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U.S. Department of Labor.
This comprehensive website provides links to employment statistics and information employment laws, compensation and benefits within the United States.
Buckley, John F. IV, and Ronald M. Green.
2009 State by State Guide to Human Resources Law.
New York: Aspen Publishing (2009).
This comprehensive publication provides a means of comparison of state human resources law. (HF5549.2 .U5 B83)
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2008-2009 Edition.
(2009).
This handbook provides information on hundreds of different jobs and includes job descriptions, salaries, and the outlook for future opportunities.
Johnson, Richard W.
Managerial Attitudes Toward Older Workers: A Review of the Evidence.
The Urban Institute (September 2007).
From the Retirement Project sponsored by the Urban Institute, this report examines employers' assumptions and attitudes regarding recruiting, hiring, and retaining older workers, as well as specialized needs that an older workforce may present.
Goren, William D.
Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act.
2d ed. ABA (2006).
This easy-to-understand resource demystifies the ADA, discussing issues such as essential functions of the job, undue hardship, reasonable accommodation, pre-employment medical exams and inquiries, and public access and accommodations. (KF480 .G67 2006).
Core Competency: Human Resource Management.
National Association for Court Management (NACM): Core Competency Curriculum Guidelines (2004).
The Core Competencies are educational tools and guidelines to help court managers come to grips with what they need to know and be able to do to meet the needs and functions of their court and professional organization.
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"Chapter 5: EEO and Legal Issues."
New Mexico State University.
Chapter 5 of the Search Committee Handbook, discusses the legalities of recruiting and hiring practices.
Employment Background Checks.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.
This is a job-seeker's guide to the proper uses and procedures for background checks.
The Employers Legal Handbook.
Nolo.com.
Nolo is a provider of legal information for nonprofits, individuals, and small businesses. Their legal handbook is available online and for sale in print.
Using Arrest, Conviction, and Misdemeanor Information in the Hiring Process.
This page is maintained by the Global Information Network--a third-party firm that provides record- and background-checking services to private businesses.
Samson, Louise.
How to Write Job Descriptions.
Crete, IL: Abbott Langer and Associates (1992).
This publication provides practical information for managers and human resource personnel on how to write an effective job description. (HF5549.5 .J613 S25 1992)
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360 Degree Feedback.
HR-Survey.com.
These Web pages provide a comprehensive look at 360 degree feedback with an explanation of what it is, what it is used for, the benefits, how it is conducted,. It also provides demonstration questionnaires for the use of this evaluation process.
Employee Performance Evaluation Procedure.
(January 2002).
This document outlines the policies and procedures of the Tennessee courts' employee performance evaluations.
Wilbers, Stephen.
"Making Performance Reviews Less of a Burden."
(1993).
Writing for Business and Pleasure. Wilbers.com. Provides practical advice for managers completing the employee-evaluation process.
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Judicial Education Reference, Information and Technical Transfer (JERITT) Project.
The Judicial Education Reference, Information and Technical Transfer (JERITT) Project is the national clearinghouse for information on continuing judicial branch education for judges and other judicial officers; administrators and managers; judicial branch educators; and other key court personnel employed in the local, state, and federal courts.
Michigan Judicial Institute.
Michigan Courts.
This institute offers seminars, Web casts, and Web-based training for judges and court staff.
NACM Core Competency Curriculum Guide: Education, Training and Development.
National Association for Court Management.
Provides a set of informational tools to help court managers come to grips with what they need to know and be able to do to meet the needs and functions of their court and professional organization.
National Association of State Judicial Educators.
This nonprofit organization, founded in 1975, strives to improve the justice system through judicial branch education.
State-Federal Judicial Education Programs.
Federal Judicial Center.
This site lists judicial education programs since 1990 that were attended by federal and state judges. It includes national, regional, and local programs sponsored by courts, judicial councils or other judicial organizations, bar associations, and law schools.
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Dress Code Policy Statement 1007.
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (June 2007).
This dress code policy statement, effective June 11, 2007, describes the dress standards, as well as exceptions to the policy, and discipline procedures.
Dress Code Policy for Non-uniformed Staff.
Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice (February 2007).
This is a comprehensive dress code policy. It also includes personal hygiene and grooming guidelines.
Revised Drug and Alcohol Policy and New Drug Testing Policy.
(January 2007).
This memorandum outlines the revised drug and alcohol policy and a new drug-testing policy for judiciary employees of New Mexico.
Arkansas State Trial Court Employee Manual.
Administrative Office of the Courts (2007).
This manual provides information about compensation, benefits, leave provisions, ethics, and provisions specific to trial court assistants and official court reporters.
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Resource and Tools: Workforce Planning.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
This Web page provides numerous publications on workforce planning, including where to start and skills-analysis tools.
State of New Hampshire Succession Planning: Performance Audit.
(July 2008).
This New Hampshire audit of their state executive branch succession plan contains detailed information on the methodology of succession planning. This methodology is applicable to the judicial branch.
Succession Planning: Workforce Analysis, Talent Management, and Leadership Development.
National Association for Court Management (2008).
This NACM Mini Guide provides an introduction to succession planning; addresses why courts need to pay attention to workforce issues; identifies activities associated with succession planning; discusses generational factors within the workforce and concludes with promising practices. Note that this item may be ordered on the NACM Website. (KF8770 S83 2008)
OPM`s Workforce Planning Model.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management (2005).
This planning model includes an implementation action plan.
"Succession Planning at Operational Level."
Third Circuit Court of South Dakota (2005).
This article highlights the results of a project which determined how well the workforce of the Clerk of Courts' offices in the 3rd Circuit are prepared for future job requirements and how they may assume leadership and other key roles. The Clerks and Deputy Clerks were asked: "Does the 3rd Circuit have all the appropriate policies, procedures, standards, and rules in place that staff need to effectively perform their jobs? If not, what is needed?" and "Does staff feel accomplished, knowledgeable, and prepared for their jobs, such that they are ready to assume additional key responsibilities or to move into supervisory or technical positions? If not, what are ways we can improve this?"
"Succession Planning for Success."
California Court News (September 2002).
This article discusses the planning efforts by the human resource division of the California AOC to address workforce planning in the state. They have begun a program to help the judicial branch minimize the potential loss of talent.
Boyne, George and Jay Dahya.
"Executive Succession and the Performance of Public Organizations."
Public Administration 30, no. 1: 179 (2002).
A theoretical framework is developed for the analysis of the impact of executive succession in public organizations. The central concepts in the model are the motives of chief executives, the means at their disposal and the opportunities available for influencing performance.
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Academy of Human Resource Development.
This membership organization conducts research on human resource development.
American Payroll Association.
A membership association providing education and training on payroll. Their library also provides a host of guides and reference materials.
National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA).
NAPA is a nonprofit, independent coalition of public management and organizational leaders. They host several centers, including the Management Studies Center and the Intergovernmental Center.
National Human Resources Association.
This organization is a network of local affiliates focused on advancing the development of the human-resource profession.
Society for Human Resource Management.
This professional human-resource management association offers a certification program for human-resource professionals. Association members are also provided access to their HR Knowledge Center.
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics.
This comprehensive Web site provides information on wages, earning, benefits, health and safety, industries, employment outlook, etc.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
This organization provides information on federal EEO laws, discriminatory practices, statistics, covered entities of EEO laws, and how to file a claim of discrimination against an employer.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).
The OPM provides information/links for job seekers, federal employees, retirees, and families, as well as human-resource practitioners and agencies.
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