| FEDERAL GOVERNMENT |
| US Department of Labor Federal contractors (OFCCP) Pension and Welfare Benefits (PWBA) Family Leave Act |
www.dol.gov |
Site useful for employer and employee. Information includes labor laws, statistical work information. Easy to maneuver through. |
| Equal Employment Opportunity Harassment & Discrimination |
www.eeoc.gov |
Useful site for employers and employees with regards to harassment and discrimination. |
| Government Resources – site search |
www.govspot.com |
Website centrally locates access to all government websites from local to federal. Must dig deep for practical information. |
| INS - Immigration issues and I-9 forms (Federal) Forms, Field Offices |
www.immigration.gov |
Section devoted entirely to employer issues ; download forms and instructions. |
| IRS info and tax forms |
www.irs.gov |
Easy access to tax forms and instructions. |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) |
www.osha.gov |
Easy access to current information on all safety regulations. Useful publications for specific industries. |
| Payroll Tax Information (various states) Wage Reporting |
www.payroll-taxes.com |
Easy to use and contains information of value for both employee and employer. |
| Social Security Administration |
www.ssa.gov |
This site is useful for both employers and employees. If offers basic Social Security ad Medicare information with its own search service. Features electronic W2 reporting, forms and business services. Info available in many languages. |
| SIC Codes |
www.naics.com |
You can search for the code corresponding to your industry. |
| Workers’ Compensation |
www.cwci.org |
CA Workers’ Compensation institute, providing research, information and education on workers’ comp in our state |
| National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) |
www.nlrb.gov |
Provides weekly summaries, NLRB decisions, rules and regulations, and other information on labor relations |
| CALIFORNIA |
| California Chamber of Commerce |
www.calchamber.com |
Source for CA labor laws, other business resources and links to other sites. |
| California Government Dept of Industrial Relations Wage Orders Cal/OSHA Division of Labor Standards Enforcement Wage and hour issues Workers’ Comp info |
www.dir.ca.gov |
Everything you ever wanted to know about employment issues in California directly from the agencies themselves. |
| California state codes |
www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html |
Easy site to use when wanting to access state codes. At the site, click on Labor Code. |
| California State Franchise Tax Board |
www.taxes.ca.gov |
In-depth information on employee CA taxes. |
| California Workers’ Comp Institute |
www.cwci.org |
Informative site dedicated to Worker’s Compensation. |
| EDD (Employment Development Department) State Disability Insurance Unemployment Insurance Forms and Publications |
www.edd.cahwnet.gov |
Information on Unemployment Insurance, State Disability Insurance, Welfare to Work program, and much more. Allows users to file certain wage reports online Also can print employment tax forms and publications. |
| Wage Orders |
www.dir.ca.gov/dlse |
Download required wage orders & other posters for CA |
| HR California* |
www.hrcalifornia.com |
Online site for HR information from California Chamber of Commerce; many areas require subscription. |
| CA Department of Managed Health Care* |
www.hmohelp.ca.gov |
Bilingual help with all aspects of HMO’s |
| HR ASSOCIATIONS |
| Santa Barbara Human Resource Association (SBHRA) * |
www.sbhra.org |
Regional website dedicated to HR in Santa Barbara area. |
| The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) * |
www.shrm.org |
National HR site, rich with educational information; some areas require membership. |
| Professionals in Human Resources Association (PIHRA)* |
www.pihra.org |
Ventura County/LA/ HR association with various chapters; info on seminars/events, HR jobs in the area, and other useful regional information. |
| The National Human Resources Association (NHRA) |
www.humanresources.org |
The NHRA provides a career channel, a true stories column, HR news, talk and more |
| Academy of Human Resource Development (AHRD) |
www.ahrd.org |
Site for academic study of human resources, not for practitioner tools. |
| American Compensation Association (ACA) |
www.worldatwork.org |
Provides information on the ACA, seminars, certification programs and a listing of its publications. |
| American Payroll Association |
www.americanpayroll.org |
Provides information on payroll taxation and employment-related issues |
| American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) |
www.astd.org |
Focuses on workplace learning and performance issues. National training and OD jobs list. Some areas require membership. |
| International Personnel Management Association (IPMA) |
www.ipma-hr.org |
HR info for agencies and individuals in the public sector. |
| The International Association for Human Resource Information |
www.ihrim.org |
Resource Center provides white papers, research sources, surveys and publication materials |
| College and University Personnel Associations (CUPA) |
www.cupa.org |
Rich site for HR management in colleges and universities. |
| American Association of Health Plans |
www.aahp.org |
Industry association for managed care providers and requires membership for accessing much of the information available through the web. Some information is available without membership |
| Health Insurance Association of America |
www.hiaa.org |
The HIAA, which represents health care insurance companies and managed care providers, posts press releases on healthcare legislation and a list of HIAA publications, including its Source Book of Health Insurance Data, an extensive collection of statistics on health insurance. |
| American Association of Affirmative Action |
www.affirmativeaction.org |
For professionals managing affirmative action, equal opportunity, diversity and other human resource programs. |
| EDUCATION/ACADEMIC |
| Fielding Graduate University |
www.fielding.edu |
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| Training –Regional Consortium |
www.trainingconnection.org |
Eight regional community colleges single-point access for businesses seeking additional education and training for employees. Leadership skills, team building, ESL, computer skills and customer service |
| ONLINE MAGAZINES |
| Wall Street Journal (HR/mgmt. Info) |
