Employment and Labor law - Pritzker Legal Research Center

This page provides links to some of the top online resources in (primarily) U.S. employment and labor law, but is by no means exhaustive. In some instances, print resources available in the Pritzker Legal Research Center will be more suitable than those listed here. Northwestern University School of Law students are especially encouraged to visit or call (312-503-8450) our Reference Desk for help with employment- or labor law-related research questions.

News and Current Events
Statutes
Judicial Decisions
Regulations and Guidelines
Organizations and Governmental Agencies
Journals
Other Resources

News and Current Events

BNA Labor and Employment Law Library . Provides a "summary of key labor and employment law developments." Updated each Monday.
Westlaw: Topical Highlights - Labor and Employment (WTH-LB). Daily update of developments in labor and employment law.
Lexis provides access to a variety of resources covering labor and employment law issues.
For more general legal or business news sources, which may run stories on employment and labor law issues, please see our Legal, General, and Business News page

Statutes

Federal

U.S. Code

Statutes pertaining to labor and employment law are codified in a number of different titles within the U.S. Code, including titles 5, 8, 26, 29, 30, 38, 39, and 42.

Lexis: USCS - Labor - Titles 5, 8, 26, 29, 30, 38, 39 and 42 (LABOR). Search in all titles of the U.S.C.S. that pertain to labor and employment law.
Westlaw: Federal Labor and Employment - U.S. Code Annotated (FLB-USCA). Search in all titles of the U.S.C.A. that pertain to labor and employment law.
U.S. Code (Cornell's Legal Information Institute). Browse or search within a particular title.
U.S. Code (FDsys). Browse the different titles. There is also a search function available.
U.S. Code (House of Representatives). Search or browse in the different titles of the U.S. Code.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Americans with Disabilities Act 199 (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
Lexis: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (ADAACT). Search within the ADA.
Westlaw: Americans with Disabilities Act Legislative History (ADA-LH). Search within the text of the ADA and within congressional documents related to its passage.

Illinois

Lexis: IL - Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated (CODE). Search the current version of the Illinois code.
Lexis: Illinois Statutes and Legislative Materials, Legislative Archive provides access to previous Illinois codes dating back to 1992.
Westlaw: Illinois Statutes - Annotated . Search in the current version of the Illinois code.
Westlaw: Illinois Historical Statutes Annotated . Search in version of the Illinois code dating back to 1988.
Illinois Compiled Statutes (Chapter 225): Professions and Occupations. Browse the current version of this chapter or search the whole ILCS.
Illinois Compiled Statutes (Chapter 820): Employment. Browse the current version of this chapter or search the whole ILCS.

Other States

Labor and Employment Laws of the Fifty States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (Cornell's Legal Information Institute)
LexisONE: State Resource Center. From this page, you can link to codes from each of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. For each state, codes are often found under "Legislative Branch."
American Law Sources Online also provides links to the laws and other materials of individual states.
Lexis: All State Statutes (STCODE). Search all current state codes simultaneously.
Lexis also provides the option of searching codes from individual states.
Westlaw: State Statutes Annotated (ST-ANN-ALL). Search the current codes of all states simultaneously.
Westlaw also provides the ability to search individual state codes.

Judicial Decisions

Federal

Combined Courts

Lexis: Labor Cases, Federal (COURTS). Search for cases dating back to 1789 from the U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court, Court of Claims, and the Court of Veterans Appeals.
Westlaw: Federal Labor and Employment - Cases (FLB-CS). Search for cases dating back to 1789 from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Tax Court, and military courts.
BNA Labor and Employment Law Library . Search for cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Court of Federal Claims, and Tax Court. Cases available all into the following areas: Americans with Disabilities cases (1993-present), Fair Employment Practice cases (July 1965-present), Individual Employment Rights Cases (Sept. 1986-present), Wage and Hours cases (Jan. 1959-present).
LexisONE. A free site for searching for opinions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court (1790 to present), U.S. Circuit Courts (1997 to present), and numerous state appellate courts (1997 to present). Searches are free, but you are required to register in order to use the service.

