CSP Library: HRG 570 Legal Environment for Human Resource Leaders: Legal Research

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Summary of the Major Laws of the Department of Labor
The Society for Human Resources Management -- includes articles on many topics relating to employment law.

Find Legal Information

Use Nexis Uni to find legal information, including legal cases.

Find Business Information

Use the following databases to find business cases and information on particular businesses or companies. In these databases, try searching the name of the law or for a particular company. Each time you change your words, you'll find different articles so it's important to try searching a variety of words and phrases.

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Business database that collects peer-reviewed journal articles, industry reports, company profiles, trade journals, magazines, and regional business publications. Also includes access to the Wall Street Journal.

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Business Source Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Business database that collects peer-reviewed journal articles, industry reports, company profiles, trade journals, magazines, and regional business publications. Also includes access to the Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review.
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General-purpose collection of scholarly journals in the social and health sciences.
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Find News

Use Proquest US Newsstream to see recent news coverage of the law or business you are researching.

ProQuest US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
News database of hundreds of national publications.
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