HR Resources 

General Human Resources & References

• Society for Human Resource Management
• Join SHRM
• Illinois State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management
• Managing Smart - Members of SHRM have access to this online newsletter with articles about such topics as training, rewarding and motivating employees and complying with employment laws. Best of all, members can distribute these articles to staff or reproduce them in a company newsletter.
•  BLR – tools and answers to state and federal HR compliance questions
• Career Trainer - links to HR related sites
• Corporate Leadership Council - best practices, research and executive education
• HR.com – information in all areas of HR
• HR.cch.com  – print and electronic tools on wide variety of HR topics
• HR-Guide - variety of info related to HR topics
• HR Hub.com – marketplace of HR professionals
• Professional Certification - Resources Certification Institute
• Winning Workplaces - large collection of free material on workplace practices
• Workforce Management - HR trends and tools
• Workindex.com– index of workplace-related sites, HR tools, and information
• National Human Resources Association
• SHRM Foundation 

Labor and Employment Government Agencies

Department of Labor

• Wages/Fair Labor Standards Act
• Minimum Wage
• Worker’s Compensation

Disability

Health Plans & Benefits

ERISA

Employee Benefits Security Administration

FMLA compliance guide

• FMLA WH-1420 notice
• FMLA forms

Statistics

Leave Benefits

Hiring

Training

Unemployment Insurance

Occupation Titles & Definitions

Work Hours

Youth & Labor

Illinois Department of Labor

Illinois Department of Employment Security

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• About the EEO
• Basic Employer Rights & Responsibilities
• Laws, Regulations, & Policy Guidance
• Statistics
• Training and Outreach
• Types of Discrimination

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs

Bureau of Labor Statistics

• Employment & Unemployment Overview
• Employee Benefits Data
• Current Employment Statistics
• Safety & Health Statistics
• Current Labor Productivity
• Publications & Research Papers
• Data by Occupation
• Wages & Benefit Statistics
• Inflation & Consumer Spending
• Overview of Industries
• Labor Demographics
• Business Cost Trends 

National Labor Relations Board

• NLRB FAQ
• NLRB Publications
• Decisions
• Board Members & General Counsel
• Public Notices
• Rules and Regulations
• Forms
• NLRB Manuals   

Occupational Safety & Health Administration

• Inspection Data
• Regulations
• Statistics
• OSHA Library
• Anthrax Information
• Outreach Training Program 
• United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
• I-9 Form Download
• Info on how to complete the I-9 Form
• Information for Employers

Employment and Training Administration

Federal Labor Relations Authority

U.S. Census Data

U.S. Census Data Ferrett - a search engine that allows you to cull information from census data

Department of Veteran Affairs

• Veterans Alliance Service Center

 The Bureau of Consular Affairs

U.S. Department of Justice ADA

• The Job Accommodation Network (JAN)- free consulting service that provides information about job accommodations, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the employability of people with disabilities.

 Social Security Administration

• www.ssa.gov/retirement - information for your employees who are ready to retire
• www.ssa.gov/disability - information for disabled employees

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Internal Revenue Service

• http://www.irs.gov/formspubs/index.html - forms and publications

 State Worker’s Compensation

For International Employers

• Canadian Government
• ExpatExchange - support tools for employees relocating overseas

Other Human Resources and Labor/Employment Law Information

• FindLaw Market Center
• Hieros Gamos Employment and Labor Web Collection
• HRhero.com – information on employment law and management as well as individual state Employment Law letters
• Legal and Regulatory Information for Small Businesses
• The Federal Judiciary
• Find Law for Business
• Employment Policy Foundation

Drug Testing

• Drug and Alcohol Testing Industry Association
• Institute for a Drug-Free Workplace
• National Institute on Drug Abuse
•  US DOT - sample drug testing programs for commercial drivers 

Diversity

• Disability Resources - information and resources on disability-related topics
• Diversity Central - articles and information on diversity and cross-cultural management topics; business center for managing diversity and developing "cultural intelligence"
• Diversity Inc. - diversity articles/information and a free newsletter; links to business journals with published articles about corporate diversity initiatives
• Diversity Resources- information and resources on disability-related topics, including multicultural calendar
• EOP, Inc – publisher of diversity-related magazines
• Mind Exchange.com
• Saludos – Hispanic employment service 

Benefits

• Benefits Link- information, articles, and tools for employee benefit sponsors, service providers, and participants
• Bureau of the Public Debt – information on savings bonds
• Employee Benefit Research Institute
• ERISA
• Health Grades – purchase physician, hospital, or nursing home quality reports
• HIPPA 
• National Committee for Quality Assurance
• Profit Sharing/401k Council  

Compensation

• World at Work - association for those working in compensation and benefits
• Wall Street Journal
• Employers Council on Flexible Compensation 
• Institute of Management and Administration, Inc
• Employment Policies Institute 
• America’s Labor Market Information System 
• Job Star Central - job search guide and salary info
• WageWeb.com - national average salaries for over 160 benchmark positions
• Bureau of Labor Statistics - labor statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor
• Salary Source - assess current market value for of over 350 benchmark positions.
• SalaryExpert.com
• Salary.com-calculate salary by job and location
• State Occupational Projections

Staffing & Job Boards

• The Center for American Jobs
• Electronic Recruiting Exchange
• Employee Relocation Council
• Recruiting Network
• Job Corps - a no-cost education and vocational training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people secure a better job and make more money.
• INROADS – an organization which assists companies in developing and placing minority youth in business and industry
• CareerXroads
• Hotjobs
• Monster 

Safety

• J.J. Keller & Associates - safety, training and products; free e-mail newsletter 

Training and Development

• Training Magazine
• Padgett Thompson Seminars
• Coastal Training Technologies Corp. – free preview of training videos
•  Learnativity 
• Trainers Network 

Work-Life Issues

• Alliance for Work-Life Progress
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
• La Leche League International
• Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve
• People with Disabilities Foundation
• National Partnership for Workplace Mental Health

Organizational Effectiveness

• Association for Conflict Resolution
• American Arbitration Association
• Baldridge National Quality Program
• Center for Creative Leadership

University Research Centers

• USC Marshall School of Business, Center for Effective Organizations
• Northwestern Univ. Center for Learning and Organizational Change 

Just for Fun

• HR Challenge - test your HR knowledge!
• Dilbert - The official Dilbert website. Be sure to check out the Catbert Salary Calculator to see what the Evil HR Director estimates you're likely to get!
• Human Metrics – Jung-Myers-Briggs assessment tool
• Urban Legends 
• Snopes – Urban Legends Reference Site