Compliance Assistance for Small Businesses

Welcome to the Web page designed to assist small businesses in complying with rules, regulations, and laws enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor. This page is a service of the Department of Labor's Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP), and offers information on the following:

• Workplace Poster Requirements for Small Businesses and Other Employers
  www.dol.gov/osbp/sbrefa/poster/matrix.htm
  
• Poster Page
  www.dol.gov/osbp/sbrefa/poster/main.htm
  
• Enforcement Agencies' Compliance Assistance
  • Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA): 401(k) Plans — Retirement — Savings
    www.dol.gov/ebsa/compliance_assistance.html
    
  • Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP): Americans with Disabilities Act — Affirmative Action — Executive Order 11246 — §503 of the Rehabilitation Act — Vietnam Veterans
    www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/ofccp/ofcpcomp.htm
    
  • Office of Labor Management Standards (OLMS): Labor Management and Reporting Disclosure Act — Elections — Financial Safeguards — Trusteeships — Executive Order 13201 [Beck Poster]
    www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/olms/complpubs.htm
    
  • Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP): Black Lung Benefits — Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act
    www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/owcp/ca_blba.htm
    www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/owcp/ca_lhwca.htm
    
  • Wage and Hour Division (WHD): Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act — Copeland "Anti-kickback" Act — Davis-Bacon — Employee Polygraph Protection Act — Fair Labor Standards Act — Family and Medical Leave — Wage Garnishment Law — Service Contract Act — Migrant Seasonal Agricultural Workers — Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act
    www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/whd/ca_main.htm
    
  • Employment and Training Administration (ETA): Grant and Contract Recipients
    www.doleta.gov/Compliance_Assistance2.cfm
    
  • Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA): Major Laws — Current Rulemaking — Enforcement — Compliance Tools
    www.msha.gov/regsinf2.htm
    
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
    www.osha.gov/dcsp/compliance_assistance/index.html
    

Information on Small Business Compliance — Look here for Department of Labor compliance materials, contacts for compliance advice, information on penalty reductions and waivers for small businesses and how small businesses can comment on Department of Labor regulatory activities and new regulations. You may also call the Office of Small Business Programs toll free at: 1-888-9-SBREFA. (See also information below about the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act.)

DOL Compliance Assistance — A portal to all available DOL compliance assistance materials.

A brief description of the major laws administered by the Department of Labor organized by subject area with responsible agencies identified.

New and ongoing regulatory activities of the Department of Labor.

The Department of Labor has available several elaws Advisors to provide compliance information individually tailored to specific audiences, such as employees and employers. The Advisors imitate the interaction an individual might have with a human expert when asking questions about a particular regulation.

A directory of Department of Labor agency regional compliance assistance contacts.

Information provided by the Small Business Administration about the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act and other federal government contacts.

Retirement Solutions for Small Businesses

Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace contains information for employers on why and how to establish workplace substance abuse prevention programs including tailored, industry-specific materials designed explicitly for small businesses and the Substance Abuse Information Database (SAID) — a fully searchable Web-based collection of studies, educational materials, sample policies, state laws and regulations.

The U.S. Business Advisor provides businesses with access to federal government information, services and transaction.

The Small Business Administration's Online Women's Business Center Web site helps women start or expand their businesses.