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The number of employees that an employer has can dictate what employement laws might apply.  As an employer and an employee, know your riights.  Know how many employees work at the company and know what laws apply to the employment workplace. 

 

 

The number of employees that an employer has can dictate what employement laws might apply.  As an employer and an employee, know your riights.  Know how many employees work at the company and know what laws apply to the employment workplace. For example, the following is breakdown of the laws that may appy to your workplace depending on the number of employees who are there:

1-14 Employees

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (1938)

Immigration Reform & Control Act (IRCA) (1986)

Employee Polygraph Protection Act (1988)

Uniformed Services Employment & Re-employment Rights Act of 1994

Equal Pay Act of 1963

Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)

Consumer Credit Protection Act of 1968

National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) 1935

Labor-Management Relations Act (Taft-Hartley) 1947

Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) 1974 (if Co. offers benefits)

Uniform Guidelines of Employee Selection Procedures (1978)

Federal Insurance Contribution's Act of 1935 (FICA) (Social Security)

Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) (1970)

Idaho Human Rights Act

Idaho Workers’ Compensation

                Idaho Wage Claim Act

                EMPLOYER DUTIES EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

                Idaho Minimum Wage Law

                Idaho Hours Worked Act

                Idaho Employers’ Liability Act

                Idaho’s Right to Work Act

                Idaho’s DISCRIMINATORY WAGE RATES BASED UPON SEX Act

 

15-19, add

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title VII, Civil Rights Act of 1991

Title I and V, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA;ADAAA)

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)

 

20-49, add

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (1967) (ADEA)

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA)

 

50 or more, add               

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA)

EEO-1 Report filed annually w/EEOC if Organization is a Federal Contractor

                Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Notice requirement beginning in Oct. 1, 2013; coverage by 2015)

                Affirmative Action Plan (AAP)

                Delete:

                                SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH INSURANCE AVAILABILITY ACT

 

This is not an exhaustive list of laws that apply in Idaho.  If you have an employment law question, do not delay in contacting an attorney.  The passage of time can negatively affect your rights. 

Posted by eswartz at 8/27/2013 3:43:00 AM
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