Supreme Court

Westlaw: Federal Labor and Employment - Supreme Court Cases (FLB-SCT). Search for decisions issued since 1790.
Lexis (USLED). Search for cases decided since January, 1790.
LexisONE. A free site for searching for opinions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court (1790 to present), U.S. Circuit Courts (1997 to present), and numerous state appellate courts (1997 to present). Searches are free, but you are required to register in order to use the service.
FindLaw: Supreme Court Opinions. A free web site for searching or browsing Supreme Court cases dating back to 1893. This site also posts opinions within a few hours of their release by the Supreme Court.
Cornell's Legal Information Institute. At this free site, the user may search through all opinions issued since 1990, and through selected opinions issued before then. This site posts opinions within a few hours of their release by the Supreme Court.
Supreme Court Opinions. From the U.S. Supreme Court's web site. Makes available opinions within several hours of the release of the Court's "bench" opinion. It also makes freely available PDF versions of the United States Reports, beginning with vol. 502 (Oct. 1991 term).

Courts of Appeals

Westlaw: Federal Labor and Employment - Courts of Appeals Cases (FLB-CTA). Search for decisions issued since 1891.
Lexis: Labor Cases, Federal (COURTS). Search for cases dating back to 1789 from the U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court, Court of Claims, and the Court of Veterans Appeals.
Lexis (USAPP). Simultaneously search for cases from the 11 circuits, the District of Columbia Circuit, the Federal Circuit, the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, and the Emergency Court of Appeals. Lexis also provides the ability to search for cases from each circuit. Not limited to employment and labor law.

District Courts

Westlaw: Federal Labor and Employment - District Courts Cases (FLB-DCT). Search for cases issued since 1789.
Lexis: Labor Cases, Federal (COURTS). Search for cases dating back to 1789 from the U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court, Court of Claims, and the Court of Veterans Appeals.
Lexis: US District Court Cases (DIST). "[C]ontains all case law from United States District Courts for all 50 States from 1789 to current, the District of Columbia, the District Court for Puerto Rico, the District Court for the Virgin Islands, the District Court for Guam, the District Court for the Mariana Islands, the Court of International Trade from November 1980, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation from 1968, the Special Court, Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973." Not limited to labor and employment law.

National Labor Relations Board Decisions

U.S. National Labor Relations Board Decisions. View online NLRB decisions issued since Sept. 28, 1990. Includes a search feature.
Lexis: National Labor Relations Board Decisions (NLRB). Search for decisions dating back to 1935.
Westlaw: Federal Labor and Employment - National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions (FLB-NLRBDEC). Search for decisions dating back to 1935.

Illinois

Lexis: IL Private and Public Sector Employment Cases (ILCTLE). Search for cases decided by Illinois state courts.
Westlaw: Illinois Labor and Employment Cases (ILLB-CS). Search for cases from the Illinois Supreme Court, Appellate Court, and Court of Claims dating back to 1819.
Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Court. Search the database of slip opinions issued since 1996.

Other States

Lexis provides access to cases from the state courts of individual states.
Lexis: State Private and Public Sector Employ Cases From Highest Cts-All States (HIGHCT). Search for decisions from the courts of last resort of all 50 states simultaneously.
Westlaw has cases from state courts (XXLB-CS, where "XX" is the two-letter postal code for the state).
Westlaw: Multistate Labor and Employment - Cases (MLB-CS). Search for decisions from the state courts of all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Regulations and Guidelines

Federal

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Other Federal Regulations

U.S. Department of Labor, Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations. "[A]ll the regulations that are expected to be under review or development for the next 12 months."
U.S. National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Law and Regulations

Illinois

Lexis: Illinois Administrative Code (ILADMN). Search in or browse different titles of the Illinois Administrative Code.
Westlaw: Illinois Administrative Code (IL-ADC). Search the current version of the administrative code.
Lexis: IL Workers' Compensation Decisions (ILWORK). Search in all decisions issued by regulatory agencies, 2000- , and from selected decisions before 2000.

Other States

U.S. States and Territories. From the Law Library of Congress. A free site providing links to constitutions, statutes, cases, regulations, and other information from each of the 50 states.
Lexis provides access to the administrative codes of 39 states and Puerto Rico.
Lexis (STADMN) also provides for simultaneous searching of the administrative codes of 35 states and the District of Columbia.
Westlaw: State Administrative Code Multibase (ADC-ALL). Simultaneously search the administrative codes of all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
Westlaw also provides searching of the administrative codes of 43 states and Puerto Rico (XX-ADC, where "XX" is the two-letter postal code for the state).
Lexis: All Workers' Compensation Decisions (ALLWRK). Search for decisions from 27 states and the District of Columbia simultaneously.

