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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 

Labor Law 

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