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Research in Labor & Employment Law

Prepared by Mary Whisner. Updated March 31, 2009


 

Secondary Sources

Law Journals

Full-text searching is powerful, but can yield too much. Starting with an index often helps you focus your research.

 

Full-Text Databases

Both LexisNexis and Westlaw have databases with the full text of law journals, generally going back to the 1990s.

Both systems also have databases that collect articles on labor and employment law:

Indexes

Business, Economics, Etc.

For perspectives from other disciplines, try business and social science indexes through UW Libraries Subject Guides (e.g., EBSCO Business Source Complete, EconLit).

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Law Library Catalog

Begin with a keyword search or select a subject heading, such as:

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Selected Texts (Federal or National)

Employment Law (general)

Multi-volume treatises

One-volume treatises, Hornbooks, etc.

Book aimed at nonlawyers

For additional titles, search the Law Library catalog by subject: Labor Laws and Legislation--United States.

Disability Law

For additional titles, search the Law Library catalog by subject: Discrimination Against People with Disabilities--Law and Legislation--United States.

Employment Discrimination

For additional titles, search the Law Library catalog by subject:

Employee Benefits

For additional titles, search the Law Library catalog by subject: Employee Fringe Benefits--Law and Legislation--United States.

Labor Arbitration

For additional titles, search the Law Library catalog by subject: Arbitration, Industrial--United States.

Labor Relations

For additional titles, search the Law Library catalog

Occupational Safety

For additional titles, search the Law Library catalog by subject: Industrial Safety--Law and Legislation--United States.

Sexual Harassment

For additional titles, search the Law Library catalog by subject: Sexual Harassment of Women--Law and Legislation--United States.

Termination

For additional titles, search the Law Library catalog by subject: Employees, Dismissal of--Law and Legislation--United States.

Wages and Hours

For additional titles, search the Law Library catalog by subject:

Workers' Compensation

For additional titles, search the Law Library catalog by subject:

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Washington State Materials

Deskbooks & Guides

For additional titles, search the Law Library catalog by keywords: (labor or employment) and washington state.

Administrative Decisions (selected)

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Statistics

Monthly Labor Review. HD8051.A78 at Compact Stacks

Statistical Abstract of the United States, annual. HA202 at Reference Office. Available at the agency website.

Handbook of U.S. Labor Statistics: Employment, Earnings, Prices, Productivity, and Other Labor Data. HD5724.H36 2001 at Classified Stacks

U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics

U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (statistical information, fact sheets, and more)

Washington State Employment Security, Labor Market and Analysis Branch, Labor Market Information

Occupational Employment Statistics. Westlaw: OES, 1998-2000

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Looseleaf Services & Web Products

BNA

BNA web product: 10 email newletters (daily or weekly) with new developments. Also a comprehensive, searchable online library based on the Labor Relations Reporter (Labor and Employment Law Library).

Guides:

Labor Relations Reporter. KF3365.B8 at Reference Area. Click here for example using Labor Relations Reporter in print.

Component binders include:

Related bound sets:

CCH

CCH Internet Research Network (contact reference librarian for the password)

Labor Law Reporter. KF3365.C6 at Reference Area. Component binders include:

Labor Arbitration Awards. KF3421.A2C62 at Reference Area. 1934-41 at Classified Stacks

Employment Practices Guide. KF3463.Z9C64 at Reference Area

Related bound sets:

Employment-at-Will Reporter (1983-2000). KF3471.A15E46 at Classified Stacks

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Agency Manuals

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Websites

See links to agency websites, primary law, and professional organizations from Georgetown Law Library's guide here.

The Employment Law Information Network is an employment law portal containing links to federal and state employment laws, selected federal and state cases, articles, a discussion forum, and human resources policies, forms, and contracts.

You can find lists of employment law blogs at the Justia and ABA Journal websites.

Washington State Employment Law Blogs:

Employee Handbooks ("an ongoing discussion of the critical importance of having, and effectively using, employee handbooks and workplace policies," by D. Jill Pugh, a solo practitioner in Seattle)

Employment Advisory ("employment law observations for employers and employees in Washington State" by Rod Stephens, a solo practitioner in Sumner)

Employment Law Blog ("a general discussion of the laws affecting the workplace from both the perspective of the small business owner and that of the individual employee," by D. Jill Pugh, a solo practitioner in Seattle)

ERISA on the Web (ERISA and disability law benefits, by the Wood Law Firm)

Washington Labor, Employment & Employee Benefits Blog ("current events in labor, employment, and employee benefits law in Seattle, Washington, and across the United States," by Donald W. Heyrich, a solo practitioner in Seattle)

Workers Compensation (information about Washington workers compensation and Social Security disability claims, from the Tacoma firm of Welch & Condon).

 

 

 

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