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Employment Law Related LinksFederal Employment Agencies U.S. Department of Labor (www.dol.gov) enforces federal labor laws. Its website provides information and compliance assistance, and acts as a portal to numerous federal employment programs and agencies. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (www.osha.gov) is responsible for workplace safety and health standards, enforcement and education. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov) is the principal fact-finding agency for the federal government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The Employment Standards Administration (www.dol.gov/esa) provides compliance information for the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act. The Employee Benefits Security Administration (www.dol.gov/ebsa) provides support for ERISA compliance and pension, health and other employee benefit plans. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (www.eeoc.gov) enforces federal EEO laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It investigates and resolves complaints of illegal discrimination and develops regulations and policies for enforcement. New York State Employment Agencies New York State Department of Labor (www.labor.state.ny.us/) administers New York's unemployment insurance system, labor exchange system, and Welfare-To-Work programs. The department also oversees state worker protection programs, including enforcement of safety and health regulations in the public sector, state labor laws and federal statutes related to working conditions, wages and hours, and laws related to Public Work. The Department of Labor serves as the States principal source for labor market information and offers a variety of services designed to help businesses find workers and people find jobs. New York State Division of Human Rights (www.dhr.state.ny.us/) is New York state's version of the EEOC enforcing the corresponding state laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in the workplace. The counterpart to this agency at the city level is the New York City Commission on Human Rights (www.nyc.gov/html/cchr/). California State Employment Agencies Department of Fair Employment and Housing (www.dfeh.ca.gov) is the California agency enforcing the state laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in the workplace. State of California (www.ca.gov/state/portal/myca_homepage.jsp) website provides comprehensive information regarding the states complex labor and employment laws including unemployment insurance, state disability, paid family leave, workers compensation and links to all relevant agencies, such as the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement which adjudicates wage and hour claims.
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