HR - 'A to Z'

THE Resource for Human Resource Professionals!

Welcome! This is an informational web page for Human Resource professionals. Listed here are a number of resources (mainly for the New York area) that you'll find interesting and useful in your work. This page is still under construction, so be sure and come back again to see how it's progressing.

Professional Associations and Organizations

The Human Resources Association of New York, Inc. The Human Resources Association of New York, Inc (formerly the Metropolitan New York Chapter of SHRM) is a professional association for human resource professionals in the greater New York City region. HR/NY has nearly 2,000 members, representing more than 1,000 organizations, and is the largest member chapter of the national Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

Books and Textual Resources

A number of texts can be useful in your work. Listed below is a short list of texts that you might want to reference.
Noone, Donald J., (1998).Creative Problem Solving. Barrons Educational Series.
Glasbergen, Randy, Steve Herbelin and Pat Guiney, (1998).The Do's and Don'ts of Work Team Coaching.No publisher listed.
Bens, Ingrid (1998). Facilitating With Ease: A Comprehensive Guide to the Practice of Facilitation. Hushion House.
McIntyre, Marie G. (1998). The Management Team Handbook: A Five Step Process for Developing Leadership and Teamwork. JB Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Hale, Judith A. (1998). The Performance Consultant's Fieldbook: Tools and Techniques for Improving Organizations and People. JB Jossey-Bass Publishers.
Smither, Robert D. (1996). Psychology of Work and Human Performance. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co. Another source for HR related books and texts is Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Greenwood Press is a leading publisher of academic, reference, trade, general interest, and professional books. Also, a variety of stores currently have on-line purchasing services and have educational and/or professional divisions. You might want to visit one of these options: Amazon.com or, Barnes and Noble on-line

Education - Professional and Graduate Programs

Milano Graduate School of Management & Urban Policy. The Milano Graduate School offers a degree program in Human Resource Development.
Fordham University, The Graduate School of Education. Fordham offers a variety of graduate level courses of study in Adult Education and Human Resource Development.
The Forum Corporation. Forum is a global leader in workplace learning, dedicated to helping companies achieve superior business results. This teaching network, based out of Boston, MA will provide high level trainers for a variety of courses on business related learning
Public Administration Forum The non-profit Public Administration Forum (PAF) offers training and related educational activities mainly on legal issues in state and federal employment.

Employment Services and Personnel Agencies

Workinfo ExecnetThis website enables executive search consultants and corporate HR professionals to access the complete résumés of qualified Execnet members. All members have experience at the organization level of Director, or above, and/or a minimum compensation history of $80,000 per year.

Human Resources - Russia On-Line. Human Resources On-Line is the first information system for remote personnel recruitment for positions in Russia. Tina Lane Personnel, Inc., 317 Madison Avenue, Suite 605, New York, NY 10017. Tel: (212) 682-1333. Contact: Eileen Murphy, Account Executive.
Right Management Consultants (Right Associates/People Tech), 640 Fifth Avenue, 14th floor, New York, NY 10019-6199. Tel: (212) 333-2050. Contact: James W. Cantor, Sr. Vice President. Or, via e-mail at:Jim@newyork.right.com

Legal Resources

Workplace Performance Technologies, Ltd. publishes a Legal Guide to Human Resources that is available on-line. Visit them atYour Online Legal and Human Resources Assistant or write to them at P.O. Box 1029, Melville, 2109 South Africa.
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
U.S. Department of Labor
National Labor Relations Board
Internet Law Library The U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library on Employment, Labor, and Pension Law This page has extensive hyperlinks to U.S. law and orders of enforcement.
Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA)
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
The State of Connecticut maintains a web page for it Workers' Compensation Commission. You can visit them at State of Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission

On-Line Services and LISTSERVS

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) runs the following L-soft at listserv@asu.edu: AERA-E. Counseling and Human Development.

Full Service Agencies and Management Consultants

Modern Management consultants As a pioneer in the Staff Leasing/Professional Employer Organization industry, MMC has specialized in providing quality, comprehensive human resource services to business professionals for fifteen years. MMC maintains a full staff of qualified experts in Human Resources, Tax Liability, Labor Law, Payroll, Benefits, Workers' Compensation, and Client Support for in-house and on-site service.

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