Organizations and Governmental Agencies

Government

Illinois Department of Employment Security
Illinois Department of Labor
International Labour Organization (ILO)
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
U.S. Federal Labor Relations Authority
U.S. Glass Ceiling Commission (1991-1996). This site links to reports and background papers produced during the course of the Commission's work.
U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration
U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
U.S. National Labor Relations Board
U.S. National Mediation Board
U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
U.S. Social Security Administration

Private

American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law. Includes links to Section information and publications, as well as to continuing education events.
American Arbitration Association. This organization provides dispute resolution services worldwide. Its web site includes: information on alternative dispute resolution law, and publications, rules, and procedures of the American Arbitration Association.
JAN ADA Hot Links and Document Center. From the Job Accommodation Network. This site provides the Americans with Disabilities Act statute, regulations, the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines, and other assistance documents in addition to links to related sites.
National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. "A non-profit organization providing free legal aid nationwide to thousands of employees whose human and civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses."
Society for Human Resource Management. This web site provides an overview of developments in the human resources field, including online publications in the area, which discuss economic issues and its impact on human resources.
Workplace Fairness. "[A] non-profit organization that provides information, education and assistance to individual workers and their advocates nationwide and promotes public policies that advance employee rights."

Journals

This list includes journals available completely or partially in electronic form. It does not represent a complete listing of journals covering employment and labor law topics.

American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law. Vol. 3 (1995)- available through Lexis (AUJGSL). Vol. 1 (1993)- available through Westlaw (AMUJGSPL); vol. 1 (1993)- available through HeinOnline .
Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law. Vol. 14 (1993)- available through Lexis (BJELL). Vol. 15 (1994)- available through Westlaw (BERKJELL).
Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal. Vol. 1 (1976)- available through Lexis (COMLAB). Vol. 15 (1993)- available through Westlaw (CLLPJ); all vols. except most current available via HeinOnline .
Dispute Resolution Journal. Vol. 48 (1993)- available through Westlaw (DRJ).
Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy. 1994- available through Lexis (DUKEJG). Vol. 1 (1994)- available through Westlaw (DUKEJGLP); also available via HeinOnline .
Employee Relations Law Journal. Mar. 1989- available through Westlaw (EMRELLJ).
Employment Law Update. Vol. 11 (1996)- available through Westlaw (EMLUP).
Employment Rights and Employment Policy Journal. Vol. 1 (1997)- available through Lexis (EREPJ). Vol. 1 (1997)- available through Westlaw (EREPJ).
ERISA Litigation Reporter. April 2000- available through Lexis (GLAELR). Vol. 8 (2000)- available through Westlaw (GLERISALR).
Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. Vol. 29 (1993)- available through Lexis (HRVCIV). Vol. 16 (1981)- available through Westlaw (HVCRCLLR); vol. 1 (1966)- available via HeinOnline .
Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal (1997- ). All volumes except most current year available through HeinOnline . Vol. 15 (1997)- available through Lexis (HLABLJ). Vol. 15 (1997)- available through Westlaw (HOFLELJ).
Hofstra Labor Law Forum (1983). Vol. 1 (1983) available via HeinOnline under later title "Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal" .
Hofstra Labor Law Journal (1984-1997). Vols. 2-14 (1984-1997) available via HeinOnline under later title "Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal" . Vol. 10, no. 2 (1993)-vol. 14 (1997) available through Westlaw (HOFLELJ). Vols. 11-14 (1993-1997) available through Lexis under later title, "Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal" (HLABLJ).
Industrial and Labor Relations Review. Vol. 47, no. 2 (1994)- available through Westlaw (INDLRR). Vol. 50, no. 2 (Jan. 1997)- available through Lexis (INDLRR); all but most recent 5 years available via JSTOR ; all vols. except most recent available via HeinOnline .
Industrial Law Journal. Vol. 27, no. 4 (Dec. 1998)- available (PDF)
International HR Journal. Vol. 4 (1995)- available through Westlaw (INTLHRJ).
Journal of Dispute Resolution. Vol. 1 (1995)- available through Lexis (JDISPR). 1993, no. 2- available through Westlaw (JDR).
Journal of Gender, Race and Justice. Vol. 1 (1997)- available through Lexis (JLGRJ). Vol. 1 (1997)- available through Westlaw (JGRJ); vol. 1 (1997)- (except most current vol.) available through HeinOnline .
Journal of Labor Economics. Vol. 15, no. 3 (July 1997)- available ; all but most recent year available through JSTOR .
Labor Lawyer. Spring 1996- available through Lexis (LABLAW). Vol. 3 (1987)- available through Westlaw (LABLAW).
Michigan Journal of Gender and Law. Vol. 2 (1994)- available through Lexis (MJGLAW). Vol. 2 (1994)- available through Westlaw (MIJGL). All vols. except most current available through HeinOnline .
Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. Vol. 10, no. 2 (1995)- available through Lexis (OHSJDR). Vol. 9 (1993)- available through Westlaw (OHSJDR); all vols. except most current available via HeinOnline .
Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal. Vol. 1 (2000)- available through Lexis (PEPPDR). Vol. 1 (2000)- available through Westlaw (PEPDRLJ). All vols. except most current available through HeinOnline .
Privacy and Information Law Report. Sept. 2000- available through Lexis (GLAPRI).
Public Employment Law Report. Oct. 2001- available through Westlaw (OAKPEMPLR).
School Employment Legal Alert. Oct. 2001- available through Westlaw (OAKSELA).
Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review. Vol. 2 (1992)- available through Lexis (TPCRLR). Vol. 2, no. 2 (1993)- available through Westlaw (TMPPCRLR).
Texas Forum on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. Vol. 2 (1994/95)- available through Lexis (TFCLCR). Vol. 2 (1996)- available through Westlaw (TXFCLCR). Available through HeinOnline .
University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor and Employment Law. All volumes (except most current) available via HeinOnline . Vol. 1, no. 2 (fall 1998)- available through Lexis (UPAJLE). Vol. 1 (1998)- available through Westlaw (UPAJLEL).
LegalTrac . An index of articles in approximately 800 legal journals.
Index to Legal Periodicals and Books . Indexes articles from over 800 legal journals (beginning in 1981), and from major law books published since 1993. "Legal Periodicals Retro" component allows for searching for articles dating back to 1918, and can be searched by itself or simultaneously with the Index to Legal Periodicals & Books covering 1981 to present.
Lexis has a file for searching for labor law articles from hundreds of law reviews.
If you don't see the journal title you're looking for here, try our Law and Law-Related Journals on the Web page.
Current Index to Legal Periodicals . A current awareness service of articles in over 500 legal journals.
Use NUcat to see whether the Pritzker Legal Research Center or another Northwestern University library owns a print copy of the journal you are seeking.

