Compliance Assistance Tool: The Employment Law Guide

The Department of Labor is set to release an updated compliance assistance tool: The Employment Law Guide. This valuable publication is designed to help small and medium-sized businesses understand their rights and responsibilities under the major federal employment laws administered by the Department of Labor. The guide is located at http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide.

The new Guide has been updated to reflect recent regulatory and statutory changes. The new Employment Law Guide summarizes coverage, basic requirements, employee rights, compliance assistance available and penalties for non-compliance for each of the DOL's most widely applicable laws. Written in plain language - not legalese - it is geared toward employers needing introductory information to develop wage, benefit, safety and health, and nondiscrimination policies for their businesses.

Under COBRA, employees and their families can purchase health care coverage at the employer's group rate when an employee experiences an event that results in the loss of employer-provided coverage. Learn who qualifies for COBRA, how COBRA works, and what happens to employers who do not comply with COBRA standards.

Topics discussed include, but are not limited to: Wage and Hour laws, Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay, Wage Garnishment, Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection, Child Labor (Nonagricultural Work), Occupational Safety and Health, Health Benefits and Retirement Standards, Employee Benefit Plans, Family and Medical Leave, Lie Detector Tests, Whistleblower Protection, Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs, Union Members, Uniformed Service Members, Work Authorization for Non-US. Citizens, Temporary Work Visas, Federal Contracts: Wages, Hours of Work, and Fringe Benefits, Wages in Supply and Equipment Contracts, Prevailing Wages in Service Contracts, Prevailing Wages in Construction Contracts, Hours and Safety Standards in Construction Contracts, "Kickbacks" in Federally Funded Construction (Copeland Act), Notice of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues, Federal Contracts: Equal Opportunity, Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 11246, Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities, Employment Discrimination and Equal Opportunity for Certain Veterans Who Served on Active Duty and Special Disabled Veterans, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts.

Employment laws enforced by other agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are not addressed in this document.

The Guide will be available in print, for free, in October. To order a copy, call DOL's Toll-Free Help Line at 1-866-4-USA-DOL. The Spanish version will be available online at http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide and in print later this fall.

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The Department of Labor is set to release an updated compliance assistance tool: The Employment Law Guide. This valuable publication is designed to help small and medium-sized businesses understand their rights and responsibilities under the major federal employment laws administered by the Department of Labor. The guide is located at http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide. The new Guide has been updated to reflect recent regulatory and statutory changes. The new Employment Law Guide summarizes coverage, basic requirements, employee rights, compliance assistance available and penalties for non-compliance for each of the DOL's most widely applicable laws. Written in plain language - not legalese - it is geared toward employers needing introductory information to develop wage, benefit, safety and health, and nondiscrimination policies for their businesses. Under COBRA, employees and their families can purchase health care coverage at the employer's group rate when an employee experiences an event that results in the loss of employer-provided coverage. Learn who qualifies for COBRA, how COBRA works, and what happens to employers who do not comply with COBRA standards. Topics discussed include, but are not limited to: Wage and Hour laws, Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay, Wage Garnishment, Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection, Child Labor (Nonagricultural Work), Occupational Safety and Health, Health Benefits and Retirement Standards, Employee Benefit Plans, Family and Medical Leave, Lie Detector Tests, Whistleblower Protection, Plant Closings and Mass Layoffs, Union Members, Uniformed Service Members, Work Authorization for Non-US. Citizens, Temporary Work Visas, Federal Contracts: Wages, Hours of Work, and Fringe Benefits, Wages in Supply and Equipment Contracts, Prevailing Wages in Service Contracts, Prevailing Wages in Construction Contracts, Hours and Safety Standards in Construction Contracts, "Kickbacks" in Federally Funded Construction (Copeland Act), Notice of Employee Rights Concerning Payment of Union Dues, Federal Contracts: Equal Opportunity, Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 11246, Equal Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities, Employment Discrimination and Equal Opportunity for Certain Veterans Who Served on Active Duty and Special Disabled Veterans, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSH Act), Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts. Employment laws enforced by other agencies, such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) are not addressed in this document. The Guide will be available in print, for free, in October. To order a copy, call DOL's Toll-Free Help Line at 1-866-4-USA-DOL. The Spanish version will be available online at http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide and in print later this fall.
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