Research Guide - Business Law

What is Business Law?

Business law refers to the impact of laws in business. Generally speaking, when entities such as partnerships and corporations confront the legal system, they seek clarity or remedy in areas that deal with the legal principles that govern business. This includes, but is not limited, laws of property, contracts, commercial transactions, sales, debtor-creditor relations, government regulations of business, and employment law.

Websites

• American Bar Association. Business Law Section (http://www.abanet.org/buslaw/home.html)
• American Bankruptcy Institute (http://www.abiworld.org/)
• Americans with Disabilities Act - standards for accessible design, and a A Guide.
• Bankruptcy Law Finder (http://library.findlaw.com/1999/Mar/1/128347.html)
• Business.gov (http://www.business.gov/about_us)
• Business Law Site (http://www.methvenlaw.com/)
• California Business Litigation (http://www.calbuslit.com/)
• Employment and Labor News - From BNA (Bureau of National Affairs).
• Federal Labor Code. Title 29 USC et seq. (http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/casecode/uscodes/29/toc.html)
• Find Law: Business Law Journals (http://www.findlaw.com/03journals/business.html)
• FindLaw: Company Information (http://www.findlaw.com/info/company.html)
• FindLaw: Law Crawler (http://lawcrawler.findlaw.com/)
• FindLaw: Legal Subjects: Commerical Law (http://www.findlaw.com/01topics/04commercial/index.html)
• InterNet Bankruptcy Library Worldwide Troubled Company Resources (http://bankrupt.com/)
• Labor Relations Reporter Index (LRR) - From BNA (Bureau of National Affairs).
• Law Money.com (http://www.lawmoney.com/)
• Law News Network (http://www.lawnewsnetwork.com/)
• Legal Definitions (http://www.legal-definitions.com/)
• LegalEngine.com (http://legalengine.com/)
• Martindale.com - Directory
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (http://nacba.org/)
• Practicing Attorney's Home Page Business (http://www.legalethics.com/pa/finance.htm)
• StateOvertimeLaw.com - Summaries of all 50 states minimum wage and overtime laws from the Crone & Mason law firm.
• Tax Resources (http://www.taxaudit.com/taxaudit/default.html)
• Transparency International (http://www.transparency.org/)
• Wirtz Labor Library - from U.S. Department of Labor

Databases

• ABI/INFORM and ProQuest Dusiness databases
• Academic Search Elite
• Business and Company ASAP
• JSTOR
• LexisNexis Academic
• ScienceDirect
• Wiley InterScience

General Reference

• Black's Law Dictionary
• The Environmental Dictionary: and Regulatory Cross Reference
• Harmonized tariff schedule of the United States
• Shepard's acts and cases by popular names, federal and state

Periodicals

• American Business Law Journal
• Dispute Resolution Journal
• Employee Benefit Plan Review
• Journal of Insurance Regulation
• Journal of Law and Urban Policy
• Journal of Law and Economic
• Law and Contemporary Problems

Regulations

• Code of Federal Regulations

Secondary Soruces

• California Journal
• CQ Weekly
• National Journal

Recognition

Karen B. Anderson, Librarian - In addition, she is the subject specialist for Business & Economics.

Contact Information

Created and maintained by Eric P. Garcia
Questions or comments: eric.garcia@csun.edu