Useful HR Websites

www.shrm.org
Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
Contains information on membership, certification, and general HR info including relevant articles.
Some access is restricted to current SHRM members only.

www.hrstore.com
The Human Resource Store.
An organization of onsultants, recruiters, and trainers. While it is primarily a consulting firm for recruiting and training, it does contain a section of "free info" that can be printed - most of the information is relevant to recruiting.

www.ahrd.org
Academy ofHuman Resource Development.
Their homepage notes that it encourages systematic study of HR development theories, processes and practices; to disseminate information about HRD, to encourage the application of HRD research findings and to provide opportunities for social interaction among those with scholarly and professional interests in HRS from multiple disciplines.

www.auzillium.com
Auxullium West
The HR Manager by Auxullium West offers a substantial amount of information on-line at no charge on topics such as effective organizations, staffing, compensation and benefits, legal issues and more.

www.hrworl.com
Offers link to articles and information to the HR professional.
Most areas can only be accessed by members but membership is free.

www.hrlive.com
HR Live
HR Live is a great browsing site. Statistics galore, up-to-the-day updates on layoffs across the country,
current HR news and a listing of hot markets to recruiting employees.

http://stats.bls.gov/
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A government website with labor statistics, publications, research and surveys.

www.eeoc.gov
US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Official site of the EEOC, whose mission is to ensure equality of opportunity by vigorously enforcing federal legislation prohibiting discrimination in employment.

www.dol.gov
United States Department of Labor
Is the site maintained by the labor law enforcement agency for U.S. Employers can print on-line versions or required labor law posters, read about the latest regulations and download sample FMLA policies plus much more...

http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
The Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
Is a huge database of information detailing most aspects of the ADA.
It contains the regulations, technical assistance manuals, links and more.

www.amanet.org
American Management Association's
Good location to search for research publications/articles. Each article costs money (although some nominally) but you can write down the IBN number and go find it yourself at the UW library.

www.chrpcanada.com
Canadian Council of the HR Associations.
A collaborative effort of ten provincial and specialist HR associations who represent 15,000+ HR proffessionals across Canada. This also includes many international links, networking, and general information

www.hr2000.com
Chock full of access to other links including assessment tools, best practicies, compensation and benefits, trainwing and more. Best feature is the ability to search through an electronic library for HR related published articles.

www.NLRB.gov
National Labor Relations Board.
This site is useful for information and enforcement of the National Labor Relations Act.
Find out about rights under the Act, recent decisions, press releases, and publications.

www.workforce.com
The national publications website.
Keep up-to-date on latest news and trends. Registration is required to access articles but it is free.
Once you register you can sign up to receive updates via e-mail.

www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/content
The Equal Opportunity home page.
Most of the information on this site relates to federal workers but does provide general
information about the EEOC as well as other EEO web site links.

www.BNA.com
Bureau of National Affairs.
Use this site to link to current articles related to HR and labor. This organization publishes information and developments in healthcare, business, labor relations, law, public policy, etc.

www.census.gov
"Your source for social, demographic, and economic information."
At this site you can perform extensive searches to find statistics measured by the US Census Bureau but there is so much information available here that it may take you some practice and time to negotiate.

www.osha.gov
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
(U.S. Department of Labor)
This site offers news and information regularly updated regarding activities related to OSHA including press releases, info on regulation and compliance, ergonomics and OSHA training and resources.

www.acip.com
American Council on International Personnel.
Immigration matters, current news and upcoming conferences.

www.cwelink.com
Center for Workforce Effectiveness.
Current research, articles, online survey and employment opportunities.

www.ihrim.org
International Association for Human Resource Information Management.
Association activites and issues relevant to human resource information management.

www.ssa.gov
Social Security Administration
Benefits, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, issues of interest, legislation, and essential documents.
English and Spanish. Consulting Services

www.ddiworld.com
Development Dimensions International Inc.
Provider of HR programs and services designed to create high involvement organizations including assessments, organizational change and training & development.

www.corpu.com
Corporate University Exchange.
An educational consulting firm assisting organizations with establishing and developing corporate universities.

www.fairmeasures.com
Fair Measures
Fair measures is a management law consulting group that offers a lot of information via their website. There is an "ask the lawyer" section, links and online copies of their newsleter. The stated goal of the website is to provide managers and business owners with up-to-date information and resources on employment law.

www.cobrahelp.com
B K C & G Consulting
Assists employers with understanding and complying with COBRA and COBRA related issues. Updated for HIPPA and certificates of coverage requirements. Includes articles and a question & answer section for visitors to the site.

www.ey.com
Ernst & Young LLP
Documents on topics such as health care and insurance can be downloaded free of charge.

www.sibson.com
Sibson & Company
Summaries of the firm's articles on organizational change initiatives and executive pay.

www.mercer.com
William M. Mercer, Inc.
Information on international benefits guidelines, health and welfare benefits, and organizational change and productivity can be downloaded free of charge.

www.realchange.com
Real Change
Real Change Network is a transformational change and leadership training consulting firm, specializing in team building and organizational development.

http://www.dushkin.com
Dushkin Online
HR related website which includes: HR requirements, effective HRM, compensation and benefits, safety, statistics, productive work environment information, and international HR topics.

www.branchout.com
BranchOut
Professional, social networking for career and fun

www.cdlaw.com
CD Law, Inc.
Site for Washington State computer-assisted legal research