www.careers.wsj.com |
Resume database for employers. Salary and living information. HR articles are also available. |
| Fast Company * |
www.fastcompany.com |
Up to date, progressive business news. You can get on their newsletter email list. |
| Business Week |
www.businessweek.com |
General business information. Some areas require subscription. |
| Fortune Magazine |
www.fortune.com |
General business information; quick access to the list of Fortune 500 companies. |
| Benefits News |
www.benefitsnews.com |
Online magazine for serious benefits decision makers. |
| Alexander Hamilton Institute |
www.ahipubs.com |
Excellent online newsletter with latest in employment law issues. |
| HR Executive Magazine |
www.hrexecutive.com |
Informative articles on all aspects of HR. |
| The Management Advantage |
www.management-advantage.com |
Free online newsletter with HR legal updates. |
| Workforce |
www.workforce.com |
Variety of HR info, articles and publications. |
| HR GENERAL |
| HR Next * |
www.hrn- Ext.com |
News, tools, library; Tons of information. |
| HR E-Source |
www.hr-esource.com |
HR products for sale; HR news. |
| HR Guide |
www.hr-guide.com |
HR portal to HR-related websites. |
| Work Index |
www.workindex.com |
HR portal to HR-related websites produced by HR Executive. |
| Hewitt Associates |
www.hewitt.com |
Global management consulting company; library of interesting articles of interest to HR professionals. |
| HR Net |
www.the-hrnet.com |
Requires (free) registration. Industry news. Locate HR and management consultants with its online database. |
| HR.Com * |
www.hr.com |
HR information and products; you can visit 3 times as a guest then register (free). |
| Health Rights Hotline |
www.hrh.org |
Things employees are supposed to know about their organization’s health care plan. |
| Robert Half |
www.roberthalf.com |
In their employer resources they offer a free salary guide and other publications. |
| EMPLOYEE RETENTION |
| Christian & Timbers |
www.ctnet.com |
Good articles and statistics on workplace and retention issues. |
| Kepner-Tregoe |
www.kepner-tregoe.com |
Articles in the research and white paper areas of their site. |
| BENCHMARKING |
| American Productivity and Quality Center (APQC) |
www.apqc.org |
Info on benchmarking, including a code of ethics for bench-markers, articles on bench-marketing, and related sites. |
| BENEFITS |
| Benefits Link |
www.benefitslink.com |
A compilation of data related to benefits: government agency reports and press releases; a directory of benefits; a write up of pending legislation, etc. |
| 401(k) and 403(b) |
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Info, articles, quizzes, spreadsheets and more about retirements plans |
| free.ERISA.com |
www.freeerisa.com |
Benchmark your retirement and welfare benefits. Download Form 5500. |
| Bottom Line Business Health Checkup |
www.bizhealthcheck.com |
Resource tool for business professionals to assess a company's bottom line health care costs. |
| Bureau of Labor Statistics |
www.bls.gov |
National statistics, including benefits surveys. |
| Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) |
www.ebri.com |
Benefits information plus links to other benefits sites. |
| ONLINE RECRUITING |
| Monster |
www.monster.com |
General recruiting. Career center and salary information. |
| Flip Dog |
www.flipdog.com |
General recruiting. Career information. |
| Headhunter |
www.headhunter.net |
General recruiting. Career advice. |
| Dice |
www.dice.com |
Primarily for high tech jobs. |
| Hot Jobs |
www.hotjobs.com |
General recruiting. Career information |
| EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE |
| Data Link |
www.eap-sap.com/eap/index.html |
Online EAP directory. |
| ERGONOMICS |
| The Ergonomics Society U.K. |
www.ergonomics.org.uk |
General information on ergonomics. |
| OSHA |
www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/ergonomics |
Official information on ergonomics. |
| HEALTH & SAFETY |
| OSHA |
www.osha.gov |
Workplace health and safety issues. |
| National Safety Council |
www.nsc.org |
General safety information, including tips on writing Emergency Response Plans. |
| HRIS - TECHNOLOGY |
| SHRM |
www.shrm.org/whitepapers |
Information on choosing and using successful HR systems. |
| INCENTIVES/MOTIVATION |
| Nelson Motivation, Inc. (Bob Nelson) |
www.nelson-motivation.com |
Site of author of “1001 Ways to Motivate Employees” |
| ARBITRATION AND MEDIATION |
| American Arbitration Association |
www.adr.org |
Includes state laws regarding arbitration. |
| mediate.com |
www.mediate.com |
General info on conflict resolution. |
| RECRUITING |
| Vault the insider career network * |
www.vault.com |
Vault offers the hiring community special targeted content and services to meet the needs of the New Economy |
| SALARY INFO & SURVEYS |
| Salary.com * |
www.salary.com |
You should get well acquainted with this site because your employees probably have. Salary wizard that can search by job and geographic location. Other sites (like Business Week Magazine or collegegrad.com) are linked to Salary.com |
| Wage Web |
www.wageweb.com |
Non-subscribers can view national data, members can view by geography & industry. |
| Abbott Langer |
www.abbott-langer.com |
Mostly salary surveys for sale (national data) but if you dig around you can glean lots of free info. |
| Business and Legal Reports |
www.blr.com |
Compensation is not their focus but they do sell products with comp data by state. Good free newsletters. |
| CompData |
www.compdatasurvey.com |
Salary surveys for sale, data by state. California geographic breakouts do not include areas closer to us than LA. |
| Watson Wyatt Data Services |
www.ecssurveys.com
www.watsonwyatt.com |
Global company with salary surveys for sale, including international data. Main site has national and global HR information, including info about their newsletters. |
| Radford Surveys |
www.radford.com |
Reliable surveys for purchase. |
| TELECOMMUTING |
| Gil Gordon Associations |
www.gilgordon.com |
All you want to know and more on telecommuting by the original telecommute guru. Global in scope |
| TRAINING |
| American Society of Training and Development |
www.astd.org |
Requires membership. |
| WORK AND FAMILY |
| Work and Family Connection |
www.workfamily.com |
Clearinghouse for work/life professionals. Newsletters available for purchase. |
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