As your small business grows, applicable federal laws grow along with it. Here's a breakdown of the top federal laws employers need to know about.
You want to treat your employees fairly and provide a healthy work environment for all. But in the real world, things sometimes get messy. You have an employee who needs time off, but he's the only person who can do his job. Someone is upset about being passed over for a promotion. Another employee is allergic to a coworker's perfume. And someone is “dishing the company tea" on social media.
Now what?
In human resources (HR) training, every ethical challenge has a tidy answer. In practice, it's often quite difficult to find solutions that everyone agrees are fair and right.
Federal employment laws are nice, tidy guide rails for your business. While they don't resolve every HR dilemma, they give you a framework for handling many of the complexities involved in employing people.
This article covers nine types of federal labor laws you need to know and when they apply to small businesses. Most of the laws contain provisions that:
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