Employment Law and Regulatory Agencies:

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries: http://www.lni.wa.gov/ 

U.S. Department of Labor: http://www.dol.gov/

Washington State Legislature (with searchable RCW and WAC): http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/

Department of Social and Health Services New Hire Reporting Program: http://www1.dshs.wa.gov/newhire/

Professional Associations and Organizations:

SHRM: Society for Human Resource Management: http://www.shrm.org/

Washington State SHRM Council: http://wastatecouncil.shrm.org

NPELRA: National Public Employers Labor Relations Association: http://www.npelra.org/

Human Resource Certification Institute: http://www.hrci.org/

SHRM Foundation: http://www.shrm.org/foundation/

Lake Washington Chapter of SHRM: http://www.lwhra.org/

Seattle SHRM: http://www.shrm-seattle.com/

The Northwest Compensation and Rewards Forum: http://www.nwcompforum.org/index.htm

Safety:

OSHA: Occupational Safety and Health Website: http://www.osha.gov/

Washington State Department of Labor and Industries Safety Homepage: http://www.lni.wa.gov/Safety/default.asp

Compensation:

The Northwest Compensation and Rewards Forum: http://www.nwcompforum.org/index.htm  

Benefits:

Employee Benefits Institute of America: http://www.ebia.com/index.jsp

Disaster Planning or Response:

Mt. Baker Chapter of the American Red Cross: http://www.whatcomredcross.org/

Salvation Army: http://www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/www_usn.nsf

Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA): http://www.fema.gov/

US Department of Homeland Security: http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm

Whatcom County Division of Emergency Management: http://www.co.whatcom.wa.us/dem/index.jsp

Childcare:

Bellingham Childcare and Learning Center: (360) 676-0950

Eldercare:
National Council on Aging: www.ncoa.org

National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys: www.naela.org

Legal Services:

Law Advocates: (360) 671-6079

Barry Meyers, CELA (Eldercare): (360) 647-8846

Wellness Programs:

Health Promotion Northwest EAP: (360) 715-6565

Other Human Services:

Whatcom Literacy Council:  www.whatcomliteracy.org

Visiting Nurse Personal Services:  www.visitingnurseservices.org

Whatcom Crisis Services: 1 (877) 715-1563

Support Officer Community Care:  www.supportofficer.org

Northwest Youth Services:  www.northwestyouthservices.org

Women’s Shelter and Domestic Violence Services:   

Opportunity Council:  www.oppco.org

Whatcom Nonprofits:  www.whatcomnonprofits.org 

Disability Assistance:

Arthritis Foundation, North Puget Sound Branch: (360) 733-2866

Evergreen Aids Foundation: www.evergreenaids.org

The Mt. Baker Chapter of SHRM provides these links for informational purposes only.  The Chapter does not endorse any of the businesses or associations that are provided as links.