Dear Readers,
As we all know, employment law violations are a major area of litigation for employers. The below chart is designed to help you quickly identify which employment laws you must comply with. Use this chart to determine if an employment law applies to your company, based on the number of employees you have. I hope you find it informative.
Sincerely,
Mark D. Klein, Esq.
Does this Employment Law Apply to My Company?
Number of Employees | |||||||||
Law Requirement | > 2 | > 4 | > 5 | > 15 | > 20 | > 25 | > 50 | > 75 | > 100 |
Affirmative Action | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Alcohol/Drug Rehabilitation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Cal-COBRA | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Child Labor | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
COBRA (health insurance continuation) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||
Disability Insurance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Discrimination & Foreign Workers | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Discrimination Laws (State) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Discrimination Laws (Federal) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Domestic Violence | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Employee Safety | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Equal Employment Opportunity Reporting | ✓ | ||||||||
Family and Medical Leave (FMLA & CFRA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Illiteracy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
Immigration Reform & Control Act (IRCA) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Independent Contractors | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Lactation Accomodation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
New Employee Reporting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Paid Family Leave | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Posters and Notices | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Pregnancy Disability Laws | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||
Privacy | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
School Activities | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Sexual Harassment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Smoking in the Workplace | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Time Off | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Unemployment Insurance | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Volunteer Firefighters | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||
Wages and Hours | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
WARN Act (plant closings) | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
Worker’s Compensation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
(This chart reprinted with permission of ADP.)
If you have identified areas of concern from this list, and would like to discuss them further, please call my office to schedule a consultation.