Federal Laws and Regulations
Legislative and Regulatory Activity
The THOMAS
system provides information about Congress and its activity from several
data bases. Search it for specific bills in the current
session, keywords or legislator name in text of the Congressional Record,
or committee reports
connected to either.
GPO Access now has online the full content of the FR
from 1995 through present. The Federal Register is the official daily
publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and
organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential
Documents. Search or browse.
Statutes
Full content of all 50 titles of Federal law, downloadable
by Title or Chapter. Also searchable
from a related page.
- Guides to Selected
Statutes
*
Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (compliance
assistance links); also summary
and full
text of MSAWPA
*
H-2A
Program fact sheet (for temporary employment of nonimmigrant workers in
agriculture); also summary and text of
statute.
* Guide to
the FLSA and Other Law Administered by DOL Wage & Hour Division
* elaws -- Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and
Small Businesses (an interactive system to assist on laws enforced by
DOL)
Administrative Regulations
All 50 titles, organized by broad areas subject to
Federal regulation. Each title is divided into chapters which usually bear
the name of the responsible agency. Search or browse.
*
Transportation of migrant workers (DOT Motor Carrier Safety
Administration)
* Controlled substances and alcohol use and testing
(DOT Motor Carrier Safety Administration). Also regulatory
guidance.
* Procedures
for transportation drug and alcohol testing programs (DOT rules on
testing for commercial transportation industries.
- Other Regulatory
Information
* OSHA Info on
Ergonomics and Development of National Standards. Includes many
helpful links.
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