Other Resources

BNA Labor and Employment Law Library Provides access to news, cases, administrative decisions, and more. Major topics of focus include: American with Disabilities Act, fair employment practices, individual employment rights, wages and hours, labor relations, collective bargaining, and labor arbitration.
Dictionary of Occupational Titles. From the U.S. Dept. of Labor.
FindLaw: Labor Law. Gateway to laws, journals, mailing lists, government agencies, and other information on employment and labor law.
Glossary of Labor and Legal Terminology. From the Center for Labor Education and Research at the University of Hawaii.
Hieros Gamos: Employment Law. Gateway to information on supranational organizations, national regimes, discussion groups, publications, and other resources.
Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education handbooks. Handbooks on aspects of Illinois law and practice. Handbooks specific to labor and employment law are:
Employment Discrimination, 2007
Employment Termination, 2002
Workers' Compensation Practice (Illinois) 2004 Edition, Updated 2006
Labor Law Handbook, 2002
ILOLEX. From the International Labour Organization (ILO). A "trilingual database containing ILO Conventions and Recommendations, ratification information, comments of the Committee of Experts and the Committee on Freedom of Association, representations, complaints, interpretations, General Surveys, and numerous related documents."
LMI Source: Your Source for Illinois Labor Market Information. By the Illinois Department of Employment Security, this site provides "employment statistics, job forecast, wages and demographic characteristics" for the state.
NATLEX. From the International Labour Organization (ILO). "A continuously-updated database containing references to more than 55,000 national laws on labour, social security, and related human rights, and over 300 laws in full text."
NUcat. To search for books and other materials in the Northwestern University libraries.

