HRM/531
October 23, 2013
Employment Law Compliance Plan
To: Traci Goldeman
From: Celeste Parker
Date: October 23, 2013
Subject: Employment Law Compliance Plan
This memorandum is in regard to the request for an employee law compliance plan for Bradley Stonefield's limousine service in Austin, Texas. Mr. Stonefield's limousine service is expected to employ approximately 25 employees during the first year of service. The memorandum will discuss various local, state, and federal employment laws that affect the hiring and employment of individuals for the company. The memorandum will include the penalties and repercussions associated with violating any of the employment laws. Mr. Stonefield must adhere to all federal employment laws. However, some of the primary employment laws relevant to the company, the city of Austin, and the state of Texas have been presented. The employment laws listed include the following:
Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)
Texas Payday Law
Austin’s Human Rights Commission.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) addresses stipulations for employment verification and eligibility, nondiscrimination, and applies to all employers (Employment Law Guide, 2013). Employers who do not complete and retain I-9 forms for employees will be subjected to penalties. The Office of Foreign Labor Certification administers the INA. Verification of employment eligibility is enforced by the Department of Homeland Security and any anti-discrimination provisions are enforced by the Department of Justice’s Office of Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices (Employment Law Guide, 2013).
Noncompliance with any of the regulations will be subject to penalties enforced by the Department of
References: Austin Texas Government. (2013). Human Resource Department. Retrieved from http://austintexas.gov/department/equal-employment-and-fair-housing-office Employment Law Guide. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/compliance/guide/aw.htm#who Texas Workforce Commission. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/lablaw/texas-payday-law.html#overview U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (2013). Retrieved from http://www.eeoc.gov