Research Guides
The Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has created several helpful research guides relevant to this topic.
Employment & Labor Law: A Beginner's Guide
This guide provides an overiew of secondary and primary sources related to Employment and Labor Law, such as discrimination, harassment, compensation, and unionization.
Organized Labor Since the 19th Century, A Research Guide
This guide offers resources on the history of organized labor and labor unions in the United States.
Business and Labor History: Primary Sources at the Library of Congress
This guide highlights those special collections at the Library that would be of interest to researchers studying business and labor history with an emphasis on personal and organizations papers and related resources. Primary sources from government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and political groups might be of particular interest to law students researching this area.
Other Guides
Harvard Law Library
This guide focuses on the laws that govern collective bargaining in both the private and public sectors.
Georgetown Law Library
Labor and Employment Law Research Guide
This guide is intended as a starting point for research in U.S. federal labor and employment law at Georgetown Law Library. It includes both primary and secondary materials, in both print and electronic formats. Labor and employment law covers employment discrimination, labor arbitration, labor relations, workplace health and safety.
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Labor and Employment: The American Worker
This database contains thousands of titles on the American workplace, covering the labor rights movement in the 19th century to the workplace of today. Law students researching this area might look to its chart on landmark labor law cases.