Links to Other Resources
.** Para los recursos en español, baje el cursor. Hay una sección que dice “Materiales en Español” y tambíen tenemos varios anuncios en la otras secciónes**
General Employment Law Sites
Probono.net/dc — join the employment practice area
DiscriminationAttorney.com
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
–> An article on Congress Woman Eleanor Holmes Norton’s advocacy for workers rights.
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
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
Department of Human Resources
Public Employees Relations Board
Workers’ Compensation
D.C. Public Schools Employees – Human Resources
Discrimination
D.C. Office of Human Rights
DiscriminationAttorney.com
EEOC Home Page
–>EEOC Poster
–>EEOC Aviso En Español
Employment Discrimination
Federal Employees’ EEO Complaint Processing Information
Filing a Charge
Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices
Equal Pay
Family & Medical Leave (FMLA)
D.C. Office of Human Rights
Department of Labor Info on FMLA
–>Poster
–>Anuncio
National Partnership for Women & Families FMLA Page
Federal Contractors
Davis-Bacon (construction) and Related Acts
–>Davis-Bacon Poster
–>Anuncio
Office of Federal Contract Compliance (U.S. Department of Labor)
The McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act
–>Service Contract Act Poster
–>Anuncio
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
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
Miscellaneous Workplace Laws
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (Lie Detector Tests)
License & Property Searches
District of Columbia
DC License Information
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 – you must register for an account in order to use this service.
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
Maryland License Search - Includes electrician, plumbing, HVACR, home improvement, and out-of-state corporations 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
Virginia Construction Licenses
Virginia Corporation Information Search.
Virginia Real Property Search works on a county by county basis.
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
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
Taxes
D.C. Tax Forms
Tax Help for Low-Income People, Call (800) 829-1040.
Unemployment Compensation
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
U.S. Department of Labor: Wage & Hour Division
–>Overtime
–>Minimum Wage Poster
–>Timesheet Application: An app for employees to independently track the hours they work and determine the wages they are owed/Una aplicación que permite a los empleados capturar independientemente las horas trabajadas y determinar el pago que deben recibir.
Welfare to Work
D.C. Department of Human Services
U.S. Department of Labor Welfare to Work
Workers’ Compensation
AFL-CIO Hurt on the Job
D.C. Workers’ Compensation (private sector)
Maryland Workers’ Compensation Information
U.S. Workers Compensation Law (federal workers – Cornell)
Materiales en Español
Departamento de Trabajo
AFL-CIO en Español
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
OSHA en Español
Other Helpful Tools
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 - Superpages for business information.
Zip Code Look Up
Other Useful Links:
DC’s Mayor Appointees
Track DC
DC Directory of Agencies and Services
Council of D.C.
China Hot Jobs
Track campaign contributions
Check to see if a lawyer is a member of the DC Bar
DC Freedom of Information Act
Ward Maps
Look up D.C. corporations
Property Search in DC
D.C. Code Online