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January 10, 2013 by Barbara Bavis	This post is co-authored by Barbara Bavis and Robert Brammer, Legal Reference Librarians.
Treatises/Handbooks/Dictionaries Contrary to its relatively short title, labor and employment law encompasses many different topics, including harassment, discrimination, privacy, compensation, and unionization, among many others. As such, we have organized these helpful secondary sources according to topic.
Christopher Thomas Anglim, Labor, Employment, and the Law: A Dictionary (1997)
Fred Steingold, The Employer’s Legal Handbook (1994- )
Robert N. Covington, Employment Law in a Nutshell (2009)
N. Peter Lareau, et al., Labor and Employment Law (2003- )
Stephen F. Befort, Employment Law and Practice (2011)
Mark A. Rothstein, Employment Law (2009)
Mark W. Bennett, Donald J. Polden & Howard J. Rubin, Employment Relationships: Law & Practice (1998- )
Douglas L. Leslie, Labor Law in a Nutshell (2008)
N. Peter Lareau, National Labor Relations Act: Law and Practice (1999- )
William W. Osborne, Jr., et al., Labor Union Law and Regulation (2003- )
Theodore J. St. Antoine, Charles B. Craver & Marion G. Crain, Labor Relations Law: Cases and Materials (2011)
Lee Modjeska & Abigail Cooley Modjeska, Federal Labor Law: NLRB Practice (1994- )
Mack A. Player, Federal Law of Employment Discrimination in a Nutshell (2009)
Lex K. Larson & Jonathan R. Harkavy, Employment Discrimination (1994- )
Alba Conte, Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: Law and Practice (2010)
Barbara Lindemann & Paul Grossman, Employment Discrimination Law (2012, 2007)
Howard C. Eglit, Age Discrimination (1994- )
EEOC Compliance Manual (1975- )
Ruth Colker & Adam A. Milani, Federal Disability Law in a Nutshell (2010)
Peter A. Susser & Peter J. Petesch, Disability Discrimination and the Workplace (2011)
Lex K. Larson, Unjust Dismissal (1985- )
Henry H. Perritt, Jr., Employee Dismissal Law and Practice (2006- )
Melinda J. Caterine, et al., Employment at Will: A State-by-State Survey (2011)
Matthew W. Finkin, Privacy in Employment Law (2009- )
Media Law Resource Center, MLRC 50-State Survey: Employment Libel and Privacy Law (2003- )
Ellen C. Kearns & Monica Gallagher, The Fair Labor Standards Act (1999)
Paul J. Schneider & Brian M. Pinheiro, ERISA: A Comprehensive Guide (2012)
If any one of these resources seems interesting, but you are unable to visit the Law Library of Congress, we suggest visiting the WorldCat catalog to find these, and other, useful resources in a library near you.
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Once you have used one of the secondary sources listed above to ground you in the concepts of this area of the law, you may be interested in reviewing the statutes and regulations that are the foundation of United States labor and employment law. As we have noted in past Beginner’s Guides, free digital copies of federal statutes, as printed in the United States Code, and federal regulations, as printed in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), can be found at the Government Printing Office’s Federal Digital System (FDsys) website.
Most federal statutes regarding employment and labor law can be found in Titles 29 and 42 of the United States Code, for example:
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621, et seq.
Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12101, et seq.
Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e, et seq.
Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, et seq.
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 1161, et seq.
Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 201, et seq.
Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 2601, et seq.
National Labor Relations Act, 29 U.S.C. §§ 141, et seq.
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 701, et seq.
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act), 29 U.S.C. §§ 2101, et seq.
Most federal regulations regarding employment and labor law can be found in Titles 20 and 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations. However, a researcher should keep in mind that several of the federal departments and agencies that deal with labor and employment law issues also issue agency-specific rules, guidance, and administrative rulings. These rulings can often be found on department and agency websites, which will be discussed in our next section.
In the last several years, an increasing amount of information regarding labor and employment law has been put online, particularly on the websites for the departments and agencies that administrate these federal statutes. Some websites of interest are:
Laws & Regulations Enforced by the Department of Labor
E-laws Employment Law Guide
What You Should Know Archive
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), particularly the Civil Rights Division
For up-to-the-minute updates regarding labor and employment law, however, you might consider visiting a third-party blog. Although there are a multitude of helpful websites, some leaders in the field include:
Employment Policy Research Network (EPRN)
We wish you the best of luck with your research regarding labor and employment law. As always, feel free to contact the Law Library of Congress if you have any questions.