Unit 6 – Employee Relations
“In every organization it is necessary to establish a frame work within which the efforts of employees can be directed in a manner that will advance both the objectives of the organization and the interests of the individual.”
– Human Resource Policy Manual, Virginia Judicial System.
- Adkerson, D. Michelle. The Company You Keep: Four Key Tools for Employee Retention. Brentwood, TN: Lee Smith Publishers LLC, 2000. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- Allison, Kim. Assessing Employee Satisfaction in the South Dakota Courts. Williamsburg, VA: National Center for State Courts, 2011.
- Arizona Supreme Court Human Resources Department.
- Arizona Supreme Court Model Personnel System. Phoenix, AZ: Administrative Office of the Courts, 1995. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- Arkansas State Trial Court Employee Manual.
- Clark, Kevin P. Recommended Model Personnel Human Resource Guidelines for Court Employees in the State of Ohio. Williamsburg, VA: Institute for Court Management, 1997.
- Code of Conduct for Judiciary Employees. Trenton, N.J.: New Jersey Supreme Court, 2002. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- Cole, George F. “Unionization of Court Employees: Introduction.” 4 Justice System Journal 3 (1979): 268. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- Coleman, Faye A. An Evaluation of the Level of Employee Morale and Employee Retention in the Twenty-first Judicial Circuit of Missouri in the Circuit Clerk’s Office of St. Louis County. Williamsburg, VA: Institute for Court Management, 2003.
- De Muniz, Paul J. The Chief Justice’s 2008 Report on Judicial Compensation. Salem, OR: Oregon Judicial Department, 2008.
- Doerner, John P. and Christine A. Markman. Comparative Attributes of Legal Staff in Intermediate Appellate Courts. Williamsburg, VA: National Center for State Courts, 2011.
- Duggan, Patricia Garcia. Workforce Analysis: The First Step in Succession Planning for the Clerk of Court Staff in the Third Judicial Circuit Court of South Dakota. Williamsburg, VA: Institute for Court Management, 2004.
- Fautsko, Timothy F. and Laura Klaversma. Oregon Circuit Court Staff Workload Assessment Study: Final Report. Denver, CO: National Center for State Courts, 2001.
- Flowers, Shirley J. Workers’ Compensation Procedural Manual for the Southeast Municipal Court. Williamsburg, VA: Institute for Court Management, 1997.
- Fox, Adrienne. “Prune Employees Carefully.” 53 HR Magazine 4 (April 2008): 66. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- Hall, Daniel J. Colorado Court of Appeals Workload Analysis: Final Report. Denver, CO: National Center for State Courts and the Colorado State Court Administrator’s Office, 2005.
- Hall, Donna L. “Job Satisfaction among Male and Female Public Defense Attorneys.” 18 Justice System Journal 2 (1995): 1995. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- Harris, Donald J., Charlotte L. Kirschner, Kristina Klatt Rozek, and Neil Alan Weiner. “Violence in the Judicial Workplace: One State’s Experience. 576 The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (July 2001): 38. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- Human Resource Policy Manual. Richmond, VA: Virginia Judicial System, Office of the Executive Secretary, 2005.
- Human Resources Policy on Emergency Disaster Preparedness. Annapolis, MD: State of Maryland Judiciary, 2006.
- Iacobucci, Rebecca, Laura Klaversma and Mindy Macias. Minnesota Judicial Branch Job Classification and Compensation Study: GAL Program Related and Other Job Classifications: Final Report. Denver, CO: National Center for State Courts, 2002.
- Judicial Salaries Resource Center. Knowledge and Information Services, National Center for State Courts.
- Jury Information for Employers. New York: New York State Unified Court System, 2007.
- Lewis, Richard J. Development of a Judicial Personnel System and Job Classification and Salary Plan for the Superior Court in Mohave County, Arizona. Williamsburg, VA: Institute for Court Management, 1996.
- Lies, Mark A. II. Preventing and Managing Workplace Violence: Legal and Strategic Guidelines. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, 2008.
- Lightcap, Tracy L. R. “The Unionization of State Court Employees: A Test of Alternative Perspectives.” 9 Justice System Journal 1 (1984): 40. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- Menzel, Donald C. Ethics Management for Public Administration: Building Organizations of Integrity. Armonk, N.Y.: M.E. Sharpe, 2007. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- Model Code of Judicial Conduct. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, 2011. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- Model Rules of Professional Conduct. Chicago, IL: American Bar Association, 2011. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- New Employee Orientation. Ventura, CA: Superior Court of California, County of Ventura, 2001. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- Ostrom, Brian J., Matthew Kleiman and Christopher Ryan. Maryland Attorney and Staff Workload Assessment. Williamsburg, VA: National Center for State Courts, 2005.
- Ostrom, Brian J., Matthew Kleiman and Nicole L. Mott. Minnesota Court Staff Workload Assessment. Williamsburg, VA: National Center for State Courts, 2004.
- Perry, Phil. “Work-World Rage…Coping with Anger in Your Office.” 21 The Court Manager 2 (2006): 21. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- Rottman, David, William E. Raftery and Amy E. Smith. Judicial Compensation in New York: A National Perspective: A Report to the Chief Judge of the State of New York. Williamsburg, VA: National Center for State Courts, 2007.
- Survey of Judicial Salaries. Williamsburg, VA: Knowledge and Information Services, National Center for State Courts, 2009.
- Thoennes III, Karl E. A National Inventory and Review of Ethics Codes for Court Managers and Staff. Williamsburg, VA: Institute for Court Management, 2007.
- Tobin, Robert. Final Report: Setting Judicial Salaries in Hawaii: Model Based on Comparative National Study for the Cades Foundation. Denver, Co: National Center for State Courts, 2003.
- Urban, Beth. Assessing the Need and Feasibility of an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for South Dakota Court Employees. Williamsburg, VA: National Center for State Court, 2009.
- Wadsworth, John R. “The Impact of Unionization on State Courts.” 4 Justice System Journal 3 (1979): 304. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
- Williams, Anne H. Know Your Responsibilities: Ethics and Fiduciary Duties for HR. Brentwood, TN: M. Lee Smith Publishers, 2004. (Available in the NCSC Library.)
National Associations
- 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.
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Conducts research and makes recommendations for the prevention of work-related illnesses and injuries.
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA's mission is to prevent work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths. Since the agency was created in 1971, occupational deaths have been cut by 62% and injuries have declined by 42%.
- 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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http://nstc.sirsi.net/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/49
NCSC digital resources are located in the Digital Archive available at:
http://www.ncsconline.org/D_KIS/Library/ncsc_digital_archive_home.htm
Call 1-800-616-6164 or email [email protected] for more information.
Knowledge and Information Services
National Center for State Courts
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March 2012
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