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News and Current Events Statutes Judicial Decisions Regulations and Guidelines Organizations and Governmental Agencies Journals Other Resources News and Current Events BNA Labor and Employment Law Library . Provides a "summary of key labor and employment law developments." Updated each Monday. Westlaw: Topical Highlights - Labor and Employment (WTH-LB). Daily update of developments in labor and employment law. Lexis provides access to a variety of resources covering labor and employment law issues. For more general legal or business news sources, which may run stories on employment and labor law issues, please see our Legal, General, and Business News page Statutes Federal U.S. Code Statutes pertaining to labor and employment law are codified in a number of different titles within the U.S. Code, including titles 5, 8, 26, 29, 30, 38, 39, and 42. Lexis: USCS - Labor - Titles 5, 8, 26, 29, 30, 38, 39 and 42 (LABOR). Search in all titles of the U.S.C.S. that pertain to labor and employment law. Westlaw: Federal Labor and Employment - U.S. Code Annotated (FLB-USCA). Search in all titles of the U.S.C.A. that pertain to labor and employment law. U.S. Code (Cornell's Legal Information Institute). Browse or search within a particular title. U.S. Code (FDsys). Browse the different titles. There is also a search function available. U.S. Code (House of Representatives). Search or browse in the different titles of the U.S. Code. Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act 199 (U.S. Dept. of Labor) Lexis: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (ADAACT). Search within the ADA. Westlaw: Americans with Disabilities Act Legislative History (ADA-LH). Search within the text of the ADA and within congressional documents related to its passage. Illinois Lexis: IL - Illinois Compiled Statutes Annotated (CODE). Search the current version of the Illinois code. Lexis: Illinois Statutes and Legislative Materials, Legislative Archive provides access to previous Illinois codes dating back to 1992. Westlaw: Illinois Statutes - Annotated . Search in the current version of the Illinois code. Westlaw: Illinois Historical Statutes Annotated . Search in version of the Illinois code dating back to 1988. Illinois Compiled Statutes (Chapter 225): Professions and Occupations. Browse the current version of this chapter or search the whole ILCS. Illinois Compiled Statutes (Chapter 820): Employment. Browse the current version of this chapter or search the whole ILCS. Other States Labor and Employment Laws of the Fifty States, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (Cornell's Legal Information Institute) LexisONE: State Resource Center. From this page, you can link to codes from each of the 50 states as well as the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. For each state, codes are often found under "Legislative Branch." American Law Sources Online also provides links to the laws and other materials of individual states. Lexis: All State Statutes (STCODE). Search all current state codes simultaneously. Lexis also provides the option of searching codes from individual states. Westlaw: State Statutes Annotated (ST-ANN-ALL). Search the current codes of all states simultaneously. Westlaw also provides the ability to search individual state codes. Judicial Decisions Federal Combined Courts Lexis: Labor Cases, Federal (COURTS). Search for cases dating back to 1789 from the U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court, Court of Claims, and the Court of Veterans Appeals. Westlaw: Federal Labor and Employment - Cases (FLB-CS). Search for cases dating back to 1789 from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Tax Court, and military courts. BNA Labor and Employment Law Library . Search for cases from the U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals, District Courts, Court of Federal Claims, and Tax Court. Cases available all into the following areas: Americans with Disabilities cases (1993-present), Fair Employment Practice cases (July 1965-present), Individual Employment Rights Cases (Sept. 1986-present), Wage and Hours cases (Jan. 1959-present). LexisONE. A free site for searching for opinions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court (1790 to present), U.S. Circuit Courts (1997 to present), and numerous state appellate courts (1997 to present). Searches are free, but you are required to register in order to use the service. Supreme Court Westlaw: Federal Labor and Employment - Supreme Court Cases (FLB-SCT). Search for decisions issued since 1790. Lexis (USLED). Search for cases decided since January, 1790. LexisONE. A free site for searching for opinions issued by the U.S. Supreme Court (1790 to present), U.S. Circuit Courts (1997 to present), and numerous state appellate courts (1997 to present). Searches are free, but you are required to register in order to use the service. FindLaw: Supreme Court Opinions. A free web site for searching or browsing Supreme Court cases dating back to 1893. This site also posts opinions within a few hours of their release by the Supreme Court. Cornell's Legal Information Institute. At this free site, the user may search through all opinions issued since 1990, and through selected opinions issued before then. This site posts opinions within a few hours of their