Following are some organizations and agencies that offer valuable information, guidance & services through their web sites (sites will open in a new browser window).

• SHRM-National (Society for Human Resource Management) – http://www.shrm.org

◦ SHRM serves the needs of human resource management professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive set of resources available.  In addition, the Society is committed to advancing the human resources profession and the capabilities of all human resources professionals to ensure that HR is an essential and effective partner in developing and executing organizational strategy.

• United States Department of Labor – http://www.dol.gov

◦ The Department of Labor fosters and promotes the welfare of the job seekers, wage earners, and retirees of the United States by improving their working conditions, advancing their opportunities for profitable employment, protecting their retirement and health care benefits, helping employers find workers, strengthening free collective bargaining, and tracking changes in employment, prices, and other national economic measurements.

• U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission – http://www.eeoc.gov

◦ The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

• Human Resource Certification Institute – http://www.hrci.org

◦ The Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI) is an independent, internationally recognized certifying body for the HR profession.  HRCI certifications require professionals to demonstrate their expertise in the core principals of HR practice and the application of those principals.