Links to Other Resources

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General Employment Law Sites

Probono.net/dc — join the employment practice area
DiscriminationAttorney.com
Employer-Employee.com – “resolving workplace disputes”
Employment Law Case Reports (Clearinghouse
Government Accountability Project -legal center for government whistleblowers
National Employment Lawyers Association – NELA
National Employee Rights Institute – Workplace Fairness
“Overview of Employment Law (Cornell)”:

Local Providers Outside of the Washington, D.C. Area
Click here for a list of other legal service providers that offer help with employment law.

Advocacy

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
D.C. Council Page – Legislation, Contact Info
Elected Officials in DC
ANC Chairpersons
D.C. Government

D.C. Department of Employment Services
D.C. Voter Registration
DCWatch
Federal Government Manual – everything you need to know about the feds.

FOIA Contacts at All Federal Agencies
Labor Market Information – D.C.

Americans With Disabilities Act

ADA Information at the Department of Justice
ADA Technical Assistance Program
Bazelon Center’s ADA Site focus on mental disabilities
Disability Rights Activist Newsletter
Job Accommodation Network
Rights of the Disabled

Child Labor

Child Labor Laws
Teen Safety
U.S. DOL Wage & Hour Division Youth Page

D.C. Government Employees

D.C. Public Schools
Phone Numbers
D”.C. Office of Personnel”:http://dcop.dc.gov/dcop/site/default.asp
Public Employees Relations Board
Workers’ Compensation

Discrimination

D.C. Office of Human Rights
DiscriminationAttorney.com
EEOC Home Page

EEO Poster

EEOC Aviso En Espanol

Employment Discrimination: The Basics
Employment Discrimination
Federal Employees’ EEO Complaints
Filing a Charge
Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices

Equal Pay

Working Women: Equal Pay—It’s Time for Working Women to Earn Equal Pay

Family & Medical Leave (FMLA)

D.C. Office of Human Rights
Department of Labor Info on FMLA

Poster   Poster In Spanish

National Partnership for Women & Families FMLA Page

Federal Contractors

Davis-Bacon (construction) and Related Acts
Davis-Bacon Poster
Office of Federal Contract Compliance (U.S. Department of Labor)
Service Contract Act
Service Contract Act Poster
Service Contract Act Poster in Spanish

Federal Employees

EEOC: Basic Information About Federal Discrimination Complaints
Merit Systems Protection Board
Retirement Information: OPM
Unemployment Compensation
U.S. Government Manual – lists all federal agencies and contacts
Workers’ Compensation

Forms

Employees’ Compensation Appeals Board

Health Insurance

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration Home Page

Job Training & Job Search

Women in Apprenticeships and Non-Traditional Occupations
Workforce Investment Act

Law Firms’ Labor & Employment Postings

DiscriminationAttorney.com

Miscellaneous Workplace Laws

Polygraph Tests (Lie Detectors)

Research

D.C. License Information – includes city and zip code, but not address

Electrician License Search – electricians and electrical companies

Operating Engineers Search – steam and other operating engineers (building management, building engineers)
Plumber License Search – plumbers and plumbing companies
Professional Engineers & Land Surevyors
Real Estate Agent
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning Search – individuals and companies

D.C. Corporate Information Search – search for registered D.C. corporations, enter as little as possible for most accurate search. (Use the search for “Contains” for the most generic search).
D.C. Real Property Ownership Search – search for the owner of a particular piece of property in D.C. Also includes recently assessed values.
Maryland Construction License Search
Maryland Corporate Information Search
Maryland Real Property Ownership Search . You must know the county. If you are unsure, consult the map and list of Maryland counties in the Wikipedia online encyclopedia, or try all of the following counties which are near to D.C.: Montgomery, Prince Georges, Howard, Anne Arundel, Frederick, Baltimore, Charles and Calvert.
Virginia Construction Licenses
Virginia Corporation Information Search.

Virginia Real Property Search – you must know the county.
If you are unsure, consult the Virginia county map and list of counties and unincorporated cities.
Alexandria, City of
Arlington County
Fairfax County
Loudon County

Reverse Phone Number Lookup= – When you know a phone number, this tool may be able to match up a name or address with it.
White Pages – People Search – People S – the Superpages is one of the more up-to-date people searchers on the internet.
Yellow Pages=& – Business Search – Superpages for business information.
Zip Code Look Up.

Pension & Retirement

U.S. DOL – Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
Women and Pensions: What Women Need to Know and Do

Safety & Health

OSHA
AFL-CIO Safety and Health
Center to Protect Workers’ Rights – Hazard Alerts
Cornell’s U.S. Workplace Safety and Health Law
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health

Spanish Materials

Center to Protect Workers’ Rights – Hazard Alerts
DC Latino Directory
EEOC Aviso (Discriminacion)
FMLA Aviso
Usted Tiene El Derecho A Trabajar
Protección para Empleados Contra Abusos del Examen Poligráfico (Aviso)
Voting & Elections in D.C. – Info in Spanish

Taxes

D.C. Tax Forms
Tax Help for Low-Income People, Call (800) 829-1040.

Unemployment Compensation

Information Technology Support Center
U.S. Unemployment Compensation Law
U.S. Department of Labor UI Page

Unions & Organizing

AFL-CIO Organizing
IGC: LaborNet

Wages and Hours

Maryland Wage and Hour Information
Minimum Wage Laws in the States

Overtime – Woodley and McGillivary (www.overtimepay.com)

U.S. Department of Labor: Wage & Hour Division
Minimum Wage Poster

Welfare to Work

D.C. Department of Human Services
NASWA Welfare Reform
Preventing Discrimination in Welfare to Work by the National Partnership for Women and Families
U.S. Department of Labor Welfare to Work

Workers’ Compensation

AFL-CIO Workers’ Compensation
D.C. Workers’ Compensation (private sector)
Form 7: Notice of Injury
Form 7A: Employee’s Claim
Maryland Workers’ Compensation Information
U.S. Workers Compensation Law (federal workers – Cornell)

Other Useful Links:

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See how the government is organized

http://dc.gov/mayor/organization.shtm

Track Legislation

http://www.dccouncil.us/lims/default.asp

Get contact information for council members

http://www.dccouncil.us/members.html

Track campaign contributions

http://ocf.dc.gov/dsearch/dsearch.asp

Check to see if a lawyer is part of the bar

http://www.dcbar.org/find_a_member/index.cfm

List of freedom of information officers

http://grc.dc.gov/grc/cwp/view,a,1175,q,456256.asp

ward maps

http://citizenatlas.dc.gov/atlasapps/custommapsearch.aspx

look up d.c. corporations

http://mblr.dc.gov/corp/lookup/index.asp

look up whether someone has property in D.C.

https://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Search.jsp?search_type=Assessment

https://www.taxpayerservicecenter.com/RP_Search.jsp?search_type=Assessment

look at the d.c. code online

http://dccode.westgroup.com/home/dccodes/default.wl

look at the D.C. Disability Compensation Act online

http://dccode.westgroup.com/toc/default.wl?ofindtype=V&odocname=DC&findtype=X&odb=DC%2DST%2DWEB%3BSTADC&vr=2%2E0&docname=DC010358428&db=DC%2DTOC%2DWEB%3BSTADCTOC&rs=WLW2%2E07

Mayor’s press conference information

http://dc.gov/mayor/news/advisories.asp?mon=200508