release by the Supreme Court. Supreme Court Opinions. From the U.S. Supreme Court's web site. Makes available opinions within several hours of the release of the Court's "bench" opinion. It also makes freely available PDF versions of the United States Reports, beginning with vol. 502 (Oct. 1991 term). Courts of Appeals Westlaw: Federal Labor and Employment - Courts of Appeals Cases (FLB-CTA). Search for decisions issued since 1891. Lexis: Labor Cases, Federal (COURTS). Search for cases dating back to 1789 from the U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court, Court of Claims, and the Court of Veterans Appeals. Lexis (USAPP). Simultaneously search for cases from the 11 circuits, the District of Columbia Circuit, the Federal Circuit, the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals, and the Emergency Court of Appeals. Lexis also provides the ability to search for cases from each circuit. Not limited to employment and labor law. District Courts Westlaw: Federal Labor and Employment - District Courts Cases (FLB-DCT). Search for cases issued since 1789. Lexis: Labor Cases, Federal (COURTS). Search for cases dating back to 1789 from the U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeal, District Courts, Bankruptcy Courts, Court of Federal Claims, Claims Court, Court of Claims, and the Court of Veterans Appeals. Lexis: US District Court Cases (DIST). "[C]ontains all case law from United States District Courts for all 50 States from 1789 to current, the District of Columbia, the District Court for Puerto Rico, the District Court for the Virgin Islands, the District Court for Guam, the District Court for the Mariana Islands, the Court of International Trade from November 1980, the Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation from 1968, the Special Court, Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973." Not limited to labor and employment law. National Labor Relations Board Decisions U.S. National Labor Relations Board Decisions. View online NLRB decisions issued since Sept. 28, 1990. Includes a search feature. Lexis: National Labor Relations Board Decisions (NLRB). Search for decisions dating back to 1935. Westlaw: Federal Labor and Employment - National Labor Relations Board - Board Decisions (FLB-NLRBDEC). Search for decisions dating back to 1935. Illinois Lexis: IL Private and Public Sector Employment Cases (ILCTLE). Search for cases decided by Illinois state courts. Westlaw: Illinois Labor and Employment Cases (ILLB-CS). Search for cases from the Illinois Supreme Court, Appellate Court, and Court of Claims dating back to 1819. Illinois Supreme Court and Appellate Court. Search the database of slip opinions issued since 1996. Other States Lexis provides access to cases from the state courts of individual states. Lexis: State Private and Public Sector Employ Cases From Highest Cts-All States (HIGHCT). Search for decisions from the courts of last resort of all 50 states simultaneously. Westlaw has cases from state courts (XXLB-CS, where "XX" is the two-letter postal code for the state). Westlaw: Multistate Labor and Employment - Cases (MLB-CS). Search for decisions from the state courts of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Regulations and Guidelines Federal Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 5: Administrative Personnel (Cornell's Legal Information Institute) Title 5: Administrative Personnel (GPO Access) Title 8: Aliens and Nationality (Cornell's Legal Information Institute) Title 8: Aliens and Nationality (GPO Access) Title 20: Employees' Benefits (Cornell's Legal Information Institute) Title 20: Employees' Benefits (GPO Access) Title 26: Internal Revenue (Cornell's Legal Information Institute) Title 26: Internal Revenue (GPO Access) Title 29: Labor (Cornell's Legal Information Institute) Title 29: Labor (GPO Access) Title 30, Chapter I: Mine Safety and Health Administration (Cornell's Legal Information Institute) Title 30, Chapter I: Mine Safety and Health Administration (GPO Access) Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief (Cornell's Legal Information Institute) Title 38: Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief (GPO Access) Title 39: Postal Service (Cornell's Legal Information Institute) Title 39: Postal Service (GPO Access) Title 42: Public Health (Cornell's Legal Information Institute) Title 42: Public Health (GPO Access) Lexis: CFR - Labor Titles (CFR). Search in titles 5, 8, 20, 26, 29, 38, 39, and 42 of the CFR. Westlaw: Federal Labor and Employment - Code of Federal Regulations (FLB-CFR). Search in sections of the CFR pertinent to labor and employment law. Other Federal Regulations U.S. Department of Labor, Unified Agenda of Federal Regulations. "[A]ll the regulations that are expected to be under review or development for the next 12 months." U.S. National Labor Relations Board Rules and Regulations U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration Law and Regulations Illinois Lexis: Illinois Administrative Code (ILADMN). Search in or browse different titles of the Illinois Administrative Code. Westlaw: Illinois Administrative Code (IL-ADC). Search the current version of the administrative code. Lexis: IL Workers' Compensation Decisions (ILWORK). Search in all decisions issued by regulatory agencies, 2000- , and from selected decisions before 2000. Other States