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General Employment Law Research


CA Statutes & Administrative Regulations

Want to know more about employment law than most attorneys? You can have all the information you need without charge in one reliable “go-to” source. Here is a carefully compiled list of selected internet websites that provide a high-level credible and actionable information on employment law matters. This listing is complimentary.
Employment law is a very technical and complicated area of the law. By using this guide, anyone interested can learn a great deal online about virtually any area of employment law, including harassment, discrimination, whistleblower, wage and hour. If you have a question about employment law, chances are you can find the answer somewhere on one of the sites provided in this guide.
Using this employment guide provides a useful starting point for any analysis of employment law issues. However, there is no substitute for the advice of an experienced employment lawyer.
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Your gateway to employment law starts by clicking these links. You will be directed to a webpage that lists dozens of additional links in the category you have selected. Spend 15-20 minutes clicking through the sites on this guide. You’ll be astonished at how much useful information about employment law is available for free online. It used to take a research attorney combing through stacks of books in the law library to get access to this comprehensive information.

General Employment Law Research

The law may be traced to two primary sources: case law and statutes. The links in this category are excellent for finding and reading California and federal cases, statutes, bills and other authoritative sources in the area of employment law. Also, if you have a case name or citation, you can find and download the case here. You can also use this link to find out background information on individuals.
To find an attorney, or to get more information about an attorney’s background and qualifications, use the FindLaw links below. You may look up an attorney by name, or find attorneys by area of specialization. Using this site, you can find attorneys practicing in areas from dog-bite lawsuits to bankruptcy law.

California Administrative Agencies

Administrative agencies in California play a hugely important role in developing employment law. For example, the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement interprets laws concerning wage and hour issues. OSHA determines the rules and regulations that apply to workplace safety issues. For a comprehensive linked listing to the significant administrative agencies in California that have a significant impact on the development of employment laws, use this link.

Find Out About Your Employer

It’s important to identify the correct name of the entity that employs you. Sometimes, you can actually be employed by several entitles concurrently. To find useful information about an employer, including the correct name of the company, the registered agent for service of process, and the status of the corporation. Is your employer properly registered with the California Secretary of State? Do you really want to know who you work for? Use one of these sites to help determine who actually employs you:

Other Employee Resources and Employment
Law Organizations

There are many organizations that play an important role in advancing the rights of workers. It’s really a wonderful source of pleasure to join some of these organizations to stay informed and support the rights of employees locally and nationally. Here is a list of some of these organizations.

California Resources

National Resources

California Supreme Court and Court of
Appeals Decisions

Employment cases are tried first to a jury, unless the employer has been able to secure the employee’s signature on a binding arbitration provision. After the case goes up on appeal, the appellate courts examine the lower court decisions and issue written opinions. These written opinions are an important source of employment law. To find cases from the California Supreme Court or any Court of Appeals in the State of California for the last 60 days, or since 1996, click the relevant links generated by clicking the hyperlink above for California Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Decisions.

California Statutes and Administrative
Regulations

Almost all of California employment enacted employment laws are found in the California Labor Code, Insurance Code and Government Code. These complete codes may be found here on this link. These Codes are called “statutes.” The California Labor Commissioner Orders pertaining to the Labor Code is another important source of California employment law. These opinions, which may also be found here, are binding and of huge importance. In the event of a lawsuit, disputes concerning what information may be discovered, and the process of obtaining that information, is identified in the cases decided under the Discovery Act, which is also found here.

California Legislation

Want to know what’s going on in Sacramento? Visit this link for information concerning pending employment law information, bills and statutes affecting the workplace, and the activities of the State Senate and Assembly. See what’s happening in the legislature. Reviewing these links will give you a keen understanding of what to expect in the future.

Federal Statutes

There are many important federal laws that govern the workplace. Famously, the Civil Rights Act, the American’s with Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay Act and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act have a huge impact on worker’s rights. These statutes play an important role in defining the modern day workplace. Further, they are the topics of a great deal of news and U.S. Supreme Court decisios. See, also,

Court Websites

Almost every bit of information you might ever need about your courts is available for free online at your fingertips. Each Superior Court in California has its own website rich with information about the court operations, departments, rulings and cases. Need information about court’s location, hours of service, departments? Find it here. Many courts have a “domain” system that allows you to pull up all pleadings, filings, orders and other information about any case by searching under the last and first name of any party, or the Case Number. Each case is assigned a unique number immediately when the initial pleading is filed with the Court. The websites for the Court of Appeals and the California Supreme Court are also listed here, so you can look up the status of appellate cases by case name or number, and track the progress of the cases. Federal District Court and appeals court websites may be found here as well. You can gain detailed knowledge about the operations of the courts, and the status of pending cases, by visiting these sites.

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Rules of Court

These are procedural rules governing case management, filings, motions, pleadings, and other issues for litigating cases.

Additional Legal Resources

Go here to find profiles of judges, read legal newspapers, find interpreters, learn who owns websites, get reverse telephone directories, and find other useful tools you can use in your journey to master employment law.
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