Resources for Councils to Help in Implementing the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.) Churchwide Policy for Equal Employment
Opportunity and Affirmative Action For General Assembly Agencies
General Human Resources Information
Society for Human Resource Management
Guidance from Federal Agencies on Discrimination and Employment Issues
United States Department of Labor
(age discrimination)
(disability)
(ethnic/national origin, color, race, religion)
(resources on the Fair Labor Standards Act)
(2016 changes to Fair Labor Standards Act)[1]
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(laws and policy guidance on discrimination based upon age, disability, equal pay, genetic information, national origin, pregnancy, race/color, religion, retaliation, sex, and sexual harassment)
(guidance on disability discrimination)
(guidance on age discrimination)
(genetic information discrimination)
(harassment)
(sexual harassment)
(national origin discrimination)
(pregnancy discrimination)
(race/color discrimination)
(religious discrimination)
(sex-based discrimination)
(retaliation)
(equal pay/compensation)
(EEOC publications)
(guidance by subject matter)
Resources on Supplier Diversity
National Minority Supplier Diversity Council
State-by State List of Resources
State Laws on Employment-Related Discrimination
Department of Labor List of State Labor Offices
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Resources from the Presbyterian Mission Agency
Concerns Consultants)
(Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association Resources)
Guidance from the Presbyterian Mission Agency on Legal Information
Presbyterian Mission Agency, Legal & Risk Management Services, Legal Resource Manual
(information on various legal issues pertaining to churches and denominational entities, including employment law information)
Guidance from the General Assembly on Employment of Ministers
Office of the General Assembly
(On Calling a Pastor)
(Church Leadership Connection resources)
(Summary of Guidelines for the Employment of Ministers of Other Denominations)
(PIF Attestation)
(Personal Information Form)
(MIF Approval Form for Committee on Ministry)
(Clerk of Session approval form)
(Equal Employment Opportunity in Ministry Report for Search Process)
(Pastoral call form)
Resources from the Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
Work in Women’s Hands, Pay Equity and Just Compensation - 2008)
(Neither Poverty Nor Riches: Compensation, Equity, and the Unity of the Church - 2010)
(Theology of Compensation)
(Living Into the Body of Christ: Towards Full Inclusion of People with Disabilities - 2006)
(God’s Work in Our Hands: Employment, Community, and Christian Vocation – 1995)
(A Study of the Theology of Compensation – 1995)
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[1] At the time of posting, the FLSA changes were indefinitely postponed due to a nationwide injunction. Therefore, these materials should not be relied upon until the lawsuit from which that injunction was issued is resolved.