U.S. States and Territories. From the Law Library of Congress. A free site providing links to constitutions, statutes, cases, regulations, and other information from each of the 50 states. Lexis provides access to the administrative codes of 39 states and Puerto Rico. Lexis (STADMN) also provides for simultaneous searching of the administrative codes of 35 states and the District of Columbia. Westlaw: State Administrative Code Multibase (ADC-ALL). Simultaneously search the administrative codes of all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Westlaw also provides searching of the administrative codes of 43 states and Puerto Rico (XX-ADC, where "XX" is the two-letter postal code for the state). Lexis: All Workers' Compensation Decisions (ALLWRK). Search for decisions from 27 states and the District of Columbia simultaneously. Organizations and Governmental Agencies Government Illinois Department of Employment Security Illinois Department of Labor International Labour Organization (ILO) U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Department of Labor U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission U.S. Federal Labor Relations Authority U.S. Glass Ceiling Commission (1991-1996). This site links to reports and background papers produced during the course of the Commission's work. U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration U.S. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health U.S. National Labor Relations Board U.S. National Mediation Board U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration U.S. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation U.S. Social Security Administration Private American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law. Includes links to Section information and publications, as well as to continuing education events. American Arbitration Association. This organization provides dispute resolution services worldwide. Its web site includes: information on alternative dispute resolution law, and publications, rules, and procedures of the American Arbitration Association. JAN ADA Hot Links and Document Center. From the Job Accommodation Network. This site provides the Americans with Disabilities Act statute, regulations, the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines, and other assistance documents in addition to links to related sites. National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation. "A non-profit organization providing free legal aid nationwide to thousands of employees whose human and civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses." Society for Human Resource Management. This web site provides an overview of developments in the human resources field, including online publications in the area, which discuss economic issues and its impact on human resources. Workplace Fairness. "[A] non-profit organization that provides information, education and assistance to individual workers and their advocates nationwide and promotes public policies that advance employee rights." Journals This list includes journals available completely or partially in electronic form. It does not represent a complete listing of journals covering employment and labor law topics. American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law. Vol. 3 (1995)- available through Lexis (AUJGSL). Vol. 1 (1993)- available through Westlaw (AMUJGSPL); vol. 1 (1993)- available through HeinOnline . Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law. Vol. 14 (1993)- available through Lexis (BJELL). Vol. 15 (1994)- available through Westlaw (BERKJELL). Comparative Labor Law and Policy Journal. Vol. 1 (1976)- available through Lexis (COMLAB). Vol. 15 (1993)- available through Westlaw (CLLPJ); all vols. except most current available via HeinOnline . Dispute Resolution Journal. Vol. 48 (1993)- available through Westlaw (DRJ). Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy. 1994- available through Lexis (DUKEJG). Vol. 1 (1994)- available through Westlaw (DUKEJGLP); also available via HeinOnline . Employee Relations Law Journal. Mar. 1989- available through Westlaw (EMRELLJ). Employment Law Update. Vol. 11 (1996)- available through Westlaw (EMLUP). Employment Rights and Employment Policy Journal. Vol. 1 (1997)- available through Lexis (EREPJ). Vol. 1 (1997)- available through Westlaw (EREPJ). ERISA Litigation Reporter. April 2000- available through Lexis (GLAELR). Vol. 8 (2000)- available through Westlaw (GLERISALR). Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review. Vol. 29 (1993)- available through Lexis (HRVCIV). Vol. 16 (1981)- available through Westlaw (HVCRCLLR); vol. 1 (1966)- available via HeinOnline . Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal (1997- ). All volumes except most current year available through HeinOnline . Vol. 15 (1997)- available through Lexis (HLABLJ). Vol. 15 (1997)- available through Westlaw (HOFLELJ). Hofstra Labor Law Forum (1983). Vol. 1 (1983) available via HeinOnline under later title "Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal" . Hofstra Labor Law Journal (1984-1997). Vols. 2-14 (1984-1997) available via HeinOnline under later title "Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal" . Vol. 10, no. 2 (1993)-vol. 14 (1997) available through Westlaw (HOFLELJ). Vols. 11-14 (1993-1997) available through Lexis under later title, "Hofstra Labor and Employment Law Journal" (HLABLJ). Industrial and Labor Relations Review. Vol. 47, no. 2 (1994)- available through Westlaw (INDLRR). Vol. 50, no. 2 (Jan. 1997)- available through Lexis (INDLRR); all but most recent 5 years available via JSTOR ; all vols. except most recent available via HeinOnline . Industrial Law Journal. Vol. 27, no. 4 (Dec. 1998)- available (PDF) International HR Journal. Vol. 4 (1995)- available through Westlaw (INTLHRJ). Journal of Dispute Resolution. Vol. 1 (1995)- available through Lexis (JDISPR). 