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Labor & Employment Statistics

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Internet Resources 

U.S. BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
URL: http://www.bls.gov 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Current DOL programs, statistics, laws and regulations and other data.
URL: http://www.dol.gov 

REPORT ON THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE
Explore the Department of Labor's analysis of the American workforce. Includes both discussion and statistics.
URL: http://www.bls.gov/opub/rtaw/rtawhome.htm

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
A publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. See the November, 1997 issue for a summary of current BLS employment projections through 2006.
URL: http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/mlrhome.htm 

CONNECTICUT OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
Statistics on work-related injuries in Connecticut. Available through the Connecticut Department of Labor.
URL: http://www.ctdol.state.ct.us 

INFORMATION FOR WORKFORCE INVESTMENT PLANNING
Provides economic and labor data for both the regions of Connecticut and the state as a whole. From the Connecticut Department of Labor, which also provides additional sources of labor market information.

Print Resources 

HANDBOOK OF U.S. LABOR STATISTICS
Provides recent and historical statistics on employment, earnings, prices and productivity.
REF HD 8064 .A3 

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW
A publication of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

PERIODICALS 
LABOR FORCE STATISTICS DERIVED FROM THE CURRENT POPULATION SURVEY, 1947-1987
Comprehensive collection of data on the employed, the unemployed, and persons not in the labor force. Note in the Preface changes in the way data has been collected and reported. Updated monthly by the

MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW.
REF HD 5724.L19 1988

CONNECTICUT OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND ILLNESSES
Published in August, 1997 this report provides statistics on work-related injuries in Connecticut.
REF HD 7262.5 .U62 C83 1995 

Compensation & Benefits

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Internet Resources 

NATIONAL COMPENSATION SURVEY
Browse a variety of compensation statistics, including wage levels, benefit costs, rates of change in employer costs for compensation, benefit plan incidence and detailed benefit provisions. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS SURVEY
From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
URL: http://www.bls.gov/ncs/ebs

BENEFITS LINK
URL: http://www.benefitslink.com/ 

KPMG COMPENSATION & BENEFITS
URL: http://www.us.kpmg.com/compben/ 

THE 401K WIRE
URL: http://www.401kwire.com/ 

Print Resources 

AMERICAN SALARIES AND WAGE SURVEY
A complication of occuptations and their corresponding salaries obtained from hundreds of federal and state government sources and from various trade assocations and journals.
REF HD 4973 .A67 

CONVENIENCES AND AMENITIES FOR EMPLOYEES
This survey report, published by the BNA covers parking facilities and commuter assistance, food services and facilities, financial services, personal finance seminars, consumer services, recreational facilities, and employer support of worker activities.
REF HD 4928 .N6 C64 

HUMAN RESOURCES YEARBOOK
This is an annual publication covering current trends in the field. Includes such topics as employee benefits, legal decisions affecting human resources, major labor and union developments, affirmative action, training and development, drug testing, recruiting, employee performance and work-family issues.
REF HF 5549.2 .U5 H85

Training & Development

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Internet Resources 

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT (ASTD)
URL: http://www.astd.org/ 

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE CENTER
URL: http://www.tcm.com/trdev/ 

TRAINING SUPERSITE

From the publishers of Training magazine.
URL: http://www.trainingsupersite.com/ 

Print Resources 

THE ASTD TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT HANDBOOK
A collection of essays and best practices covering many aspects of the Human Resource Development field. Includes chapters on Training for Global Operations and Diversity Traning and Development.
REF HF 5549.5 .T7 T6648 

THE...ANNUAL: DEVELOPING HUMAN RESOURCES
Annual compilation of exercises and instruments to use in workshops, etc.. Training volume focuses on exercises to impact the individual. Consulting volume on exercises to impact the organization. Library retains 1972-Current Year.
REF HM 134 .A55 

HUMAN RESOURCES YEARBOOK
This is an annual publication covering current trends in the field. Includes such topics as employee benefits, legal decisions affecting human resources, major labor and union developments, affirmative action, training and development, drug testing, recruiting, employee performance and work-family issues.
REF HF 5549.2 .U5 H85 (also in Groton) 

Legal, Regulatory or Policy Information

Internet Resources 

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT DOCUMENT CENTER
Provides access to the complete text of ADA statutes, regulations, accessibility guidelines, Technical Assistance Manuals and more.

URL: http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/kinder/ 

FEDLAW
See "Federal Laws and Regulations by Subject Category" for quick access to legislation on equal opportunity, accessibility, discrimination and more.

URL: http://fedlaw.gsa.gov 

U.S. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
URL: http://www.eeoc.gov/ 

FREEDOM OF SPEECH VS. WORKPLACE HARASSMENT LAWS
A detailed discussion from a UCLA Law School professor. 
URL: http://www.law.ucla.edu/faculty/volokh/harass/ 

EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
From the Cornell Legal Information Institute
URL: http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/employment_discrimination.html 

LEXIS-NEXIS ACADEMIC UNIVERSE (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Provides access to the full text of many law reviews and other legal publications.

Print Resources 

DESKBOOK ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EMPLOYMENT LAW
A compilation of state and federal court decisions which affect employment in the private sector.
REF KF 3314 .D47 

EMPLOYER'S GUIDE TO CONNECTICUT LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Summary of key features of important state labor and employment laws.
REF KFC 3931 .A3 

HUMAN RESOURCES YEARBOOK
This is an annual publication covering current trends in the field. Includes such topics as employee benefits, legal decisions affecting human resources, major labor and union developments, affirmative action, training and development, drug testing, recruiting, employee performance and work-family issues.
REF HF 5549.2 .U5 H85

Labor Relations, Unions & Collective Bargaining

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Internet Resources 

AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION
URL: http://www.adr.org/ 

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING & LABOR ARBITRATION
From the Cornell Legal Information Institute

URL: http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/collective_bargaining.html 

LABORNET
URL: http://www.labornet.org/ 

U.S. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
URL: http://www.nlrb.gov/ 

You may wish to see the web sites of particular labor unions such as the AFL/CIO, the INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, or the UNITED AUTO WORKERS

To locate additional unions on the Web see LABORNET'S DIRECTORY OF UNIONS ON THE INTERNET

Print Resources 

HUMAN RESOURCES YEARBOOK
This is an annual publication covering current trends in the field. Includes such topics as employee benefits, legal decisions affecting human resources, major labor and union developments, affirmative action, training and development, drug testing, recruiting, employee performance and work-family issues.
REF HF 5549.2 .U5 H85

Journal, Magazine or Newspaper Articles on Human Resources Issues

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ProQuest Direct(Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Provides access to ABI/INFORM Global, a database of articles in over 1,000 business and management periodicals. ABI/INFORM Trade & Industry and ABI/INFORM Dateline have full text of another 1,000 periodicals. Also provides access to the complete text of the WALL STREET JOURNAL and the HARTFORD COURANT and to the separate PROQUEST NEWSPAPERS.

EBSCO Business Source Premier(Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Search full text from scholarly business journals covering management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business.

LexisNexis Academic(Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Provides access to the full text of 6,000 news, trade, legal and business publications.

PsycINFO (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
Search citations for articles on organizational behavior and the psychological aspects of business and law.

Ingenta (Rensselaer at Hartford login ID and password required)
An index to journals from a variety of
disciplines.

Print Resources 

BUSINESS PERIODICALS INDEX
Provides access to historical information. 1967-1995
PRINT INDEX AREA 
WALL STREET JOURNAL INDEX
An index to both Barron's and the Wall Street Journal.

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