Government Sources by Subject: Employment Rights

The ILO is an agency of the United Nations. Find news, statistics, international labor standards, and more.

Find country status reports, fact sheets, and news. See also the full text of the Declaration and its Annex.

Full text of this United Nations covenant which was ratified in 1966 and entered into force in 1976.

Full text of the act as originally passed and the subsequent modifications that give this act its current form.

Information on who is protected by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), as well as examples of protected employee rights and activities.

News and information for employees and employers.

View employment tables by occupation, education, or geography.

Full text of Public Law 88-352.

Text, analysis, legislative history; located in the Suzzallo/Allen Stacks, KF4744 .B87.

EEOC case decisions; the index is filed with the set; there is a user guide located in the "microfiche user guide" notebook.

The landmark 1970’s Title VII case in which the Supreme Court held that broad aptitude tests used in hiring practices that disparately impact minorities must be reasonably related to the job.

The landmark 1973 Supreme Court case dealing with disparate treatment claims, the intentional differential treatment of individuals with regard to employment practices. This court case established the basic legal framework used to analyze a claim of employment discrimination brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended.

In this 1987 case, the Court held that sex discrimination consisting of same-sex sexual harassment can form the basis for a valid claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

A 2002 case dealing with the Americans with Disabilities Act in which the Supreme Court further refined the legal definition of a qualified individual with a disability. Specifically, the courts addressed the issue of what constitutes a substantial limitation to a major life activity.

Historical documents from labor unions, worker's right organizations, and person papers of labor rights supporters. Housed in the UW Special Collections department.

Bibliography of newspaper and journal articles, books and web resources by The Institute for Research on Labor and Employment. These sources may lead to more bibliographies.