Essential HR Sources
Protect your employees and your company by staying on top of the latest changes in employment policy. The following links will connect you to important Web sites operated by government agencies and professional organizations concerned with HR laws. They provide information about new and existing laws, as well as compliance assistance, safety tips, and employment statistics that can be helpful in understanding the job market in your region.

• Staffing Services Association of Illinois
• American Staffing Association
• Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
• U.S. Department of Labor
• Illinois Department of Labor
• Michigan Department of Labor
• California Department of Labor
• Nevada Department of Labor
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
• DHS

Wage Indices

• Bureau of Labor Statistics
Provides comprehensive information about wages by region, state, and metropolitan area, as well as by occupation and industry.
• Payscale.com This handy site provides real-time salary reports based on job title, location, education, skills and experience. It's become so popular with HR professionals that it won the HR Executive Top HR Product of the Year Award for 2006.