{"id":1907,"date":"2020-04-10T15:53:47","date_gmt":"2020-04-10T19:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev-cu-sites.pantheonsite.io\/library\/?page_id=1907"},"modified":"2025-07-31T15:53:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T19:53:44","slug":"employment-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.clarkson.edu\/library\/research-tools-collections\/guides\/legal-research\/employment-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment Law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Employment law deals specifically with treatment of employees and the requirements of employers at both the federal and state levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-19c4499d-ecf8-49a0-87ee-525c0dc7d713 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Databases<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/www.jstor.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">JSTOR<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=https:\/\/search.proquest.com\/?accountid=37646&amp;selectids=10000008,1007161,1006481,10000255,1007106,10000025,1007200\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ProQuest Central<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sage Journals<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/link.springer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Springer Journals<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ezproxy.clarkson.edu\/login?url=http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wiley Journals<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-8edd294a-4b6f-4f01-a858-ce978ac71eb6 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Select eBook Titles\u00a0<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookcentral.proquest.com\/lib\/clarkson-ebooks\/detail.action?docID=1630587&amp;query=employment%2520law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Employment Law<\/a> &#8211; by Hugh Collins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookcentral.proquest.com\/lib\/clarkson-ebooks\/detail.action?docID=6179583&amp;query=employment%2520law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Employment Covenants and Confidential Information: Law, Practice and Technique<\/a> &#8211; by Selwyn Bloch QC and Kate Brearley<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookcentral.proquest.com\/lib\/clarkson-ebooks\/detail.action?docID=3383457&amp;query=employment%2520law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Employment, Disability, and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Issues in Law, Public Policy, and Research<\/a> &#8211; by Peter David Blanck<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookcentral.proquest.com\/lib\/clarkson-ebooks\/detail.action?docID=672741&amp;query=discrimination%2520law%2520and%2520employment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Corporate Whistleblower&#8217;s Survival Guide: A Handbook for Committing the Truth<\/a> &#8211; by Tom Devine &amp; Tarek F. Maassarani<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Find more by exploring our <a href=\"http:\/\/libguides.library.clarkson.edu\/e-books\">eBook collections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-12d9fd4f-eff6-4d06-b697-3209a1904b4e advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Employment Law Sources<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A<a href=\"https:\/\/aflcio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FL-CIO<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/29\/chapter-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Age Discrimination in Employment Act<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Cornell Law School&#8217;s Legal Information Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/pubs\/adastatute08.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Americans with Disabilities Act<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/29\/chapter-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Employee Retirement Income Security Act<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Cornell Law School&#8217;s Legal Information Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/29\/chapter-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Fair Labor Standards Act<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Cornell Law School&#8217;s Legal Information Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/29\/chapter-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Family and Medical Leave Act<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Cornell Law School&#8217;s Legal Information Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flra.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Labor Relations Board<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.osha.gov\/pls\/oshaweb\/owasrch.search_form?p_doc_type=STANDARDS&amp;p_toc_level=1&amp;p_keyvalue=1910\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Occupational Safety and Health Administration<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/42\/chapter-21\/subchapter-VI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Cornell Law School&#8217;s Legal Information Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/38\/part-III\/chapter-43\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Cornell Law School&#8217;s Legal Information Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Department of Labor<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-7188d0b6-5512-43fd-bb17-1987d4e436db advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Business Law Reviews &amp; Journals<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.americanbar.org\/groups\/departments_offices\/legal_technology_resources\/resources\/free_journal_search.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ABA Free Full-Text Online Law Review\/Journal Search<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hofstralelj.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hofstra Labor &amp; Employment Law Journal<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/law.unh.edu\/about\/unh-law-publications\/idea-journal-franklin-pierce-center-intellectual-property\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IDEA: The Journal of the Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lawreviewcommons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Law Review Commons<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyujlb.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NYU Journal of Law &amp; Business<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/scholarship.law.wm.edu\/wmblr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William &amp; Mary Business Law Review<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-f3b2bdd8-6db5-4ed0-bf58-bf91dce9e614 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Useful Web Links<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aflcio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AFL-CIO<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/wex\/employment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cornell&#8217;s Legal Information Institute<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/blawgsearch.justia.com\/blogs\/categories\/employment-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justia Blawg Search<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-9ca1bbf8-626a-479d-b37a-b33acd84c184 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Related Government Sites<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flra.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nlrb.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Labor Relations Board<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Supreme Court of the United States<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.govinfo.gov\/app\/collection\/CFR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Code of Federal Relations<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Department of Labor<\/a>&nbsp;<a><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordions advgb-accordions-576d19e4-2e89-4b8c-aa2f-cbbbf593f3c0 advgb-accordion-wrapper\" data-collapsed=\"true\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-accordion-item advgb-accordion-item\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\"><div class=\"advgb-accordion-header\" style=\"background-color:#000;color:#eee;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:2px\"><span class=\"advgb-accordion-header-icon accordion-state\"><svg class=\"advgb-icon-closed\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M12,5.83L15.17,9l1.41-1.41L12,3L7.41,7.59L8.83,9L12,5.83z M12,18.17L8.83,15l-1.41,1.41L12,21l4.59-4.59L15.17,15 L12,18.17z\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"advgb-icon-opened\" fill=\"#fff\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path fill=\"none\" d=\"M0,0h24v24H0V0z\"><\/path><path d=\"M7.41,18.59L8.83,20L12,16.83L15.17,20l1.41-1.41L12,14L7.41,18.59z M16.59,5.41L15.17,4L12,7.17L8.83,4L7.41,5.41L12,10L16.59,5.41z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><h4 class=\"advgb-accordion-header-title\" style=\"color:inherit\">Links to the Law<\/h4><\/div><div class=\"advgb-accordion-body\" style=\"border-style:solid !important;border-width:1px !important;border-color:undefined !important;border-top:none !important;border-radius:2px !important\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dol.gov\/general\/aboutdol\/majorlaws\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Summary of the Major Laws of the Department of Labor<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/wex\/table_labor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Labor and Employment Laws by State<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Cornell Law School&#8217;s Legal Information Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/pubs\/adastatute08.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ADA<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Americans with Disabilities Act<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/29\/chapter-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ADEA<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; Age Discrimination in Employment Act from Cornell Law School&#8217;s Legal Information Institute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/uscode\/text\/29\/chapter-18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ERISA<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; The 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