Human Resources

Benefits/Compensation/Wages

• America's Career InfoNet - the wages and trends by occupation and state.
  
• Employee Benefits Survey - characteristics of employee benefit plans.
  
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan - comprehensive site on this option as benefit to both employee and business owner.
  
• ERISS Workforce Intelligence - salary information for selected cities.
  
• National Compensation Survey - survey of occupations and wages.
  
• National Resource Information Center - resource on working women issues:  fair pay, employment, child care.
  
• Occupational Outlook Handbook - earnings, working conditions and forecast for occupations.
  
• Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration - pensions, health plans, and other employee benefits.
  
• The Professional Association for Compensation, Benefits and Total Rewards - information on employee retention.
  
• Retirement Plans - small business options (IRS).
  
• Women's Bureau - reports on earnings by gender and nontraditional occupations for women.

Handbooks

• HR Guide - examples of employee/collegiate handbooks, manuals and how-to guides.

Health/Safety

• Mine Safety and Health Administration - education, training information and safety standards for this specific industry.
  
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration - education, training information and safety standards for the workplace.

Legal

• ADA Guide for Small Business - from the Department of Justice.
  
• CCH Inc. Research Network - human resource and employment law site.
  
• Small Business Compliance - Department of Labor searchable database for small business compliance publications.
  
• Small Business Information - employer information from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
  
• Small Business Handbook - summarizes laws and regulations for the small business owner, by the Department of Labor.
  
• Independent Contractor versus Employee

Staffing and Recruiting

• American Staffing Association - information on the temporary staffing industry.
  
• World at Work - information central includes reports on attracting and retaining employees, outsourcing and workplace motivation.

Taxes

• Employment Taxes - step by step guide from the IRS.
  
• Payroll Tax Forms and Publications

Training and Development

• American Society for Training and Development - information on recent training trends.
  
• Employment and Training Administration - employment, training, workforce development issues.
  
• Office of Apprenticeship Training, Labor and Employer Services - apprenticeship programs available on the state level.

Other

• Catherwood Library at Cornell University - searchable database of Workplace Issues Today articles; email service available.
  
• International Association for Human Resource Information Management - HR information management issues and trends.
  
• Society for Human Resources Management - membership required in some sections.
  
• Workforce Online - information about managing the workplace.  Free membership.
• Payroll Tax Forms and Publications (1)
• Payroll Tax Forms and Publications (2)

Healthcare Resources

• NASE (Nat'l Assn for the Self Employed) Ms. Randi 512-328-8292
  
• Mega Life and Health Insurance Company 1-800-482-4360
  
• Supplemental Health Insurance AFLAC Ð Contact Eric Nothnagel 512-837-9049
  
• BlueCross BlueShield of Texas 1-888-422-2789, Ext. 100
  
• Stephen Y. Kwan, CPA, CFP, Broker Group & Health Insurance 512-263-7222
  
• Insure-a-kid Program 512-324-2447
  
• United American Insurance Company Elois Dolson 512-331-6917
  
• U.S. HealthCard 1-800-955-9057 or 1-800-631-9057
  
• Small Business Owners Health & Dental Benefits Christine Tabor 512-249-8041