Employment Law is the area of law that encompasses the relationship between employer and employee.

Employment Discrimination laws seek to prevent employers from discrimination based on race, sex, religion, national origin, physical disability, and age. In recent years, this area of law has also expanded to include some regulations based on sexual orientation. The majority of employment laws are in the form of federal and state statutes.

These laws are intended to protect employees from unfair treatment in the workplace, and to prevent discrimination. We've assembled some links to various online resources with a wealth of information on the subtleties of Employment Law, and how it affects you depending on what kind of worker you are.

Workplace Fairness
Workplace Fairness is a non-profit organization who's goal is to provide information and education to individual workers. Their site is a comprenhensive resource with detailed information on your rights as a worker, in clear, easy to read language.

Employment Law Information Network
Another comrehensive site. Focuses more on current news related to Employment Law.

AHI's Employment Law Resource Center
Employment Law for Human Resources workers.

FindLaw's Labor and Employment Library
Extremely thorough, more technical than some of the other sites.

Martindale-Hubble Discrimination Message Board
Message boards where you can ask questions, lawyers frequent the boards and offer advice.

U.S. Department of Labor
The definitive Federal source for current laws.