US Department of Labor (DOL) Links
DOL
State Labor Offices and State Laws
This is an excellent resource. It points you to state labor offices
and a chart of various state laws including minimum wage, meal periods,
pay frequency, etc. Code
of Federal Regulations - Wage and Hour
There are better sources of information, but if you really have to know the
source, here it is. Here are the new regulations related to exempt
classifications (FairPay)
and overtime
calculations
Fair
Labor Standards Act
This is a PDF file of the entire act.
Wage
and Hour Division - Handy Reference Guide
A vary good summary of Wage and Hour rules and the FLSA. There's
lots of good information here. Information
for New Businesses
Designed as a guide for new businesses, this page also details most of the labor
laws and provides an index of specific fact sheets on labor law.
Wage
and Hour Recordkeeping requirements
Records retention requirements, and the information you're supposed
to be retaining.
Wage
and Hour - Homeworker requirements
An overview of the issue, as well as the statute regarding records
to be kept.
Job rights for military reserve
This is a fact
sheet put out by the DOL regarding the rights of reservists who are on
active duty. It covers extension of benefits and reemployment rights.
Legal
Information Institute - Code of Federal Regulations - Wage and Hour
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration
- This is another division of the DOL. Of interest to payroll folks is
their information on COBRA.
FMLA
Information
The DOL has some useful information on FMLA including a very useful general
overview of the law, the employer
response to employee form, the health
care provider certification form, and a fact
sheet.
Posters
You need to hang posters at your office. And don't forget your state
posters too. They have other guides including information
for small businesses, and a poster
advisor.
Information
for New Businesses
This is a good source of basic information about Federal labor laws that
apply to you.
YouthRules!
This is the DOL's site on child labor laws.
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