See also: General Agency Contact Information
Federal Laws
General U.S. government Web site – FedWorld - http://www.fedworld.gov/
General legal information site – U.S. and state laws - http://www.law.cornell.edu/
FERPA - general information & links - http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/index.html
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) – Home Page: http://www.dol.gov
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) – Required Posters: http://www.dol.gov/osbp/sbrefa/poster/main.htm
DOL – Small Business Compliance Assistance - http://www.dol.gov/osbp/sbrefa/main.htm
DOL – Code of Federal Regulations - http://www.dol.gov/dol/allcfr/Title_29/toc.htm
DOL – Wage and Hour Division - http://www.dol.gov/esa/whd/
DOL – Wage-Hour Regulations - http://www.dol.gov/dol/allcfr/Title_29/Chapter_V.htm
DOL – OSHA - http://www.osha.gov/
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - http://www.eeoc.gov/
USCIS and I-9 information - http://uscis.gov/graphics/index.htm
I-9 Form - http://uscis.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/i-9.htm
USCIS Employer Info - http://uscis.gov/graphics/services/employerinfo/index.htm
Federal Trade Commission – Fair Credit Reporting Act information – http://www.ftc.gov
Social Security Administration – verification of SSNs – http://www.ssa.gov/employer/ssnv.htm
IRS Home Page - http://www.irs.gov
National Labor Relations Board - http://www.nlrb.gov
Federal courts - http://www.uscourts.gov/courtlinks/
Job descriptions - http://www.dol.state.ga.us/em/faq_em.htm (scroll down to "Occupational Information")
U.S. Small Business Administration (Texas) - http://www.sba.gov/tx/
Texas Laws
Texas – Home Page – http://www.state.tx.us
Texas Online - Business Resources – http://www.state.tx.us/category.jsp?language=eng&categoryId=2
Texas – State Laws - http://www.legis.state.tx.us/
Texas – State Regulations - http://www.sos.state.tx.us/tac/index.shtml
Texas Courts - http://www.courts.state.tx.us
Texas Department of Insurance - employer information - http://www.tdi.state.tx.us/wc/employer/employerresources.html
State of Texas New Hire Program - https://portal.cs.oag.state.tx.us/wps/portal/employer
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) - http://www.texasworkforce.org/
TWC Employer Page - http://www.texasworkforce.org/customers/bemp/bemp.html
TWC Labor Law Page - http://www.texasworkforce.org/ui/lablaw/lablaw.html
Required Posters - http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/lablaw/posters.html
This book online - http://www.twc.state.tx.us/news/efte/tocmain.html