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Employment in New York State Newsletter
An award-winning newsletter that reviews and summarizes labor research issues and trends in New York State as well as selected regions of the state; contains unemployment rates; reviews regional conditions.

HireVetsFirst.gov
Information on the Hire Vets First inititive for businesses interested in hiring hiring veterans.

Employment Laws

Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses (ELAWS Advisor): Department of Labor interactive system for answering questions and providing employment law information

Safety

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA): An OSHA newsroom; sections on laws, regulations and compliance; a reading room; outreach material; and easy links to the Department of Labor Website.

Associations

Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM): Includes a consultants' forum, a buyers' guide and articles from their "HR Manager".
American Society for Training & Development (ASTD): Useful information on a variety of training related topics. Memberships start at $150.00 per year.

Recruiting and Staffing

Workforce Management Online: Analyzes the human resources (HR) trends and provides the tools that drive business results.

Wage & Hour Information

Salary.com: Salary information on thousands of job titles. Calculates salaries based on job title and geographic information.

Benefits

BenefitsLink.com: Information on benefit laws and plans updated daily.
Fair Labor Standards Act: Minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping.
HRTools.com: Hiring checklist; performance management, training and development; no cost.

Turnover Costs

Online Employee Turnover Calculator: How much does your employee turnover cost?

Business Assistance

Workforce Online: This no cost site has wonderful tips on the latest workforce development issues. If you want to find out how the latest terrorism issues related to worksite issues, this site is a must to visit on a regular basis.
SCORE - Counselors to America's Small Business: Business resource index; no-cost consulting with retired business executives.
My Own Business, Inc.: Online course on how to start your own business.

Job Retention

Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM): Retention tactics that work; effectiveness of retention tools and initiatives; the business argument for felxibility; exit interview form; retention tools for turbulent times.
Workforce Management: Macy's retention strategies; formalized flex-time - the perk that brings productivity.

Mentoring

Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM): Launching a mentoring program.

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