Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations . The online Catherwood Library provides an electronic bookshelf of labor-related government documents. It also offers Work. Index, a directory of Internet sites relevant to the field of industrial and labor relations. Most valuable features of this newcomer, presented by the Research Institute of America, include news updates, a best practices library and bulletin boards.
Registration is required, but the site is free.
InsideHR's fee-based companion service, HR Wire, is also useful. Law Journal Extra's Employment and Labor Law . Updated virtually everyday, this website contains analysis of major court decisions involving personnel and labor law. HR Live . The cornerstone of JWTWorks' HR Live is the weekly Layoff Updates, which reports on layoff actions around the country.