Whether you are about to hire your first workers or have problems with existing or recently terminated employees, Mike McCormick and Boyd Law Firm can guide you through the maze of federal, state and local laws and regulations that greatly complicates how a business can be run.
Legal ramifications attach to every step in the process of finding, hiring, managing, compensating, disciplining and terminating employees. For example,
- Federal and state anti-discrimination laws affect how you can advertise a position and select from a group of applicants.
- Federal and state age and hour laws affect how you can compensate your employees.
- The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), the Employees Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) can affect your handling of employee benefits if your company meets the criteria of those acts.
- Decisions to discipline or terminate an employees are subject legal limitations, including the federal and state anti-discrimination laws.