporting form for employers. Unemployment Insurance Division contains claims information, online filing, forms, statutes and regulations.
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services
www.wyomingworkforce.org
Provides information about Workforce Development Training Fund, tax incentives, Federal Bonding Program, alien labor certification.
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