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FEDERAL RESOURCES
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC works 24/7 keeping America safe from health, safety, and security threats, both foreign and domestic. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack, CDC fights disease, and supports communities and citizens to do the same.
Code of Federal Regulations
The U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) is the Federal Government’s official, digital, secure resource for producing, procuring, cataloging, indexing, authenticating, disseminating, and preserving the official information products of the U.S. Government.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) provides effective health and human services and fosters advances in medicine, public health, and social services.
U.S. Department of Labor
The U.S. Department of Labor fosters, promotes, and develops the welfare of wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States; improves working conditions; advances opportunities for profitable employment; and assures work-related benefits and rights.
U.S. Department of Transportation
The U.S. Department of Transportation ensures a fast, safe, efficient, accessible and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for most voluntarily established pension and health plans in private industry to provide protection for individuals in these plans.
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor responsible for administering, regulating and enforcing the provisions of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.
Federal Legislation
The site provides access to accurate, timely, and complete legislative information for Members of Congress, legislative agencies, and the public.
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
The Federal Trade Commission works to protect consumers by preventing anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices, enhances informed consumer choice and public understanding of the competitive process, and accomplishs this without unduly burdening legitimate business activity.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is the government agency that oversees lawful immigration to the United States.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
The Internal Revenue Service is the nation's tax collection agency and administers the Internal Revenue Code enacted by Congress.
Minority Business Development Agency
MBDA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce that promotes the growth of minority-owned business through the mobilization and advancement of public and private sector programs, policy, and research.
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
The National Labor Relations Board is an independent federal agency that protects the rights of private sector employees to join together, with or without a union, to improve their wages and working conditions.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) assures safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women by setting and enforcing standards and by providing training, outreach, education and assistance.
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP)
The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) protects workers, promotes diversity and enforces the law. OFCCP holds those who do business with the federal government—contractors and subcontractors—responsible for complying with the legal requirement to take affirmative action and not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) protects the retirement incomes of more than 40 million American workers in nearly 24,000 private-sector defined benefit pension plans.
Social Security Administration
The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits.
U.S. Federal Judiciary
The U.S. Courts were created under Article III of the Constitution to administer justice fairly and impartially, within the jurisdiction established by the Constitution and Congress. This site will help you learn more about the Judicial Branch and its work.
U.S. House of Representatives
The U.S. House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the Senate composes the legislature of the United States. This site will help you learn more about the legislative process.
U.S. Senate
The U.S. Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—composes the legislature of the United States. This site will help you learn more about the legislative process.
U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court is the highest federal court of the United States consisting of the Chief Justice of the United States and such number of Associate Justices as may be fixed by Congress.
U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury is the executive agency responsible for promoting economic prosperity and ensuring the financial security of the United States.
Wage and Hour Division
The Wage and Hour Division promotes and achieves compliance with labor standards by protecting and enhancing the welfare of the Nation's workforce.
The White House
This is the official website of the White House and is owned by the United States government. It contains information about the President, the Vice President, their families, press releases, proclamations, executive orders, and some speeches by White House officials.
STATE RESOURCES
California Labor Code
The California Labor Code promotes and develops the welfare of the wage earners of California, to improve their working conditions and to advance their opportunities for profitable employment.
California Code of Regulations
The California Code of Regulations (CCR, Cal. Code Regs.) is the codification of the general and permanent rules and regulations announced in the California Regulatory Notice Register by California state agencies.
California Courts Opinions
This site includes all opinions of the California Supreme Court and the Courts of Appeal, whether published or unpublished.
Civil Rights Council (CRC)
The Civil Rights Council promulgates regulations that implement California’s civil rights laws. It also conducts inquiries and holds hearings on civil rights issues confronting the state.
Civil Rights Department (CRD)
The Civil Rights Department is the state agency charged with enforcing California’s civil rights laws. The mission of the CRD is to protect the people of California from unlawful discrimination in employment, housing, businesses, and state-funded programs, and from bias-motivated violence and human trafficking.
California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)
The California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) protects and improves the health, safety, and economic well-being of over 18 million wage earners and helps their employers comply with state labor laws.
California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH)
The Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH), better known as Cal/OSHA, protects and improves the health and safety of working men and women in California and the safety of passengers riding on elevators, amusement rides, and tramways.
California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC)
The California Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) monitors the administration of workers' compensation claims, and provides administrative and judicial services to assist in resolving disputes that arise in connection with claims for workers' compensation benefits.
California Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)
The California Labor Commissioner's Office ensures a just day's pay in every workplace in the State and promotes economic justice through robust enforcement of labor laws.
California Employment Development Department (EDD)
The California Employment Development Department enhances California’s economic growth and prosperity by collaboratively delivering valuable and innovative services to meet the evolving needs of employers, workers, and job seekers.
California Franchise Tax Board (FTB)
The California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) collects state personal income tax and corporate income tax of California.
California Governor's Homepage
This is the official website of the Governor maintained by the state of California. It contains information about the Governor, First Lady, press releases, appointments, issues and some executive orders.
California Industrial Welfare Commission (IWC)
The Industrial Welfare Commission was established to regulate wages, hours and working conditions in California.
California Office of Policy, Research, and Legislation (OPRL)
The California Office of Policy, Research, and Legislation (OPRL) communicates and collaborates on emerging issues with the Governor’s Office, other branches of federal and state government, workers, employers and others in the community.
California Official Bill Information (Archived)
Use this site to search for bills, resolutions, and constitutional amendments, and their status, history, votes, analyses, and veto messages. Measures prior to 1999 can be found here which will remain as an archive for legislative information.
Official California Legislative Information (Current)
Use this site to access a complete listing of current California Law Codes and Bills.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP
Founded in 1927, Sheppard Mullin is a full-service Global 100 firm handling corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions.