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Info on Jobs & Workers from the Government

Bureau of Labor Statistics
Front page takes a long time to come up, but here you can find more details on the above figures, news releases, etc.

Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Explains how mediation and arbitration work to help solve labor disputes, gives updates on disputes the agency is currently helping with, and hosts an electronic reading room.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
This is the agency that does the research on workplace hazards; part of the Centers for Disease Control. Many research findings can be found here.

National Labor Relations Board
Lots of information about activities of the agency that's supposed to enforce labor law, including defining key terms. Here you'll find their rulings, up to a couple of weeks ago. You may need to download the Adobe Acrobat reader to read the documents, however.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Statistics on workplace hazards, health and safety rules, and news on what the government does to prevent sickness and injury.

Quick look at key statistics on labor & jobs
Includes the latest unemployment figures, how much money the average worker makes, average hours worked, etc.

The EEOC (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity) Commission)
Explains the laws that bar discrimination, including the recent law barring bias against disabled workers, and tells you how to file a charge if you've been discriminated against.

The Federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
The federal agency that insures most workers' pensions. Includes special online list of all workers it can't find who are owed pension money.

The IRS Can Be Fun -- Really!
This whimsical "Digital Daily" is full of useful information, tax news and even cartoons as well as those painful forms we love to fill out. But since it can take forever to load, you might prefer this text-only version.

The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
An agency set up to do scientific investigations on ways to prevent chemical accidents. Their latest discoveries and chemical safety facts are online here.

U.S. Department of Labor
Takes a long time to load, but offers government information on jobs and workers and regulations.