HRM 531: Employment Law Compliance Plan
Employment Law Compliance Plan
Breanna Marini
HRM/531
January 12, 2015
Penny Wilkins
Employment Law Compliance Plan
To: Bradley Stonefield, CEO of Landslide Limousines
From: Breanna Marini, Atwood and Allen Senior Consultant
Re: Employment Law Compliance Plan
Date: January 12, 2015
Background Information
Traci Goldman of Atwood and Allen Consulting spoke to Bradley Stonefield on behalf of Landslide Limousines. Stonefield anticipates offering a limousine service to provide first-class transportation in Austin, TX, with a goal of attaining 25 employees within the first year (University of Phoenix, 2012). Based upon these projections, the following will address relevant employment laws from discrimination, compensation, health and safety, …show more content…
Some of the ways employers can stay in compliance with OSHA is through offering trainings, providing proper equipment, and proper means for their employee’s to have a safe day. Another way to stay in compliance with OSHA standards is to ensure each employee has the appropriate qualifications. For example, to operate a limo in Austin, TX the driver must possess a valid driver’s license and attain a chauffer’s permit. The applicant must be 18 years of age, must undergo a criminal background check, including driver’s license suspensions and traffic violations, and be certified by the Texas Department of Safety (Kirkwood, n.d.). In the event the limo service will be transporting 16 or more people, the driver will be required to possess a commercial driver’s license, requiring the driver to be at least 21 years of age. These requirements are also regulated by the Federal Motor Safety Administration (FMCSA) and include other provisions such as: restrictions for driving no more than 10 hours and performing a vehicle safety inspection and signing a vehicle maintenance log before each trip (Airport Commuter, …show more content…
(2015). State Minimum Wage Chart. Retrieved from http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage-chart.aspx Texas Workforce Commission. (2013). Texas Minimum Wage Law. Retrieved from http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/lablaw/texas-minimum-wage-law.html#currentWage
The Constitution of the United States, Amendment 5
The Constitution of the United States, Amendment 14, Section 1
United States Department of Labor. (n.d.). Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/whd/flsa/
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). Laws, Regulations & Guidance: Types of Discrimination. Retrieved from http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Retrieved from United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). The Civil Rights Act of 1991. Retrieved from http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/cra-1991.cfm University of Pheonix. (2012). Atwood and Allen Consulting [Multimedia]. Retrieved from University of Pheonix, HRM531
Breanna Marini
HRM/531
January 12, 2015
Penny Wilkins
Employment Law Compliance Plan
To: Bradley Stonefield, CEO of Landslide Limousines
From: Breanna Marini, Atwood and Allen Senior Consultant
Re: Employment Law Compliance Plan
Date: January 12, 2015
Background Information
Traci Goldman of Atwood and Allen Consulting spoke to Bradley Stonefield on behalf of Landslide Limousines. Stonefield anticipates offering a limousine service to provide first-class transportation in Austin, TX, with a goal of attaining 25 employees within the first year (University of Phoenix, 2012). Based upon these projections, the following will address relevant employment laws from discrimination, compensation, health and safety, …show more content…
Some of the ways employers can stay in compliance with OSHA is through offering trainings, providing proper equipment, and proper means for their employee’s to have a safe day. Another way to stay in compliance with OSHA standards is to ensure each employee has the appropriate qualifications. For example, to operate a limo in Austin, TX the driver must possess a valid driver’s license and attain a chauffer’s permit. The applicant must be 18 years of age, must undergo a criminal background check, including driver’s license suspensions and traffic violations, and be certified by the Texas Department of Safety (Kirkwood, n.d.). In the event the limo service will be transporting 16 or more people, the driver will be required to possess a commercial driver’s license, requiring the driver to be at least 21 years of age. These requirements are also regulated by the Federal Motor Safety Administration (FMCSA) and include other provisions such as: restrictions for driving no more than 10 hours and performing a vehicle safety inspection and signing a vehicle maintenance log before each trip (Airport Commuter, …show more content…
(2015). State Minimum Wage Chart. Retrieved from http://www.ncsl.org/research/labor-and-employment/state-minimum-wage-chart.aspx Texas Workforce Commission. (2013). Texas Minimum Wage Law. Retrieved from http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/lablaw/texas-minimum-wage-law.html#currentWage
The Constitution of the United States, Amendment 5
The Constitution of the United States, Amendment 14, Section 1
United States Department of Labor. (n.d.). Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Retrieved from http://www.dol.gov/whd/flsa/
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). Laws, Regulations & Guidance: Types of Discrimination. Retrieved from http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Retrieved from United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. (n.d.). The Civil Rights Act of 1991. Retrieved from http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/cra-1991.cfm University of Pheonix. (2012). Atwood and Allen Consulting [Multimedia]. Retrieved from University of Pheonix, HRM531