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Which Employment Laws Apply to Your Business? There’s an E-Tool for That!
by Caron_Beesley, Community Moderator
- Created: October 10, 2012, 7:22 am
Hiring your first employee or building your business team opens whole new areas for compliance in employment and labor law. Laws are broad and far reaching and cover a broad range: preventing discrimination and harassment in the workplace, workplace poster requirements, wage and hour laws, workers compensation regulations, and more.
For small business owners short on time and resources, getting their arms around these laws can be tricky. The good news is that there are many online tools from both the SBA and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to help you understand which laws apply to you and what you need to do to comply.
For example, SBA’s 10 Steps to Hiring your First Employee explains the tax, legal and regulatory steps you need to follow when you hire your first and even subsequent employees. SBA’s Business Law Advisor blog is also a useful reference point for all manner of small business law related topics.
Interact with an Online Employment Law Advisor
If you need to dig deeper into specific employment and labor laws, be sure to bookmark DOL’s elaws Advisors. These interactive e-tools give you easy-to-understand information about a number of federal employment laws such as wage laws, hiring foreign workers, workplace safety and health, as well as laws that apply to specific groups such as young employees, veterans and businesses that sell to the federal government.
Each Advisor simulates the interaction you might have with an employment law expert (based on typical questions you and your employees might have). Your employees can also refer to the tool for information about their rights.
Find Out Which Employment Laws Apply to Your Business
Which aspects of employment law apply to you? Do you know which workplace posters you must display or which health and safety regulations you need to comply with? Avoid navigating countless employment law guides by zoning in on exactly what applies to your business with DOL’s FirstStep Employment Law Advisor. The Advisor will ask you a series of questions about your business and then provide simple information about employment laws that impact you. You can print out the results or refer back to the elaws Advisors tools for a deeper dive.
Additional Resources
- Follow the Department of Labor on Twitter and Facebook
- SBA’s Business Law and Regulations Guide – Going beyond just employment law, this guide covers need-to-know information about environmental laws, privacy laws, online and marketing laws, and more.
- Find Employment Law Information by Topic – Get shortcut access to the commonly asked search terms and topics from the Department of Labor.
- State Labor Laws – Each state has its own laws you must also comply with. Find a link to your State Labor Office.
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About the Author
Caron Beesley is a small business owner, a writer, and marketing communications consultant. Caron works with the SBA.gov team to promote essential government resources that help entrepreneurs and small business owners start-up, grow and succeed. Follow Caron on Twitter: @caronbeesleyContributors
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Comments
madtteam | Window Shopper | 10/11/2012 - 5:54 am
advancement, I am satisfied to discover it. Truly, informative post for the
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nancyfromafrica | Window Shopper | 10/10/2012 - 9:18 am
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