1993, no. 2- available through Westlaw (JDR). Journal of Gender, Race and Justice. Vol. 1 (1997)- available through Lexis (JLGRJ). Vol. 1 (1997)- available through Westlaw (JGRJ); vol. 1 (1997)- (except most current vol.) available through HeinOnline . Journal of Labor Economics. Vol. 15, no. 3 (July 1997)- available ; all but most recent year available through JSTOR . Labor Lawyer. Spring 1996- available through Lexis (LABLAW). Vol. 3 (1987)- available through Westlaw (LABLAW). Michigan Journal of Gender and Law. Vol. 2 (1994)- available through Lexis (MJGLAW). Vol. 2 (1994)- available through Westlaw (MIJGL). All vols. except most current available through HeinOnline . Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. Vol. 10, no. 2 (1995)- available through Lexis (OHSJDR). Vol. 9 (1993)- available through Westlaw (OHSJDR); all vols. except most current available via HeinOnline . Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal. Vol. 1 (2000)- available through Lexis (PEPPDR). Vol. 1 (2000)- available through Westlaw (PEPDRLJ). All vols. except most current available through HeinOnline . Privacy and Information Law Report. Sept. 2000- available through Lexis (GLAPRI). Public Employment Law Report. Oct. 2001- available through Westlaw (OAKPEMPLR). School Employment Legal Alert. Oct. 2001- available through Westlaw (OAKSELA). Temple Political and Civil Rights Law Review. Vol. 2 (1992)- available through Lexis (TPCRLR). Vol. 2, no. 2 (1993)- available through Westlaw (TMPPCRLR). Texas Forum on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights. Vol. 2 (1994/95)- available through Lexis (TFCLCR). Vol. 2 (1996)- available through Westlaw (TXFCLCR). Available through HeinOnline . University of Pennsylvania Journal of Labor and Employment Law. All volumes (except most current) available via HeinOnline . Vol. 1, no. 2 (fall 1998)- available through Lexis (UPAJLE). Vol. 1 (1998)- available through Westlaw (UPAJLEL). LegalTrac . An index of articles in approximately 800 legal journals. Index to Legal Periodicals and Books . Indexes articles from over 800 legal journals (beginning in 1981), and from major law books published since 1993. "Legal Periodicals Retro" component allows for searching for articles dating back to 1918, and can be searched by itself or simultaneously with the Index to Legal Periodicals & Books covering 1981 to present. Lexis has a file for searching for labor law articles from hundreds of law reviews. If you don't see the journal title you're looking for here, try our Law and Law-Related Journals on the Web page. Current Index to Legal Periodicals . A current awareness service of articles in over 500 legal journals. Use NUcat to see whether the Pritzker Legal Research Center or another Northwestern University library owns a print copy of the journal you are seeking. Other Resources BNA Labor and Employment Law Library Provides access to news, cases, administrative decisions, and more. Major topics of focus include: American with Disabilities Act, fair employment practices, individual employment rights, wages and hours, labor relations, collective bargaining, and labor arbitration. Dictionary of Occupational Titles. From the U.S. Dept. of Labor. FindLaw: Labor Law. Gateway to laws, journals, mailing lists, government agencies, and other information on employment and labor law. Glossary of Labor and Legal Terminology. From the Center for Labor Education and Research at the University of Hawaii. Hieros Gamos: Employment Law. Gateway to information on supranational organizations, national regimes, discussion groups, publications, and other resources. Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education handbooks. Handbooks on aspects of Illinois law and practice. Handbooks specific to labor and employment law are: Employment Discrimination, 2007 Employment Termination, 2002 Workers' Compensation Practice (Illinois) 2004 Edition, Updated 2006 Labor Law Handbook, 2002 ILOLEX. From the International Labour Organization (ILO). A "trilingual database containing ILO Conventions and Recommendations, ratification information, comments of the Committee of Experts and the Committee on Freedom of Association, representations, complaints, interpretations, General Surveys, and numerous related documents." LMI Source: Your Source for Illinois Labor Market Information. By the Illinois Department of Employment Security, this site provides "employment statistics, job forecast, wages and demographic characteristics" for the state. NATLEX. From the International Labour Organization (ILO). "A continuously-updated database containing references to more than 55,000 national laws on labour, social security, and related human rights, and over 300 laws in full text." NUcat. To search for books and other materials in the Northwestern University libraries.