WEB SITES OF INTEREST TO VETERANS

The following web site information appeared in editions of the Texas Veterans Commission Journal.
www.glo.state.tx.us/vlb/ Texas Veterans Land Board
www.oalj.dol.gov U.S. Department of Labor site for administrative law decisions on various labor laws.
www.dol.gov Site containing text of all labor statutes and regulations enforced by U.S. Department of Labor.
www.osha.gov Has all the information on OSHA you could ever want.
www.irs.ustreas.gov All the IRS/tax information you might need.
www.loc.gov Library of Congress site that serves as a gateway to a world of state, federal and international agency sites.
www.access.gpo.gov Full text access to Government Accounting Office publications, reports and testimony.
www.texas.gov Links to all Texas government sites, including legislative information.
www.thomas.loc.gov Comprehensive directory of tax-related Web sites.
www.va.gov Contains information concerning Persian Gulf Registry.
www.whitehouse.gov The White House Page.
www.pdgc.gov Another U.S. Department of Labor site with ERISA/pension rights information.
www.ajb.dni.us America’s Job Bank
www.va.gov/health/elig Contains information concerning VA health-care eligibility.
www.main.org/tvc Texas Veterans Commission web site which includes a listing of all TVC offices, County Service Offices, VA facilities having jurisdiction in Texas, state benefits (including the Hazelwood Act) and other information. The TVC also has links to other state agencies; e.g., the Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Veterans Land Board. In the future, TVC hopes to add links and e-mail addresses for the County Service Offices, and listings and links to all State veterans affairs offices nationwide as they become available.
www.capitol.state.tx.us The definitive Texas legislative information site.
www.twc.state.tx.us Click on "Business Owners Issues and Services" for a listing of several dozen employment law articles for downloading; back issues of Texas Business Today are there as well, including a back issue index.
www.benefitslink.com Very extensive links and information site focusing on employee benefits issues.
www.hillstrom.com Family and Medical Leave Act questions and answers.
www.nyper.com Employee Relations Web Picks with links to other sites.
www.summerspress.com Has many links to employment law sites plus a legal news page.
www.workforceonline.com The former HR Headquarters, now called Workforce Online with much information and links to other sites.
www.shrm.org Society for Human Resources Management with links to other agencies.
www.vote.smart.org A Library of Congress site devoted to federal legislative information.
www.legion.org The American Legion
www.vfw.org Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S.
www.dav.org Disabled American Veterans.
www.vva.org Vietnam Veterans of America.
www.penfed.org/naus/home.htm National Association for Uniformed Services.
www.arentfox.com/newslett/employ/employ.htm Newsletter on federal employment laws.
www.uni.edu/schmidt/tax.html Comprehensive directory of tax-related Web sites.
www.ssa.gov/ssahome.html Social Security On-Line. The most recent addition to the Personal Earnings and Benefits Statement On-Line.
www.dol.gov.dol/vets/public/programs/programs/preference/main.htm Veterans’ Preference Program.
www.web.bu.edu.PIKE Boston University’s site for information on the Americans with Disabilities Act and other disability laws.
www.haledorr.com/publications/labor Newsletters and brochures for employees.
www.venable.com/wlu Employment law newsletters.
www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada The best government information available on the Americans with Disabilities Act, with several links to other ADA sites – this site has entire manuals available for downloading.
www.gulflink.osd.mil GulfLINK Refer to Gulf War Information, above.
www.army.mil Index of web pages containing information about the military and military organizations.