Business and Personal Law

Unit 5: The Law and the Workplace

Thematic Project

Employment Guide

Once you start working, you need to know and understand employment law. Use these Web sites to help you as you create your employment guide of federal and state employment laws.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Web site provides information on employment law assistance for workers and small business. You can also find a variety of labor-related forms on this site.
http://www.dol.gov/elaws/

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Web site provides information about federal EEO laws and discrimination.
http://www.eeoc.gov/

The Federal Citizen Information Center provides consumers with information about a variety of topics. Use the Search box to locate information about correcting or repairing your credit rating.
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/

The Federal Child Labor Laws are identified on a Web site called Teen Workers . It is also available in Spanish.
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/teenworkers/educators.html

Work permits may vary from state to state. Use your Internet browser to locate one for a teen worker in your state. Use the key words " work permit" and your state name in your search.

Legal Terminology Links

FindLaw offers an online searchable dictionary.
http://dictionary.lp.findlaw.com/

Nolo offers an online searchable dictionary.
http://www.nolo.com/glossary.cfm

Law.com provides a searchable dictionary by legal term, definition, or letter of the alphabet.
http://dictionary.law.com/

Merriam-Webster provides an online dictionary of law.
http://dictionary.reference.com/legal/

Note-Taking Tips

The Education World Web site provides information on how to take notes for a variety of purposes.
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson322.shtml

WiredSafety.org offers a convenient slide presentation of note-taking tips and techniques.
http://www.wiredsafety.org/wiredlearning/Evaluation/notetaking/index.htm

Computation

Use these online calculator tools to help you as you estimate and compute the facts and figures you discover.

Calculator.com is a Web site full of calculators.
http://www.calculator.com/

Math.com offers math tutoring, calculators, and homework help.
http://www.math.com/students/calculators/source/basic.htm

Word-Processing Tips and Tricks

Use Microsoft Word or another word-processing program to create a business letter. If you are not sure how to use a word-processing program, these links might help:

Microsoft's education Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.mspx

From the Florida Gulf Coast University :
http://www.fgcu.edu/support/office2000/word/index.html

What Is a Rubric?

A rubric is a printed set of criteria for evaluating your work and providing feedback. A rubric gives you the standards on which your essay, project, activity, or other assignment will be graded. One example of an evaluation rubric can be found in your textbook and is reproduced below.

Other examples of rubrics include:

The Rubistar Web site created by 4Teachers.org provides access to a variety of rubrics. It also includes a rubric maker. There is a Spanish version available as well.
http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=WhatIs&module=Rubistar

Rubric for a research project
http://mciu.org/~spjvweb/resrub.html

From Boise State University, a list of rubrics created by teachers at Quest High School
http://csi.boisestate.edu/ilt/rubrics.htm